>> If you use a PC with Linux, by definition, it wouldn't be a NAS,
but a server or workstation.
I'd argue differently. Your definition is completely met by a Linux PC
running mirrored drives. I do agree that this is not what most people think
of when they think NAS. Nearly every NAS on the market is a low powered CPU
running Linux, or a high-power high-speed NAS designed for storage area
networks. Installing OpenFiler on a PC does turn it into a NAS.
What is the difference between a workstation and a server? Mainly, it is
what you do with it. It's role actually dictates what it is. Thus using
the same hardware, I can apply a device as a workstation, a server or a NAS
device.
A challenge - find me a NAS that doesn't use Linux. Yes, they do exist, but
just try to find one. <grin>
Ken Elliott
From: slug@nks.net [mailto:slug@nks.net] On Behalf Of Dennis Devine, San
Antonio
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 2:30 PM
To: slug@nks.net
Subject: Re: [SLUG] Accessing NAS
If you use a PC with Linux, by definition, it wouldn't be a NAS,
but a server or workstation.
Network-attached storage consists of hard disk storage, including multi-disk
<http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid5_gci214332,00.html>
RAID systems, and software for configuring and mapping file locations to
the network-attached device. Network-attached storage can be a step
toward and included as part of a more sophisticated storage system
known as a storage area network
So, Yes, you could set up a Linux box to operate like a NAS, but
it wouldn't be a NAS, per say.
On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 1:59 PM, Ken Elliott <kelliott11@cfl.rr.com> wrote:
Paul,
Now that you have all these replies, it is time to ask "what are you trying
to accomplish."
What I'm after is: why won't a simple PC running Linux do what you want?
Ken Elliott
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From: slug@nks.net [mailto:slug@nks.net] On Behalf Of Paul M Foster
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 10:50 AM
To: slug@nks.net
Subject: [SLUG] Accessing NAS
Does anyone know how you would address NAS (Network Attached Storage) on
a network? My understanding is that it generally doesn't require an OS
and is accessible via an IP address. If you've got some of this on your
network, how would you get at the data from a machine on your network?
Paul
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