Hi,
I am planning on building a server that will have 3TB in a RAID 5.
I've built many computers although this will be my first server build.
The servers purpose is learning, web hosting, and computing.
I plan on running XenServer with at least 2 VMs consisting of Windows Server 2008 R2 and CentOS
I plan on using TrueCrypt for both windows and linux to encrypt all data.
• Never done RAID 5, only RAID 1... when doing RAID 5 will 3x 1TB HDDs show up as one 3TB partition?
• When I set up the VMs should each have its own partition in the RAID? Then each OS would handle encrypting its own partition?
• Should I opt for "shared storage" that can be accessed from any VM along with the VMs dedicated space?
• If I do have some form of shared storage what file system should I use for it... and how would I go about encrypting it so each VM can access it?
• Is a volume encrypted with a TrueCrypt algorithm readable from multiple OS?
• When I run out of space on the initial server and I have no more room for physical HDDs can I add additional storage as NAS?
• Will the above add on to my initial RAID 5 or will it be seperate?
• Is the above the best approach to adding additional storage?
Feedback to any or all of the above is appriciated!
I am planning on building a server that will have 3TB in a RAID 5.
I've built many computers although this will be my first server build.
The servers purpose is learning, web hosting, and computing.
I plan on running XenServer with at least 2 VMs consisting of Windows Server 2008 R2 and CentOS
I plan on using TrueCrypt for both windows and linux to encrypt all data.
• Never done RAID 5, only RAID 1... when doing RAID 5 will 3x 1TB HDDs show up as one 3TB partition?
• When I set up the VMs should each have its own partition in the RAID? Then each OS would handle encrypting its own partition?
• Should I opt for "shared storage" that can be accessed from any VM along with the VMs dedicated space?
• If I do have some form of shared storage what file system should I use for it... and how would I go about encrypting it so each VM can access it?
• Is a volume encrypted with a TrueCrypt algorithm readable from multiple OS?
• When I run out of space on the initial server and I have no more room for physical HDDs can I add additional storage as NAS?
• Will the above add on to my initial RAID 5 or will it be seperate?
• Is the above the best approach to adding additional storage?
Feedback to any or all of the above is appriciated!