[TriLUG] NFS NAS (on the cheap?)

[Ron Kelley via TriLUG]

Brian,

I have a server sitting in the garage perfect for your use case.  It is an 8 bay unit with a SuperMicro motherboard that I just pulled from our local DataCenter.  It was a Linux NFS server that worked flawlessly for 5 years.  We pulled it out to install a high density SSD storage cluster. 

You are welcome to stop by and take a look at it.  If you like it, take it home with you and run it for a few days (just add some SATA hard drives).  If you are inclined, feel free to make a donation once you have it running for a while.  No obligation to donate.

Let me know if you are interested...

Thanks,

-Ron

On Oct 22, 2015, at 3:28 PM, Brian Weaver via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:

> So I've been task with ordering a "storage solution" for doing backups
> local at my work. The problem I have is that I've been requested to submit
> a PO in the morning so it can be ordered ASAP.
> 
> Currently we have two "NAS" like solutions
> 
> 1. A Buffalo Terastation
> 2. A system with a Coraid appliance attached
> 
> I've run into the following issues. On the Buffalo server when copying
> files onto the server I would get an error on the client stating that the
> unique fsid of the file changed. This usually resulted in a "Stale NFS
> mount". I updated the firmware to the latest for the appliance and that
> issue appears to be resolved.
> 
> Now when I try to copy a file I'll get an I/O error. If I touch the file
> first and then copy to the created file it works. That seemed to be going
> okay until after days of creating backups one of the directories being
> served up could no long list file. I would get an I/O error when running
> 'ls /remote/directory'.
> 
> So I'm not keen on another Buffalo server.
> 
> The Coraid device is old, I have no documentation, and I know the Coraid
> company went out of business. It might be a fine piece of hardware but I've
> been given a minor budget to get new gear and things should have improved
> in the last 6 years.
> 
> If anyone has any suggestions of where and what to buy I'm listening. The
> goal is at least 12 TB+ of storage with some level of protection from a
> lost drive or two (RAID 5/6, ZFS, etc)
> 
> Personally I'd like to build a massive SAN from scratch, but given the
> timeline and internal considerations that's does not appear to be an option.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> - Brian
> 
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