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Raspberry Pi Server - Other Alternatives.

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Hi All,

 

I was just wondering if there are any other single board computers like the Raspberry Pi which would allow me to create a Storage/Cloud server by connecting a external hard drive. I am kind of new to this and would like to work with simple boards to help get me started. Has anyone has come across tutorials that would help me or done a similiar sort of project and if this is actaully do able.

 

I was thinking of using the Intel Galileo Gen 2 or the Arduino Uno

 

Any feedback and recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

 

Many Thanks in Advance.

 

Omar.

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    Hi Omar,

     

    in theory yes. I mean. I make video productions so all history of digital masters as backed up on the server, all the development projects too, all the CAD design and documentation, e-book and more personal data files. Then as photographer all the original RAW images are on the device. My wife is translator and all her 15 years of works history is backed up.

     

    After we bought the NAS from WD, we managed it for a couple of months to be sure it was perfectly working, stable and reliable. Then during another couple of months moved all the live backup on the NAS that has the advantage to be always live and simple to mount both under Mac and Windows machines. Has a good web access a linux internal SSD and is really stable. The only add-on I have put to it is a backup battery that is recognised by the NAS automatically and start a shutdown when battery goes too low.

    There are two networks, one small in the room where we work that is connected to a 1Gb mini switch to which the working machines and NAS are connected with cables. Then there is a WiFi on the ADSL and the ADSL router (10.100 only) is connected to the 10/100/1Gb switch). The NAS has a dual network board so I have configured them with a single IP address both balances in XOR mode (Round Robin is available too but is more reliable and recommended for DNS machines). So we have a very fast access to the NAS as well as the wider band to the Internet. To go faster, every machine (we work on Macs) has both network 1Gb and Wifi connected so there is a good local band and we use Internet at the higher actually available speed (2 Mbytes) on the Island. NAS too has a NAT with dynamic DNS so we access remotely to it, I can create temporary users for access and more from remote (tablet, mobile etc.) Very useful also for accessing documentation when needed from where it is needed.

     

    I was surprised that the NAS (excludied the HDD) was sold at a price around 400Euros, really affordable for the supported features.

     

    Enrico

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    Hi Omar,

     

    in theory yes. I mean. I make video productions so all history of digital masters as backed up on the server, all the development projects too, all the CAD design and documentation, e-book and more personal data files. Then as photographer all the original RAW images are on the device. My wife is translator and all her 15 years of works history is backed up.

     

    After we bought the NAS from WD, we managed it for a couple of months to be sure it was perfectly working, stable and reliable. Then during another couple of months moved all the live backup on the NAS that has the advantage to be always live and simple to mount both under Mac and Windows machines. Has a good web access a linux internal SSD and is really stable. The only add-on I have put to it is a backup battery that is recognised by the NAS automatically and start a shutdown when battery goes too low.

    There are two networks, one small in the room where we work that is connected to a 1Gb mini switch to which the working machines and NAS are connected with cables. Then there is a WiFi on the ADSL and the ADSL router (10.100 only) is connected to the 10/100/1Gb switch). The NAS has a dual network board so I have configured them with a single IP address both balances in XOR mode (Round Robin is available too but is more reliable and recommended for DNS machines). So we have a very fast access to the NAS as well as the wider band to the Internet. To go faster, every machine (we work on Macs) has both network 1Gb and Wifi connected so there is a good local band and we use Internet at the higher actually available speed (2 Mbytes) on the Island. NAS too has a NAT with dynamic DNS so we access remotely to it, I can create temporary users for access and more from remote (tablet, mobile etc.) Very useful also for accessing documentation when needed from where it is needed.

     

    I was surprised that the NAS (excludied the HDD) was sold at a price around 400Euros, really affordable for the supported features.

     

    Enrico

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