I still prefer having raid done by some hw component that operates independently of the os. Windows home server can it be a solution to some micro and small. Linux raid is different from windows for sound technical and. The first resource i found is from the linux raid wiki. Dear lifehacker, im ready to take the plunge and build my own home server, but im not sure which route i should take. These are good times for hardware geeks of all kinds. This software was formerly known as windows server code name vail. The result was that whs 2011 was installed on disk 1 with a 60 gb.
Windows home server is a home server operating system based on windows server 2003 r2. Currently, my favorite hardware raid configuration is rackmountable servers with lots of disk bays, an 8 or 16 port areca. Dat is mogelijk zonder ingewikkelde raidconversies en ook het. At the time, it was perfect for my windows 7 and windows 8 machines especially with the automated client. Je kan enorm veel software toevoegen, en qua hardware is het net zo schaalbaar.
How to monitor a raid array in ubuntu server kevin. Apr 08, 2012 considering a windows home server 2011 build so, im doing the preliminary work to potentially replace an aging file server that i currently have in my house. Before you install windows home server 2011, rtfm seriously. All thats prologue, because my real question is whether its possible to break the hardwarebased raid 1 array and set up a windows 7based raid 1 with the two 1. Jan 03, 2020 amahi home server is the most stable and simple home server os for people starting to build their very own home server. I am currently planning to buy a hardware raid controller.
The current state of affairs is that one is left to use a raid solution to pool drives. Problem is, i have lots of experience using and maintaining a raid, but absolutely. Is raid 5 compatible or able to run on windows home server 2011. This reduces dependencies a great deal and takes load of the server. Unfortunately for me, this feature was removed in the latest update to windows home server 2011 and support for that is even. There is some freeware server software like linux but then again. Thats why i was only looking at a 2 day nas setup, as i didnt want to spend the money on the 468 bay nas cabinet. Here are the 7 top best home server os in 2020 for multimedia purpose at your home. Hardware raid 1 to windows 7 raid 1 windows 7 help forums. I found a few resources and decided to compile them in one post. Windows home server was the brainchild of charlie kindel who was the general manager for the product from 2005 through 2009. Most of them are linux based but windows users can use as vm.
I recently set up a bootable raid 5 array on a dell 110 server that ran windows small business server 2011 something very, very similar to whs 2011. I was surprised how simple and easy installing the os was and how well compatibility was with devices. Windows server as operating system for a home server. I had an issue like this on an hp server with an internal raid controller. May 28, 2010 ive been searching for a way to reliably monitor a raid array. A few days ago, i did the research on simply doing a nas device like the netgear ready nas ultra 2 plus and am generally pretty happy with what i have found. Windows home server 2011 and raid 5 windows server. There are several companies that call their raid megaraid i believe lsi, broadcom, intel, so youd need to check which yours is and get the relevant software from the manufacturer site. I decided to try out windows home server 2011 as the operating system. Redundant array of inexpensive disks and lvm linux volume manager. Using software raid disk mirror on windows small business. To get started with our home server we are going to install the operating system. But the real question is whether you should use a hardware raid solution or a software raid solution. Find answers to using software raid disk mirror on windows small business server 2011 essentials from the expert community at experts exchange.
Obviously, you can add more hard drives to a windows server or linux for that matter quite easily. The system selects a type of raid by the number of drives and. They all invested in whs on my recommendation, eschewing linux. Have you ever wanted to be able to access all of your important files, music, photos, and more from all computers in your home from one central server. Apr 14, 2011 before you install windows home server 2011, rtfm seriously im about to install the final release of windows home server 2011.
Jul 15, 2008 home topic hardware benchmarking hardware raid vs. Transfering data drives from old whs2011 install to a new server. If you are running ubuntu server skip to the bottom for some good news. There are many choices of linux operating system to choose from, and we are going to go with one of the most popular and well supported distributions, ubuntu. It went fine for a short while then the system drive died and i suspect that the. I was quite happy with my old whs 2011, running on a selfbuild box. Linux raid is different from much of the windows experience, for a mix of sound technical reasons and historical ones. Linux dpt hardware raid howto linux documentation project.
Learn basic concepts of software raid chunk, mirroring, striping and parity and essential raid device management commands in detail. Hi, i installed whs2011 on my parents hp mediasmart server. Linux raid is different from windows for sound technical. Software raid is more prevalent in open source server systems, wherein its flexibility and comparative low cost of entry make it an attractive option. Amahi is built on the fedora linux distribution with a webbased interface and is regarded as the best free home server os next to freenas. Problem is, i have lots of experience using and maintaining a raid, but absolutely 0 experience actually. Well thats not what asus says in their advertising, but live and learn. The type of raid best suits data backup needs will vary from system to system.
