[CentOS] [OT] External RAID storage / NAS

[Les Mikesell]

Kanwar Ranbir Sandhu wrote:
> 
>> There's always openfiler, but for some reason, small quiet cases tend to 
>> be expensive.  Does it have to be a standalone box on the network or can 
>> you hang an exteral drive case off an always-running box you already have?
> 
> Attaching it to a on always on server works too.  That's what I'm doing
> right now for the Aiby II.  But, the Aiby is just loud and blows out
> lots of hot air (I guess that can't be helped).  That's why I don't want
> to buy it out at the end of the lease.
> 
> Do you have a quiet, external drive case in mind?
> 

I have some WD combo firewire/USB drives but I don't run them all the 
time and I'm not thrilled by the power connectors.   I don't have any 
experience with the larger raid cases.

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   Les Mikesell
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