Fileserver for centos

[filanek]

fileserver(linux-centos) for a small windows64 based renderfarm (5-10 nodes) plus two workstations

processor + AMD Sempron LE-1250 socket AM2, 512Kb - 2,2Ghz, box 45W EE                     
mobo + ASUS M4A78 PRO, AMD780G, AM2+, ATX, PCIex, 8ch.au,GbE,DDR2,VGA, DVI                
memory ram + DDR II 1GB 800MHz, CL5 (box) - Zeppelin                
hdd 2 x HD 1000GB WD10EADS 7200RPM/8,9ms/32MB/SATAII                     
dvdrw + DVD-RW Samsung S222A 22x DVD+/-, IDE, bulk black                             
gpu on board
sound on board
network 1gb on board
box + Eurocase Midi MDL5470, PFC/350W/12cm, USB, 4x5,25", Black Silver               

it should have 2x 1TB HDD raid 1

advices, suggestions needed - thanks f

 

[keola27]

I would do a 4 drive RAID 10 array instead of 2x RAID1. RAID 10 would make faster rebuilds and better performance.

Did this answer your question.

 

[filanek]

thanks, I'll consider this, just checked mobo and it should support raid 10 and has 6xsata... regarding to the performance, I think that bottleneck is gonna be 1gb network, or am I wrong?

and because am not HW nor linux expert, could anybody check this will work well?

 

[keola27]

you should be able to run Virtual Servers on it and do what you want to do. a SATA 2.0gbit will transfer at around 375 MB/SEC the network card is looking at 125MB/sec.... well to be honest i haven't real word tested a hard drive that will come close to a 375MB/SEC. infact i have a 5 SATA2.0 in raid 0 and am able to get low 300MB/sec. so 4 drives in raid 10 might not saturate your 1Gb network, its hard to tell.