Jul 29, 20 it really is about as simple as it looks. It attempts to explain the tradeoffs and install details of the popular storage alternative to windows home server whs. Jan 27, 2012 again, use whatever linux os youre most comfortable with. Can i detect hardware raid infromation from inside linux. The servers storage controller was set by default to not have raid enabled. I am new to raid, so please forgive this newbie question. So no need to nudge to linux directions or other software. When it comes to hardware raid, usually end out having to use propriety software to check them unfortunately. By manuel masiero, achim roos 06 october 2011 we got our hands on four sas 6 gbs raid controllers from adaptec, areca, highpoint, and lsi and ran them through raid 0. A redundant array of inexpensive disks raid allows high levels of storage reliability. What operating system should i use for my diy home server. Finding a replacement for windows home server the linux. I was considering windows 7 professional or gambling with w7hp mostly for a backup server but also to power an information display.
Homeserver from windows server to unraid linux and back. One big advantage of software raid is that it can be hardware agnostic when it comes to migrating drives and arrays. Windows home server 2011 creating a drive mirror youtube. Considering a windows home server 2011 build windows 7. I have been using windows home server 2011 and whs v1 for. Microsofts windows home server is a funny little product. Since you mention server most likely there is hardware raid present. Good point on the windows 7 x64 server 2008 x64 windows home server 2011 compatible. This became necessary since i am running linux and windows in parallel and now need the redundancy for both os im am going to use raid1 ubuntu. Windows home server 2011 fails to deliver consumer friendly. Differences between hardware raid, hbas, and software raid. Windows home server 2011 adding 3tb drives with the dashboard and disk management duration.
Test if linux server scsi sata hard disk going bad. I also wonder if its possible to do a hardware raid on my hp datavault x500. Inititally i think to myself that i could just set up a software raid in linux, but then i realize that windows will not read a linux software raid. Whs 2011 let you set up remote web access, which was pretty much a web site you logged into to access your files when you were away from home. Hardware raid is more common in windows server environments, wherein its advantages are better realized. Microsoft confirmed windows home server 2011 to be last release in the windows home server product line. If youre looking for an upgrade without losing features, look no further than amahi.
I am not going to shy away from linux alternatives in this list because in many cases. It is very low maintenance compared to 2011 which was constantly breaking in some way. The software raid isnt really supported on windows home server, yes there are some. While a file server setup to use software raid would likely sport a quad core cpu with 8 or 16gb of ram. This is one area where i will greatly miss windows home server. Software vs hardware raid nixcraft linux tips, hacks. Windows home server 2011 and small business server 2011 rc. Yeah im one of the nerds that used and still does windows home server 2011. However, several of our server admins prefer running centos and whm inside virtual private servers vps on a box running.
It was listed as supported on all the hp and ubuntu hardware matrices, but it turns out that the controller was only supported on windows, not linux. This tutorial explains how to view, list, create, add, remove, delete, resize, format, mount and configure raid levels 0, 1 and 5 in linux step by step with practical examples. Fortunately i never had a failed disk either, but raid be it hardware or. Most of the servers in our data center run on centos. However, i plan on using ubuntu 64bit on this box and want to setup a hardware raid 10 on the builtin card on the mobo, which is an asus p5nd. Best home server os in 2020 for media lovers linux and windows. Server 2011 essentials codename aurora and windows storage server. Best home server os in 2020 for media lovers linux and. Many raid solutions require samesized disks that must be purchased at the beginning of the build.
Windows small business server 2011 en windows home server 2011. Windows home server v1 has a fairly sophisticated jbod pooling feature that would copy files from one drive to other drives. Hardware raid monitoring in dell servers i have a dell poweredge t320 server equipped with a dell perc h710 controller, this is based on the lsi sas 2208 megaraid chip. Alsof een linux server niet met een windows infrastructuur om kan gaan. How to create a zfs file system on ubuntu with 3 drives raid 5 equiv duration. How to use windows 10 as a home server hometech howto. The hp xw460c blade workstation supports hardware raid levels 0 or 1 using the sas drives that are available for use on that platform. That being said, raid 5 is one of the worst raid implementations at this point. The xw4550 only supports sata drives, and sata raid support is not available. Jump box jumpbox key vault kubernetes layer7 licensing lighthouse linux live live migration. Can this information be gathered from inside of linux, or is the point of hardware raid to make the underlying system invisible to the operating system. Drive extender was dropped from whs 2011, but there are some alternatives that are available. I prefer hardware raid too, for servers at work and such. Hardware raid support is not available on the hp xw4550, since only sas raid is supported on hp linux workstations.
