NAS for Mac environment
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This one seems very interesting it even lets you mount the mac mini in side of it. http://www.amazon.com/HighPoint-Thunderbolt-Rackmount-Expansion-NA381TB/dp/B00GSQDRDC
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@thecreativeone91 said:
Not that I recomend the Lacie at all but just saying there are large thunderbolt systems out there. 2TB isn't really large though.
2TB is near the theoretical limits of the Drobo Mini. 24TB for the 5D. 48TB for the B800i. 56TB for the B1200i with tiering in place. 80TB for the B1200i without tiering.
All assuming RAID 6 for data protection. Any could do RAID 5 but that would not be wise at all.
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@thecreativeone91 said:
This one seems very interesting it even lets you mount the mac mini in side of it. http://www.amazon.com/HighPoint-Thunderbolt-Rackmount-Expansion-NA381TB/dp/B00GSQDRDC
Okay, now that is a pretty cool unit. I kind of want one and I have no idea why.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@thecreativeone91 said:
Why would the mini not be an option if you have mac users? you don't want to use a windows or linux file server if everyone is on macs. The Mac Pro is going to be overkill for a file server. You just need some good thunderbolt storage if doing Mac Mini
I had the same reaction for a second. But he's not talking about the Mac Mini, he meant the Drobo Mini will be too lean on capacity to use. The Mac Mini he is still agreeing is the right way to go for the file server component.
Sorry about the confusion, yes i was talking about the Drobo mini, for server it will be a mac mini server. Thanks @scottalanmiller
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wow the highpoint device looks nice! I like the idea of adding the mac mini inside that
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@Ambarishrh said:
wow the highpoint device looks nice! I like the idea of adding the mac mini inside that
Keep in mind the RAID PCIE card isn't included but, it's a real raid card if you buy one. for such an expandable device it's not a bad price.
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@thecreativeone91 said:
Keep in mind the RAID PCIE card isn't included but, it's a real raid card if you buy one. for such an expandable device it's not a bad price.
And you can't put a PCIe RAID card into a Mac Mini, so that is pretty limiting. How would the Mini utilize this array?
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That's the nice thing about the Drobo devices, they are self contained storage arrays. You just plug them in and treat them like an external drive (because they are.) All of the RAID functions are contained in the Drobo.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@thecreativeone91 said:
Keep in mind the RAID PCIE card isn't included but, it's a real raid card if you buy one. for such an expandable device it's not a bad price.
And you can't put a PCIe RAID card into a Mac Mini, so that is pretty limiting. How would the Mini utilize this array?
The Box has the PCIE Slots. You put it in there. and connect the mac Mini Via thunderbolt. It also means you can add more Nics, etc.
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@thecreativeone91 said:
The Box has the PCIE Slots. You put it in there. and connect the mac Mini Via thunderbolt. It also means you can add more Nics, etc.
Oh okay, interesting. Not bad then.
