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Hi, I'm looking at using Linux as a NAS / SAN device, and would like some input from other's who have done this before? How would it compare to commercial SAN devices, Thecus N8800SAS (http://www.thecus.com/products_over.php?cid=11&pid=177&set_language=english) or something similar to these? I would probably use hardware RAID 10, and could go with either SAS / SATA, and then probably offer iSCSI, Samba. NFS & rsync. In terms of servers hardware, well either Tyan / SuperMicro / Intel / Dell would be fin...

...October 2008 2:10 PM To: Dean Collins Subject: [Dean Collins] Thecus N7700 Mmmm Yummy, look what the lovely DHL delivery guy just dropped off. <http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jmYevHrBr6M/SQigUUbUyfI/AAAAAAAAAxg/JnwClKJA4 Xk/s320/2008_10290022.JPG> The Thecus N7700 <http://www.thecus.com/products_over.php?cid=10&pid=82> is a brand new 7 drive Raid NAS server. <http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jmYevHrBr6M/SQigUiqYnDI/AAAAAAAAAxo/NxLBLSmGc Pg/s1600-h/2008_10290023.JPG> Offers iSCSI direct disk support on Raid 0,1,5,6,10 (even multiple raid groups). <http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_...

Hi, I''m looking at using Linux as a NAS / SAN device, and would like some input from other''s who have done this before? How would it compare to commercial SAN devices, Thecus N8800SAS (http://www.thecus.com/products_over.php?cid=11&pid=177&set_language=english) or something similar to these? I would probably use hardware RAID 10, and could go with either SAS / SATA, and then probably offer iSCSI, Samba. NFS & rsync. In terms of servers hardware, well either Tyan / SuperMicro / Intel / Dell would be fin...