I recently set up a bootable raid 5 array on a dell 110 server that ran windows small business server 2011 something very. Under windows dell has a utility called openmanage which can report when a drive in an array fails. Its great to be back in the hot seat for this, our third installment of the linux experiment. How to setup hardware raid for new ubuntu whitebox server. This became necessary since i am running linux and windows in parallel and now need the redundancy for both os im am going to use raid1 mirroring. When it comes to stripping, software raid 0 offers 8595% of the speed when compared to hardware raid 0. The demise of the real windows home server line in 2011 left a hole in microsofts range, one that windows server essentials could never quite fill with its small business remit, at a time when. Ive seen that windows server 2012 r2 essentials costs about 500e here in europe, and. The best is raid 10, but if you need space more than speed then using multiple raid 1s is your best bet. Build your own raid storage server with linux the potent combination of linux raid, sata and lvm can provide you with a powerful and inexpensive storage server. It is used to improve disk io performance and reliability of your server or workstation. I am currently planning to buy a hardwareraid controller. While a file server setup to use software raid would likely sport a quad core cpu with 8 or 16gb of ram, the relative differences in performance between hardware and software raid on this machine should still give a good indication of the performance. A look at why windows home server whs has been discontinued from.
Ive been searching for a way to reliably monitor a raid array. If so are there specifications in which need to be met to be able to run raid 5, and what are they. Though for my own server, i used the original windows home server because of the drive pooling and the baremetal backup features. I ran windows home server 2011 for several years and have been running windows server 2012 r2 with the essentials role for the past 2 or so years. As linux admins know, software raid raidz, zfs etc in linux has far surpassed hardware raid in terms of feature set, reliability, and functionality. Well supported hardware raid controller ask ubuntu. There is great software raid support in linux these days. Finding hardware for a simple home server is no big deal. The idea of drive extender for windows home server is you can have as many. How to set up raid 1 for windows and linux pc gamer. Automatic copying of the data i think thats raid 1 then, isnt it. In many ways, and in larger systems this was vastly superior to the new windows home server 2011 scheme.
Linux use smartctl to check disk behind adaptec raid. Its primary purpose is to provide the solutions of connected pcs in the home system environment for an automated backup system, file sharing system, remote access, and print server. Windows home server 2011, the next version of this operating system, was released on 6 april 2011. Windows software raid vs hardware raid ars technica. Ive ran software raid 5 on our home file server using an ibm m1015 on windows server 2012. Is there a way that windows can see a linux software raid through some piece of software or something or is there another way that i could have a mirroring raid that can be seen by both oss. The ex470 stock came equipped with a 500 gb drive, preloaded with windows home server which in turn was built on windows server 2003. Today well take a look at windows home server and show you how to install and configure it with other machines on your network. For purposes of picking hardware, if one continues use of windows home server v1 drive extender, then the software raid category is probably the place to look for ideas.
Normally, i would just insert the dvd and follow the prompts. How to monitor a raid array in ubuntu server sookocheff. A raid can be deployed using both software and hardware. Windows home server 2011 and raid 5 windows server spiceworks. Before you install windows home server 2011, rtfm seriously im about to install the final release of windows home server 2011. If the motherboard or other single point failure hardware fails you are screwed. Linux has supported raid on ssd for years, in fact it supported it from the moment you could plug an ssd into a linux pc. I have a new whitebox server that i am building, which i have done many times before with both linux and windows. Our testing has shown an extrememly high reliability and stability using windows raid 0 and all forms of linux software raid. Nov 26, 2010 has microsoft just ruined windows home server. The operating system should not even be aware of the underlying disk structure.
Jul 25, 2011 windows home server whs is one of the most reliable and feature rich network attached storage devices on the market. This section will mention some of the hardware concerns involved when running software raid. He had received the final release of windows home server 2011. Windows home server whs is one of the most reliable and feature rich network attached storage devices on the market. References to ide and scsi have been deleted, all recent drives are sata. Linux use smartctl to check disk behind adaptec raid controllers. This leaves windows home server 2011 sorely lacking when it comes to. Hp workstations for linux installing and configuring sas. Windows server as operating system for a home server reddit. If part of the plan is to learn to use server operating systems and you want to go windows instead of linux but a copy of server standard edition. I did not have any problems with speed it could pretty much saturate a gig link. Again, use whatever linux os youre most comfortable with.
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