[CentOS] settings up cheap a NAS / SAN server, is it possible?

[Rudi Ahlers]

Sorin Srbu wrote:
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>> From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf
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>> Steve Thompson
>> Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2008 8:39 PM
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>> Subject: Re: [CentOS] settings up cheap a NAS / SAN server, is it possible?
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>> A cheap server: there are many different values of cheap; it all depends
>> on what you need it for.
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> Yupp, break down the requirements into the following three options:
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> * Good
> * Fast
> * Cheap
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> Pick any *two*. You can never ever have all three. It's a natural law or
> something. 8-)
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Sure, SATA isn't as fast as SCSI, so I sacrifice that, but SCSI won't 
give me the same space (3TB) as SATA either. So, a gigabyte mobo + 6x 
1TB SATA HDD's + 4GB RAM + 2.8Ghz Core 2 Duo isn't too bad?

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