On Fri, Oct 1, 2021 at 4:00 AM Wols Lists <antlists@youngman.org.uk> wrote:
>
> On 30/09/21 22:50, Mark Knecht wrote:
> > I'm in the study phase on some sort of NAS backup system for my home.
> > I'll be building (or buying) a new desktop/server machine in the next
> > few months - my i980 machine doesn't have the right instruction set for
> > running Tensorflow anymore - so I want to figure out backups before I
> > put together the new machine.
>
> Okay, your NAS box is going to be shut down most of the time? Why not
> re-purpose your old box as the NAS? If it was running a lot, I'd be
> concerned about the power consumption,but here it sounds okay.

The number 1 reason would be I want the backup system running
_before_ I decommission this old box. I'd like to spend some time
using the old box, running backups, learning the software, etc, before
the new machine comes online.

Still it's a possibility. I could live on my old laptop for a few months,
take the current server machine, decommission, rebuild it, bring up
the NAS/backup solution/whatever it is. It's possible.

This old machine is now about 10 years old. It's a big Cooler Master
case, 6 or 8 removable drive bays, heavy. It collects dust and
sometimes the fans are quite noisy. If I was going this direction
I think I'd have to tear the whole thing down, redo the case fans at
least. If I did all that then I think I'd use it for the new machine,
but you do have a point.


> >
> > I have about $400 credit at NewEgg and would like to keep my additional
> > costs on the NAS down to about $100-$200. I expect the new machine to
> > probably be 4TB RAID but it would be quite a while before that gets
> > filled up.
>
> If that includes buying new drives, you're pushing your luck here ... a
> new "suitable for raid" 4TB drive will probably blow that budget in one
hit!

Currently my thinking about hardware was pretty modest:

https://www.newegg.com/synology-ds220/p/N82E16822108743

and a couple of 4TB drives at $100+ would be in the $500-$500 range.

I know NOTHING about boxes like that in terms of OS or maintaining
them.

Will respond to the rest of the post when I get back from lunch in
Phoenix. 2 hour drive to meet up with the bass player in one of
my college progressive rock bands. (It's tough being in your
60's...)

Thanks much,
Mark