How to set this up

[gimpacause]

Hi guys i am in the process of of quoting up a storage server for my new house, and the network engineer that i've been working with has been great in guiding up to this point, i would just like to know how hard something like what we have sorted out would be to implement to someone who hasn't touched linux/networking in over 10 years, i'm a very fast learner and know my way around computer systems (just not linux) i'll first write down the parts i have selected and the way he was going to implement the system


first of we were going to build 3 backblaze storage pods but replacing the mother board with a Intel S1200BTL to get one more pcie slot for a dual port 10gbe HP NC522SFP the idea was to have a main server with 2 of the HP NC522SFP Dual Port 10GbE Server Adapter and then have the server see all 3 pods as one massive array, in the event of a catastrophic crash i would lose 1 entire backblaze pod before my data would be lost (losing 1 pod is fine any more than that and the data would be gone), how would i go about implementing a system like this?? we also haven't selected a switch but were looking at a cisco 48 port poe


thanks hopefully i've provided enough details any more info i'll provide it the best i can



once again, thanks guys

 

[unksol]

Not to be rude but who needs a network engineer for their house? And who on earth needs a 48 port poe switch in a house. And if you hired a network engineer and you still need to post questions here you should fire him. Immediately.

 

[inzone]

Are you running a buisness in your house? Do you work from home and need that much storage and backup space? I would think you need to provide more info as to why you would need such a setup in the first place. Do you really have that much data to store? Also you must have one big house to want a 48 port switch , are you putting two outlets in every room? Have you thought of wireless?

 

[gimpacause]

reason for that much storage is for blu ray backups, system dumps, music server, dvr duties, cctv storage, 48 port switch is about what i need most rooms will have 2 points on each wall, a few rooms will have between 4 and 16 ports in them, and yes the house will have wireless aswell