Disk replacement can also be simple or complicated taking into account the setup you choose and so on.Ī stock linux distribution offers you everything and unmatched flexibility for price to that you have to bring the pieces together.Īs a ‘greenbean’ i wouldn’t trust my data to this solutionĪnother simple linux based alternative for just sharing files would be Openfiler, which comes as a appliance, and limits you in every other aspect besides file sharing. What happens if a disk fails? Software raid, HW raid? Do you have the manufacture supplied binary corresponding to your raid controller? Then script and parse the output, and send an email which demands a working email setup etc pp. Later on you will have to take care of many things by yourself beginning with small things like alerting. You have to take various ideas into account, even before your setup. So, comparatively speaking, for a Linux greenbean like me, simple to set up and configure? I’ve toyed around with Ubuntu a bit, but nothing beyond a basic install to see how it works. Playing with Ubuntu is fun, but for a personal home file server, Windows really is well-suited to the task. The only time you need a monitor is if there’s a problem booting or connecting to the network, and that’s just as true for Linux. Maintenance is a non-issue – I run Windows headless, too, because RDC is great for remote access. Uptime isn’t a big deal bluescreens only happen if you have bad hardware these days, and update reboots can happen when you want them to happen, and it’s not like it’s a real big deal if a personal file server is down for 5 minutes to reboot.
Price is real, but if you’re using a random desktop as your server, it probably has a Windows license already. maintenance (Ubuntu Server - everything is done through a shell from a remote machine or web apps - no need for a keyboard or monitor on the box at all once you finish initial setup).uptime (Windows will reboot on the order of once a week spontaneously or due to security updates or because of bluescreens).
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