Does anything like this exist?

[CuE0083]

So I am looking at building a new system soon and I really want the ability to have 8+ hard drives in my system. However, at the same time I really don't want to have to fit a massive tower case underneath my desk (I caught the SFF bug ). Is there a product that will allow me to store multiple hard drives in an enclosure and access these drives over a network? I am not really interested in RAID or data protection simply because there will be movies stored on these drives and it really isn't a big issue if a drive fails...

 

[Grimham]

Look here...

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1302204

It will do RAID 0 if that's what you want. Pretty small too. Of course there are others that will do the same thing. But I haven't found anything better for the price.

 

[Dangman]

He's looking for an 8 drive solution in a small case. So that DLink 2 drive NAS might not be a good choice unless he's willing to spend $720 for 4 of those Dlink 2 drive NAS.

If it wasn't for the NAS requirement, this small tower would have been perfect:
Beyond Micro BMDZ8BU2 Metal 8 x 3.5" USB 2.0 DriveZilla Grande 8-Bay - $300

It's only 13.4 inches tall!

 

[/dev/null]

Get a pc & stick it in your closet. Install Linux. Install & configure iscsi-enterprise target. Get an intel pro-1000 pci-e nic for your sff. Flash intel iscsi bios onto it.

Whee, diskless bootable workstation without needing any pxe tricks!

 

[Rucanor [X]]

Get a pc & stick it in your closet. Install Linux. Install & configure iscsi-enterprise target. Get an intel pro-1000 pci-e nic for your sff. Flash intel iscsi bios onto it.

Whee, diskless bootable workstation without needing any pxe tricks!

Thats the craziest thing i've ever heard....AWESOME!

 

[Joe Average]

Get a pc & stick it in your closet. Install Linux. Install & configure iscsi-enterprise target. Get an intel pro-1000 pci-e nic for your sff. Flash intel iscsi bios onto it.

Whee, diskless bootable workstation without needing any pxe tricks!

Ok, consider me a n00b (I ain't one, but I am in certain areas, this being one of them) - can you go into a bit more detail with that process and how it works, either here or perhaps in a PM, or linkage to a FAQ or steps someplace?

I'm definitely interested about the prospects...

 

[GeorgeHR]

It is easy enough to make a small case for 8 hard drives - 2 4 in 3 drive cages is sufficient. Set (hot glue) them under a small case with all the non-drive hardware.

Add a 8 drive controller card to the motherboard.

Add data a power wires between cases.

 

[DonDon]

Actually, what is your actual storage requirements. It may be more cost effective with a 4 drive NAS box with terabyte drives if you are looking for anything less than 4 terrabytes. If you only need 3 TB, you can do Raid 5 for a little backup with 4 drives.

I am running a 2 drive Nas Box, but do not have any media streaming capabilities. It is just a basic file server, but I am very happy withit for what I use it for. It is the Hammer Myshare 1TB that I am running in Raid 1 for 500 gig of storage.

Don