RE: Re: unRaid - Media storage server solution

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well the conversation I was having with the guy was about running
unRAID on
a WHS install and using it to protect the media libraries (which are
generally pretty static) ... take a look also at FlexRAID which is similar.
*MYSELF*, I wouldn't go for hardware (or software) RAID given that arrays
are very vulnerable whilst degraded.

My views on Plex's video decoding have been expressed before so I won't go
over them again. :-D

WHS is pretty damn good for being easy to expand...

Phil


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of keyvan2r
> Sent: 31 August 2009 19:02
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: unRaid - Media storage server solution
>
> Thanks for the reply Phil. I am still undecided on the best solution
> for me. WHS or unRaid or a windows box (XP or Server) with a hardware
> raid (3ware or similar)card. Currently running a Buffalo NAS 2.1tb in
> raid5 and a couple of usb 1.5tb ext drives running off it. Had it for
> 20 months now and running out of room. I have not started with BD
> ripping yet and given I will be buying mostly BD movies from now on
> storage is now an issue.
> The buffalo gives me some problems on file permissions as I am running
> a mac & pc clients. for some reason some files created by the
mac's are
> read- only for pc clients.
> The HTPC's are for now both mac & pc - Plex is great for DVD and
best
> for tv series on DVD. DVDLobby is good for DVD and BD.
> Whatever front end I settle on eventually - the server is important
and
> needs to be built with growth in mind.
> Look forward to your views when you get a chance to look at unRaid.
>
> K
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Phil Harris" <phil@...> wrote:
> >
> > I had that flagged up to me by a guy that I have been trying to
> resolve a
> > couple of WHS "funnies" with over on the "We Got
Served" forums ...
> there's
> > that and another one that I need to have a look at as well.
> >
> > It's a sort of "semi RAID" solution where you basically
generate
> parity
> > snapshots of data that doesn't change very often (such as music
> libraries
> > and movie collections) and the drives remain viable as standalone
> entities
> > (they can be individually read outside of the "array")
but it is
> possible to
> > recreate a failed drive from the parity snapshot. If you get two
> drives fail
> > then instead of losing everything all you lose is the data on
those
> two
> > drives...
> >
> > It's basically on my "to take a look at" list waiting
for me to have
> some
> > free time to take a shot at it - ahead of that is "Ultimate
Media
> Collector"
> > for the Popcorn Hour which is an "on the fly"
(dynamically) generated
> user
> > interface to your movies collection on the PCH rather than using
the
> > pre-generated ones like YAMJ and My Lil Movies Jukebox...
> >
> > Phil
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
> > > Of keyvan2r
> > > Sent: 29 August 2009 22:35
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [ukha_d] unRaid - Media storage server solution
> > >
> > > Hi all
> > >
> > > Been a while since last post - while looking at various
network
> storage
> > > solutions I found unRaid. A software based NAS/Storage
solution
> that
> > > seems to provide better drive failure than raid. works with
mixed
> > > drives (SATA & IDE) and seems a good solution for BIG
(8TB plus)
> bluray
> > > movie server:
> > >
> > >  http://www.lime-technology.com/joomla/
> > >
> > > Anyone using or looked at this?
> > > Would be most grateful for any advice / tips ....
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > K
> > >
> > >
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