[TriLUG] Linux Fileserver to replace w2k

[Jason Tower]

RHAS 2.1 does not support LVM but redhat 9 does, setting it up during 
installation is a snap.  there are no GUI tools post-install, but the CLI 
tools work well.

for a file server with dual IDE disks you can easily do LVM on top of software 
RAID 1, which gives you the benefits of LVM and disk redundancy at the same 
time without expensive scsi raid hardware.  i've done this on several boxes 
and have never had any problems.  if you want raid 5 i'd suggest using a 
3ware ide raid controller instead of software raid, but for mirroring 
software raid is usually fine.  good luck!

jason

On Wednesday 11 June 2003 16:05, bp wrote:
> A w2k box in our lab has slowly grown into a file server role.... but a
> recent worm outbreak highlighted how *wonderful* Windows is at the file
> sharing job.  So I got the go ahead from team to move the share to a
> dedicated windows-fileserver on a platform other than Windows.  (read
> Samba on *nix)  I'm tempted to use AIX because LVM works so simply...
> but wanted to check if any Linux distributions do LVM (logical volume
> mgmt)?    Is LVM and add on or something I could configure in say the
> RHAS 2.1 setup?
>
> I have some old Ultra5's, some old AIX boxes & some old Intels.  As soon
> as I find a modest sized drive laying around I'll narrow down my
> hardware selection.  I betting on using Linux/Intel since IDE drives are
> easier to come across - anyone care to recommend solaris or aix for the
> job?  -bp
>
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