Re: Shared Storage?

Nik Simpson wrote:
> > Budget I would estimate at around £1500 for the starting system with
> > three 250GB or 300GB drives and expansion capacity to do to 6 or 8
> > drives.. So I think NAS is about the only option at that budget and
> > even that may be pushing it..
>
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> Yup, 1500 quid isn't going to go far, I'd see if you can find a 1U server
> chassis with four hot swap drive bays, there are a bunch of them around,
> then add motherboard & controller to taste.

Yea, Thats what I thought as well.. Maybe it will work as a solution for 
12-18 months by which time hopefully the company is off the ground and 
making some money at which time I can look at the more enterprise level 
options..

Looks like the 3ware controllers are about the best option for what I am 
after and like you said a 1U or 2U server.. The rackmount chassis on 
their own are quite pricey and thats before adding all the internals.. :(

Thanks for your thoughts and comments..