Recent content by Jorsher

Sorry to bump up this old thread, and thanks everyone for the replies. I'm still "lost" on the hardware aspect. What would be a cheap method of getting 12-16 drives that can be software-raided? The cards I've found seem to have SAS ports instead of SATA, and I assume I'd need some sort of...

Thanks again Jesse. The primary reason I'm leaning towards OpenSolaris is for the RAIDZ3. I'm willing to give up another 2TB for the additional peace of mind. As far as I could tell, Z3 is only available on OpenSolaris. I was only going to use 2-4GB of ram in the NAS, but I didn't even...

Thanks to you both :) I really appreciate it. It's hard finding some good information since it's not a common project like building a computer, and the fact that I don't know exactly what to look for. The only thing I'm worried about with OpenSolaris is hardware support, but the website...

Hi! I've been Googling around a bit for information but don't quite know what the options are. I would like to build a ~24+ drive file server at the lowest cost possible without resorting to low quality parts. It will be used for streaming my media around the house. I'm a huge movie and...