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pettefar · 04-07-2006, 08:54 AM

Right, but how would you get FreeNAS on there and would it work with the hardware? I wonder if installing it onto a hard drive on another machine and then moving the hard drive onto the Snap Server would work... One could set up the network side of things but would it not complain that everything else has changed? I'm clutching at straws here - surely you need at least a serial port to connect a terminal to for FreeNAS?

I don't want to use a "normal" PC for FreeNAS as my main goal is to save electrical power and the Snap Server isn't too hungry although I reckon a modern power-conscious design could be a bit leaner.

I am able to download the Snap documentation I need, thanks, just wondering abut the OS upgrade availability.

It would be even better, for power saving, if just one drive of the mirror could be active and the other drive powered up just for data resynchronisations. A typical drive costs about 10 Watts and decent CMOS hardware not much more (but should be less). The whole kit could run at 20 Watts in theory apart from the synchronisation time.

When I get the Snap Server up and running, I'm thinking of connecting it through a mains timer to switch it off when not needed - ie in the wee hours.

04-07-2006, 08:54 AM	#5
pettefar Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: SW England Posts: 26	Re: New User New Machine Probably Old Questions Right, but how would you get FreeNAS on there and would it work with the hardware? I wonder if installing it onto a hard drive on another machine and then moving the hard drive onto the Snap Server would work... One could set up the network side of things but would it not complain that everything else has changed? I'm clutching at straws here - surely you need at least a serial port to connect a terminal to for FreeNAS? I don't want to use a "normal" PC for FreeNAS as my main goal is to save electrical power and the Snap Server isn't too hungry although I reckon a modern power-conscious design could be a bit leaner. I am able to download the Snap documentation I need, thanks, just wondering abut the OS upgrade availability. It would be even better, for power saving, if just one drive of the mirror could be active and the other drive powered up just for data resynchronisations. A typical drive costs about 10 Watts and decent CMOS hardware not much more (but should be less). The whole kit could run at 20 Watts in theory apart from the synchronisation time. When I get the Snap Server up and running, I'm thinking of connecting it through a mains timer to switch it off when not needed - ie in the wee hours.