File server

[itgeek]

Hi we currently have 7 server’s at our school. I am looking to buy a Nas/San server. I have asked netapp for a price. It was far too expensive. This is going to be used for all student and staff home area’s and for roaming profiles.

Any recommendations for a file server?..

 

 

Thanks

 

[Chris_Jones]

We use one of these

http://www.misco.co.uk/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=262949&CatId=657

 

with 4x 500GB Drives for the storage setup as Raid 10

 

Works very well with 1000 Pupils Home folders + 110 Staff with Home folders and Roaming profiles.

[itgeek]

I was looking for a dedicated nas box. This seems too cheap?.

[paul]

You want a SAN not a NAS suggest you look at an EMC product, Dell sell these rebadged.

[localzuk]

We have one of these: http://www.snapserver.com/Snap/en-US/products/hw/servers/ss520/

 

Ours doesn't have the JBOD part, but just the main unit with 4 500GB SATA hard disks. There is then an NTFS drive used via iSCSI with a normal HP DL360 G5. Setting it up took about 20 minutes.

 

If you shop around, you should be able to pick one up for about £2.5 - £3k.

[Dos_Box]

I have one of these with 4TB on board.

 

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/pvaul_ax150?c=uk&cs=RC1050265&l=en&s=pad

 

Not particularly cheap, but you do get what you pay for at this level.