RE: Re: unRaid - Media storage server solution

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yeah - the only problem I'd have with it though is I need it to
support more
than 16 drives. :-D

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Ben Geach (UKHA)
> Sent: 31 August 2009 21:44
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Re: unRaid - Media storage server solution
>
> A quick video that's worth a look:
> http://revision3.com/systm/unraid
>
> Ben
>
> On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 7:35 PM, Phil Harris <phil@xxxxxxx>
wrote:
>
> > Well the conversation I was having with the guy was about running
> unRAID on
> > a WHS install and using it to protect the media libraries (which
are
> > generally pretty static) ... take a look also at FlexRAID which
is
> similar.
> > *MYSELF*, I wouldn't go for hardware (or software) RAID given
that
> arrays
> > are very vulnerable whilst degraded.
> >
> > My views on Plex's video decoding have been expressed before so I
> won't go
> > over them again. :-D
> >
> > WHS is pretty damn good for being easy to expand...
> >
> > Phil
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
> > > Of keyvan2r
> > > Sent: 31 August 2009 19:02
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [ukha_d] Re: unRaid - Media storage server solution
> > >
> > > Thanks for the reply Phil. I am still undecided on the best
> solution
> > > for me. WHS or unRaid or a windows box (XP or Server) with a
> hardware
> > > raid (3ware or similar)card. Currently running a Buffalo NAS
2.1tb
> in
> > > raid5 and a couple of usb 1.5tb ext drives running off it.
Had it
> for
> > > 20 months now and running out of room. I have not started
with BD
> > > ripping yet and given I will be buying mostly BD movies from
now on
> > > storage is now an issue.
> > > The buffalo gives me some problems on file permissions as I
am
> running
> > > a mac & pc clients. for some reason some files created
by the mac's
> are
> > > read- only for pc clients.
> > > The HTPC's are for now both mac & pc - Plex is great for
DVD and
> best
> > > for tv series on DVD. DVDLobby is good for DVD and BD.
> > > Whatever front end I settle on eventually - the server is
important
> and
> > > needs to be built with growth in mind.
> > > Look forward to your views when you get a chance to look at
unRaid.
> > >
> > > K
> > > --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Phil Harris"
<phil@...> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I had that flagged up to me by a guy that I have been
trying to
> > > resolve a
> > > > couple of WHS "funnies" with over on the
"We Got Served" forums
> ...
> > > there's
> > > > that and another one that I need to have a look at as
well.
> > > >
> > > > It's a sort of "semi RAID" solution where you
basically generate
> > > parity
> > > > snapshots of data that doesn't change very often (such
as music
> > > libraries
> > > > and movie collections) and the drives remain viable as
standalone
> > > entities
> > > > (they can be individually read outside of the
"array") but it is
> > > possible to
> > > > recreate a failed drive from the parity snapshot. If
you get two
> > > drives fail
> > > > then instead of losing everything all you lose is the
data on
> those
> > > two
> > > > drives...
> > > >
> > > > It's basically on my "to take a look at" list
waiting for me to
> have
> > > some
> > > > free time to take a shot at it - ahead of that is
"Ultimate Media
> > > Collector"
> > > > for the Popcorn Hour which is an "on the fly"
(dynamically)
> generated
> > > user
> > > > interface to your movies collection on the PCH rather
than using
> the
> > > > pre-generated ones like YAMJ and My Lil Movies
Jukebox...
> > > >
> > > > Phil
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> > > Behalf
> > > > > Of keyvan2r
> > > > > Sent: 29 August 2009 22:35
> > > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > > > Subject: [ukha_d] unRaid - Media storage server
solution
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi all
> > > > >
> > > > > Been a while since last post - while looking at
various network
> > > storage
> > > > > solutions I found unRaid. A software based
NAS/Storage solution
> > > that
> > > > > seems to provide better drive failure than raid.
works with
> mixed
> > > > > drives (SATA & IDE) and seems a good solution
for BIG (8TB
> plus)
> > > bluray
> > > > > movie server:
> > > > >
> > > > >  http://www.lime-technology.com/joomla/
> > > > >
> > > > > Anyone using or looked at this?
> > > > > Would be most grateful for any advice / tips ....
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks
> > > > >
> > > > > K
> > > > >
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