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<blockquote data-quote="vanHunks" data-source="post: 991425" data-attributes="member: 13392"><p>I've taken a slightly different approach which suits my circumstances better. I started with FreeNAS on a home-built platform but stopped using it after a while - I have no Linux experience or any other Linux machines. It was fine when things worked well but I was a bit lost when problems emerged and was frustrated that I couldn't use the Windows software utilities that are familiar to me on the server. I had a spare Windows 8 licence so I used this and a product called DrivePool, published by StableBit, to get around the limitations of physical drives. I use TinyVNC for the remote console. As a general purpose file-server in a domestic environment (for six users) it's worked well and proven completely reliable. A failed HDD was replaced without a hitch. I shall probably set up another FreeNas server but for my own amusement rather than as a resource for the family which is intolerant of unreliable services.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vanHunks, post: 991425, member: 13392"] I've taken a slightly different approach which suits my circumstances better. I started with FreeNAS on a home-built platform but stopped using it after a while - I have no Linux experience or any other Linux machines. It was fine when things worked well but I was a bit lost when problems emerged and was frustrated that I couldn't use the Windows software utilities that are familiar to me on the server. I had a spare Windows 8 licence so I used this and a product called DrivePool, published by StableBit, to get around the limitations of physical drives. I use TinyVNC for the remote console. As a general purpose file-server in a domestic environment (for six users) it's worked well and proven completely reliable. A failed HDD was replaced without a hitch. I shall probably set up another FreeNas server but for my own amusement rather than as a resource for the family which is intolerant of unreliable services. [/QUOTE]
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