From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 1 06:14:20 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 57F1D37B401 for ; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 06:14:20 -0700 (PDT) Received: from webserver2.rtl.org (rtl-3.i2k.com [63.94.12.207]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4BA8D43FBD for ; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 06:14:17 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jstewart@rtl.org) Received: from mis3c.rtl.lan (rtl-2.i2k.com [63.94.12.206]) by webserver2.rtl.org (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id h61DAht18212; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 09:10:44 -0400 From: Jason Stewart To: CVBNM In-Reply-To: <000d01c33fa8$83268060$8458a0c2@uniag.sk> References: <000d01c33fa8$83268060$8458a0c2@uniag.sk> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Right to Life of Michigan Message-Id: <1057065077.1169.4.camel@mis3c.rtl.lan> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.2 (1.2.2-5) Date: 01 Jul 2003 09:11:17 -0400 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD as NAS X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2003 13:14:20 -0000 > The pros and cons of FreeBSD based solution: > > + cheaper > + more reliable (my oppionion) > + have more experiences with this OS > + can be configured as one wish > - not all feautures of Windows (snapshot copy, backup utilities) You can get most of this functionality with some clever scripting. > - correct hardware support (is 1Gbit/s network working correctly?, > hotswaping, RAID controller) I don't know about the nic, but I've had extremely good luck with the Dell RAID Cards on Linux. Usually once a driver comes out for a dell card on Linux, it's ported to BSD shortly afterward (aacraid for example). > Protocol support is probably the same (we need just NFS and SMB). It will be > used for users' data (home directories). > > What is your opinion? Does it make sense? > It makes perfect sense if you want better uptimes, less hassle, and a better performing OS. > Thanks in advance > > lk > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Jason Stewart Right to Life of Michigan