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bmoney9

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Hey All,

So basically when IB gets released I will be building a new desktop rig. I am coming from Q6600 so it should be a good upgrade that will last me another couple years.

With that said I am thinking about making a server out of my old parts. IS this possible?

I will have the mobo, Q6600, Ram, PSU, Case, and a 4850 GPU. Then I can add however much HDD space I need for music, videos, pictures and all that stuff.

What OS system do I use to make this? Ive seen linux is used, win 7.. Make a suggestion.

I want to basically access all my media/files/whatever I need when I am on the road traveling.

Thanks in Advance!
 
i cant guide u on setup for on the road and all that, but yes its possible, windows or linux is all up to you, and what you know how to run. Honestly a solid copy of windows xp or home server would be just fine.
 
ChRoNo16 said:
i cant guide u on setup for on the road and all that, but yes its possible, windows or linux is all up to you, and what you know how to run. Honestly a solid copy of windows xp or home server would be just fine.
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Ok its a start to know that I have all the required parts.

I'm down to use an OS that is suitable for my needs. I can find OS of anything but would like to know which is easiest to work with and give me the benefits I need.

Any recommendations is nice and How to set up would be helpful.

Thanks
 
It all depends on what you want to do. You could build a server out of an old Pentium II with 64Mb of ram if you really wanted.

What do you want to learn more about? Linux? windows server? Mac?

What do you want to spend? $0.00, $100, $1,000+?

What are your plans? Web server? DHCP, Domain Controller, DNS, torrents? file shares? Printer sharing? Virtualization?
 
If its going to be a headless setup I would probably run Ubuntu Server if you wanted to run Linux......Win7 has a bunch of goofy network profile stuff and throttles certain network resources and IMO is not really suitable for a server OS.

If you really want to build a file server with lots of storage on the cheap take a look at ZFS, specifically Illumian or Openindiana.
 
compslckr said:
It all depends on what you want to do. You could build a server out of an old Pentium II with 64Mb of ram if you really wanted.

What do you want to learn more about? Linux? windows server? Mac?

What do you want to spend? $0.00, $100, $1,000+?

What are your plans? Web server? DHCP, Domain Controller, DNS, torrents? file shares? Printer sharing? Virtualization?
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I just basically wanted to learn which OS is better for my needs. I'm new to all of this.

As for spending I didn't want to spend a whole lot. Less than 100$ would be nice or around there.

My plans are to just basically put all my media/files/work/school stuff on to the server, then be able to access it when I leave home. For example, being able to access my school work from home while in Hawaii. So I am guessing this is file sharing.

Does this help?
 
You won't need that video card. Get a cheap low powered card. Also depending on what you want to do, I would turn it into an ESXi. That board is limited to 16GB of ram though. Should be plenty for several VMs.
 
Krazypoloc said:
If its going to be a headless setup I would probably run Ubuntu Server if you wanted to run Linux......Win7 has a bunch of goofy network profile stuff and throttles certain network resources and IMO is not really suitable for a server OS.

If you really want to build a file server with lots of storage on the cheap take a look at ZFS, specifically Illumian or Openindiana.
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What is a headless setup?

I just want to build a file server with lots of storage. I will take a look at ZFS, Illumian, Openindiana as I have no idea what these are.
 
bmoney9 said:
What is a headless setup?

I just want to build a file server with lots of storage. I will take a look at ZFS, Illumian, Openindiana as I have no idea what these are.
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Headless meaning its OS storage is on a NAS(Network attached Storage) and there are no local disks.
 
If you want a relatively easy system but want to try something other then windows, i would recommend Amahi. I used it before i switched to ZFS on OI. It worked well and has really improved sense i used it. It can be setup so you can remote in like you want, and it has Drive Pooling with duplication, kinda like raid but different, it spreads the files over multimedia HDD and files you want to make secure, you can tell it to duplicate it so if one drive fails those files will be relatively safe. it has a lot to offer and is easy, i would take a look at it if i where you. ;)
 
Headless....where your monitor=the head.....so basically a server with just a network connection and power.

