I want to build a media/backup/etc... server

LeperousDust · 23-09-2007, 23:56

I've got access to general hardware, P4C plus few gig of memory, looooads of hard drives.

I wan't expandable RAID 5 storage for the network acting like a NAS.

I'd rather use windows of somesort, as even if i use these easily to use linux flavours i know when it goes tits up i wont be able to recover anything...

So is there any third part software i can run through a windows environment that takes over 4 drives and runs RAID5 on them as a mapped drive? But is also expandable?

I'd rather use Windows Home Server, but since i've got 4 (or 5 i cant remember) 400g drives laying about i want real RAID, but when i run out of room i want to be able to expand in obviously!

What should i be looking at?

23-09-2007, 23:56	#1
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	I want to build a media/backup/etc... server I've got access to general hardware, P4C plus few gig of memory, looooads of hard drives. I wan't expandable RAID 5 storage for the network acting like a NAS. I'd rather use windows of somesort, as even if i use these easily to use linux flavours i know when it goes tits up i wont be able to recover anything... So is there any third part software i can run through a windows environment that takes over 4 drives and runs RAID5 on them as a mapped drive? But is also expandable? I'd rather use Windows Home Server, but since i've got 4 (or 5 i cant remember) 400g drives laying about i want real RAID, but when i run out of room i want to be able to expand in obviously! What should i be looking at? __________________