taoh Posted May 17, 2016 #1 Posted May 17, 2016 Hi All I'm strictly a newbie here and I've never setup my own NAS before. Up to now I have relied on Synology servers and external hard drives for my storage needs but I decided I need to rationalize everything. (currently 2 x DS211js, 1 x DS115j, 2 external HDDs and 7 replaceable HDDS = messy!) To that end I have bought an HP Microserver Gen 8 and 2 x Seagate 5GB HDDs to go with the 2 x 4GB Seagates I already have. I also have a new 123gb SSD and various microSD and USBs for bootinng and OS However I'm not sure about the best way to set everything up. I need the NAS setup so that I can use it as 1) a fileserver locally 2) a cloud server for about 50GB of data 3) a mysql server (both local and external) I might use the DS115j for the external stuff I intend to use the HDDs in two mirrored pairs (ie 2 x 5TB and 2 x 4TB). As I'm used to using Synology, it seems only logical that I use XPEnology for my new NAS. I need your advice on the best way to set everything up bearing in mind that although I did I.T. helpdesk for 15 years I've had only a little exposure to Linux. Cheers Taoh
AllGamer Posted May 17, 2016 #2 Posted May 17, 2016 Fear not, Installing XPEnology is literally a piece of cake, if all your hardware are compatible. start by plugging in the 2 new HDD to the new HP server follow the instructions in the HOW TO guides here in the forum basically write the XPE boot to the USB stick boot from the USB stick then use Synology Assistant to find it, and install the .PAT file the rest is exactly how you used Synology in the past. no need for monitor, keyboard, etc. (again assuming your server have no problem booting to the USB stick)
sbv3000 Posted May 18, 2016 #3 Posted May 18, 2016 you could setup you old DS's as jbod units to use as backup targets for the XPE server data, that way you have extra resilience. I've setup so that my backup jukeboxes power on and off to be backed up to from my 'production' systems.
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