Server-ific

[drumgeek]

As an addendum to my last server-related post, I ordered the data hard drives for my server, and have begun tweaking the OS and loading data. Couple screenshots of interest...

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[drumgeek]

Well, its more like a bunch of hard drives configured to look like a single one. Also, there is redundancy - the RAID1 "drive" is mirrored, and the RAID5 has 4 disks; if one in either array dies, I'm still OK.

But yes...crazy awesome it is :)

[jablms59]

The things I could do with a 1 TB HD... how much does one cost?

[fuzzyr]

You could build a 1TB storage machine for about $500. Fred Langa just did an article about it http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=183702383

[drumgeek]

Its not a single hard drive, actually the entire configuration currently has 6 drives in it...2 I bought a while ago (250gb) that I don't remember how much they cost, but the terabyte array consists of 400gb SATA drives which could be had as little as $150/piece any more.

[jablms59]

I could hook it up to my weather station and use it as my Data Archive instad of it sucking up the space in my regular compy

[jablms59]

or if I had $12,000 sitting around I could get 5.6 TB

http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=5002003/skd=1/search=2tb+hard+drive

[fuzzyr]

Spiffy!

[drumgeek]

Thanks :)