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<blockquote data-quote="Lehmden" data-source="post: 733747" data-attributes="member: 109222"><p><strong>AW: 20TB fileserver</strong></p><p></p><p>Hello.</p><p>My NAS is a lot less spectacular than yours but does it's job perfect. I have around 13 TB of .mkv and .avi laying around. I prefer 1080P if possible as on my 42" LED TV I can see clearly the difference between 1080P and 720P. A good 720P is a lot better than an ugly 1080P, of course. But a good 1080P is way more fun than a good 720P...</p><p></p><p>The hardware I use is simple. A poor AMD Sempron 140, a Biostar. Board with OnBoard GPU and GBit Lan, 2 GB DDR2 Ram and Windows 7 as OS does it really well. A cheap Midi Tower with 10 HDD internal, a 350 Watts PSU from BeQuiet, that's all I need. My Server has to handle MySQL, Apache,... also, but no MediaPortal TV Server. I prefer to watch TV without the need of running two PCs and 12 HDDs at the same time... Power consumption is way enough while watching stored Movies at all. Next step forward will be via USB3.0 external HDDs as the room inside the case is filled completely with HDD's.</p><p></p><p>No Raid, no Hot Spare or something like that. I have used this all before but this simple solution does the best I've ever had. Data Pool is created with junctions so I have complete control what file is where but also have a single place to access my data. Looks cool if you have a folder containing 10.000GB Movie Files on a 350GB partition...<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>More complex solutions has too many fault possibilities... Dying Raid Controllers I've seen al lot more than dying HDDs. Especially short time after a compatible spare controller is no longer available any more. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /> This Worst Case Scenario (total loss of all data from the raid array due to a defect controller without possibility to buy a new compatible one) has happened 3 times during my computer carrier now. This won't happen again, I swear. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> No more Raid Controllers, never again... My actual setup is running a lot longer now without any issues than any other solution I've tried before.</p><p></p><p>The tip, keep the server as it is, this is the key to success. No extra Software if possible, only absolute necessary updates, and so on. I agree this 100%...</p><p></p><p>btw.. my Server is reachable 24/7 but did not run 24/7. If it's not needed it goes to sleep (S4) and wake up automatically if needed. Saves lot of power, noise, hardware and last but most important, lots of money (300€++ a year).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lehmden, post: 733747, member: 109222"] [b]AW: 20TB fileserver[/b] Hello. My NAS is a lot less spectacular than yours but does it's job perfect. I have around 13 TB of .mkv and .avi laying around. I prefer 1080P if possible as on my 42" LED TV I can see clearly the difference between 1080P and 720P. A good 720P is a lot better than an ugly 1080P, of course. But a good 1080P is way more fun than a good 720P... The hardware I use is simple. A poor AMD Sempron 140, a Biostar. Board with OnBoard GPU and GBit Lan, 2 GB DDR2 Ram and Windows 7 as OS does it really well. A cheap Midi Tower with 10 HDD internal, a 350 Watts PSU from BeQuiet, that's all I need. My Server has to handle MySQL, Apache,... also, but no MediaPortal TV Server. I prefer to watch TV without the need of running two PCs and 12 HDDs at the same time... Power consumption is way enough while watching stored Movies at all. Next step forward will be via USB3.0 external HDDs as the room inside the case is filled completely with HDD's. No Raid, no Hot Spare or something like that. I have used this all before but this simple solution does the best I've ever had. Data Pool is created with junctions so I have complete control what file is where but also have a single place to access my data. Looks cool if you have a folder containing 10.000GB Movie Files on a 350GB partition...:D More complex solutions has too many fault possibilities... Dying Raid Controllers I've seen al lot more than dying HDDs. Especially short time after a compatible spare controller is no longer available any more. :growl: This Worst Case Scenario (total loss of all data from the raid array due to a defect controller without possibility to buy a new compatible one) has happened 3 times during my computer carrier now. This won't happen again, I swear. :P No more Raid Controllers, never again... My actual setup is running a lot longer now without any issues than any other solution I've tried before. The tip, keep the server as it is, this is the key to success. No extra Software if possible, only absolute necessary updates, and so on. I agree this 100%... btw.. my Server is reachable 24/7 but did not run 24/7. If it's not needed it goes to sleep (S4) and wake up automatically if needed. Saves lot of power, noise, hardware and last but most important, lots of money (300€++ a year). [/QUOTE]
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