Re: Looking for NAS Hardware

[Michal Suchanek <hramrach%centrum.cz@localhost>]

On 10 April 2011 00:10, David Brownlee <abs%netbsd.org@localhost> wrote:
> On 8 April 2011 16:37, Stephen Borrill <netbsd%precedence.co.uk@localhost> 
> wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, 8 Apr 2011, Thomas Klausner wrote:
>>>
>>> I'm looking for recommendations for NAS Hardware.
>>> I have some spare hard disks and want to use them in a dedicated low
>>> power NAS box that should run NetBSD.
>>>
>>> My requirements are basically:
>>> . fits 4x 3,5" SATA disks
>>> . Gigabit LAN
>>> . Low Power (i.e. not a desktop PC)
>>> . available :)
>>
>> Does an HP Microserver count or does that not fit bullet point 3?
>>
>
> Would that be something like: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/253305 (140
> pounds after cashback).
> Is anyone on the list running NetBSD on one, and also does anyone have a
> good pci-e network card recommendation?

With something like MB994SP-4S you can get extra four 2.5" drives in
the 5.24" bay but sadly there are no ITX cases built around the 5.25"
bay which would allow running just the 2.5" drives.

Since slim DVD drives are common these days all ITX cases designed to
be small use those.

Thanks

Michal