[Cialug] OpenFiler and FreeNAS

[Eric Junker]

Nathan Smith wrote:
> Is anyone using OpenFiler or FreeNAS?  More specifically, has anyone
> evaluated both and come to any, however subjective, conclusions?

You may also want to investigate unRAID:
http://lime-technology.com/wordpress/?page_id=46

Here is a description from their site:

unRAID Server is a Network Attached Storage server operating system 
designed to boot from a USB Flash device and specifically designed for 
digital media storage. It employs a unique RAID technology, close to 
RAID4, but without striping, which provides for great configuration 
flexibility:

     * Any combination of IDE and SATA hard drives may be used
     * All the hard drives do not need to be the same size or speed
     * Hard drives not being accessed may be spun down
     * Can rebuild any single failed hard drive

For those familiar with Drobo (http://drobo.com)it seems to have similar 
features.

Eric