[XCSSA] Recommendations for a SAMBA/NAS device?

[X-otic Computer Systems of San Antonio]

On Thursday 21 May 2009, X-otic Computer Systems of San Antonio wrote:
[Tim on SW RAID]
> :) I've run it. It's actually pretty hot when used in the right context.
>
> Then again, there are times I wouldn't want to use it. But for a NAS,
> particularly when using it with LVM, it's pretty neat. It can even do
> RAID10 :)

Actually.. I am a closet SW RAID person.. ;)  I run SW RAID-1 at home on my 
myth (LVM on tom of SW-RAID-1 actually. :)  So SW RAID-1.. yeah..  
SW-RAID-10... I can see that on dedicated channels like SATA.. But NEVER.. 
NEVER do SW-RAID-5 on the same processor's that you boot and run a system on. 
(and no.. processor affinity doesn't count either.. ;)

Tweeks


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