Openindiana (OI) and Illumian are both Unix based operating systems that are purpose built to be ZFS storage servers or SAN's.

If this was Yahoo answers I would say Windows XP for your needs....but since we are on [H] I would recommend a proper server with one of the OS's that I listed previously. If you are not going to do ZFS, then I would do Ubuntu server, its the easiest and most complete out of the box Linux server OS, very easy to use.
 
Krazypoloc said:
Headless....where your monitor=the head.....so basically a server with just a network connection and power.

Openindiana (OI) and Illumian are both Unix based operating systems that are purpose built to be ZFS storage servers or SAN's.

If this was Yahoo answers I would say Windows XP for your needs....but since we are on [H] I would recommend a proper server with one of the OS's that I listed previously. If you are not going to do ZFS, then I would do Ubuntu server, its the easiest and most complete out of the box Linux server OS, very easy to use.
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Yea I don't want to use Win XP I decided. What is the difference between ZFS, and Ubunto?
 
bmoney9 said:
Yea I don't want to use Win XP I decided. What is the difference between ZFS, and Ubunto?
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ZFS is a file system + RAID engine that generally works best on BSD/Unix operating systems (i.e OpenIndiana, Solaris, FreeBSD, FreeNAS, etc) whereas Ubuntu is a Linux distribution. Linux is not the same as BSD/Unix.

For simplicity, you should be looking at Amahi Home Server or WHS 2011. Those two are fairly easy to setup and use. FreeNAS is another option but just a little more difficult to use than the two earlier recommended options.

ZFS offers a host of a features that makes it a very good choice for File servers but it's gonna be fairly complicated if you've never worked with anything other than Windows. If you do want to know more about ZFS, I recommend reading these links:
OpenSolaris derived ZFS NAS/ SAN (Nexenta*, OpenIndiana, Solaris Express, napp-it)
Building ZFS Based Network Attached Storage Using FreeNAS 8
napp-it ZFS server appliance
Building your own ZFS fileserver
 
Danny Bui said:
ZFS is a file system + RAID engine that generally works best on BSD/Unix operating systems (i.e OpenIndiana, Solaris, FreeBSD, FreeNAS, etc) whereas Ubuntu is a Linux distribution. Linux is not the same as BSD/Unix.

For simplicity, you should be looking at Amahi Home Server or WHS 2011. Those two are fairly easy to setup and use. FreeNAS is another option but just a little more difficult to use than the two earlier recommended options.

ZFS offers a host of a features that makes it a very good choice for File servers but it's gonna be fairly complicated if you've never worked with anything other than Windows. If you do want to know more about ZFS, I recommend reading these links:
OpenSolaris derived ZFS NAS/ SAN (Nexenta*, OpenIndiana, Solaris Express, napp-it)
Building ZFS Based Network Attached Storage Using FreeNAS 8
napp-it ZFS server appliance
Building your own ZFS fileserver
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What he said.
 
The problem with asking this question on [H]ard is everything herE tends to be extream.

You know windows already. Try WHS2011. It will run on what you have and be familiar to you (windows).
If you ever outgrow it or need more robust, then migrate to something else. It is a good first server for home and learning what a server has to offer.
 
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Danny Bui said:
ZFS is a file system + RAID engine that generally works best on BSD/Unix operating systems (i.e OpenIndiana, Solaris, FreeBSD, FreeNAS, etc) whereas Ubuntu is a Linux distribution. Linux is not the same as BSD/Unix.

For simplicity, you should be looking at Amahi Home Server or WHS 2011. Those two are fairly easy to setup and use. FreeNAS is another option but just a little more difficult to use than the two earlier recommended options.

ZFS offers a host of a features that makes it a very good choice for File servers but it's gonna be fairly complicated if you've never worked with anything other than Windows. If you do want to know more about ZFS, I recommend reading these links:
OpenSolaris derived ZFS NAS/ SAN (Nexenta*, OpenIndiana, Solaris Express, napp-it)
Building ZFS Based Network Attached Storage Using FreeNAS 8
napp-it ZFS server appliance
Building your own ZFS fileserver
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Awesome. This clears up a lot. Thanks. Will be back if I have questions
 
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