Subj : Re: Raspberry NAS, anyone?
To   : Lars Poulsen
From : 186283@ud0s4.net
Date : Sat Jan 18 2025 19:14:00

On 1/18/25 9:57 AM, Lars Poulsen wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Jan 2025 10:32:07 +0100, D wrote:
>>>> I wonder if it would be possible to build a PB storage system for
>>>> archive use cases on a bunch of Pi 5? =) Does it have any good ways to
>>>> connect disks, or is it still only USB? I wonder how many disks per
>>>> system it could handle with confidence?
>
> On Fri, 17 Jan 2025, rbowman wrote:
>>> https://smist08.wordpress.com/2024/05/24/raspberry-pi-5-with-ssd/
>>>
>>> The Pi 5 has a PCIe port and there are Raspberry and third party NMVe
>>> solutions.
>
> On 2025-01-18, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:
>> Interesting! Thank you for the link. This could be a fun hobby project. I
>> wonder if it would be possible, over time, to get it to such a state that
>> someone might actually consider using it in production environments? With
>> sounds and strong redundancy, maybe!
>
> I have a shelf with IDE/PATA and SATA drives from 200GB and up, that I have
> not had the heart to throw out. Would it be worth the trouble to find an
> enclosure and build a NAS out of them? Probably not. The enclosures that
> can hold 4-6 drives seem to cost twice what a 4 TB USB-3 archive drive
> costs, so a Pi-4, a USB-3 hub, and two of those wrapped up with rubber
> bands in a shoebox would be cheaper.
>
> Would anyone like a couple of smaller (say 200 MB) drives for repairing
> antique systems that can't handle more than 32 bits worth of space?

   I recently ordered a 5-drive hat for a Pi5. Dunno
   if OpenMediaVault (a distro) will boot on the thing
   (likely not) but if not I'll fake something using NFS
   or Samba and have my compact NAS  :-)

   When the thing comes in an I have a chance to fool
   around with it I'll post something.

   The Samsung Pro SATA SSDs ought to be about perfect.

--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
 * Origin: Agency HUB, Dunedin - New Zealand | Fido<>Usenet Gateway (3:770/3)

.