I am researching what OS and filesystem to use as a base for a high performance file server.
The clients will be Windows, Mac and Linux.
From what I have been able to find out so far, ZFS looks very promising as the solution to my search for a good filesystem to use. As there will be a lot of data on the system, I need security. For this kind of data, backup is not really an option (don't think regular data
) so a good RAID solution is important. Also, it is important to have ways of expanding and reconfigure the harddisk pool when needed.
I need as high speed in and out of the server as possible. From what I have read so far, FreeBSD is a good candidate.
My biggest problem is this: I need a GUI with some administration tools that can take care of the day to day care of the server. Yes, I can handle a CLI, but this server will eventually be left to run with less knowledge about the inner workings of a system like this than me, so a GUI is needed.
What are my options? With multicore systems and a lot of memory, the impact of running KDE or Gnome is a lot less than the advantages it will give in administrating the server.
But are there good applications to do the administration? Any special apps for administrating ZFS?
Anyone running a server with a GUI?
Please, I am not asking to start flamewar between GUI and CLI fans. For me, it is not one or the other.
Also, I am concerned about security, but as this system will never be directly exposed on the internet, I am less concerned than I would be if it was a web server in some way. In most cases this server will be on a network that has no access to the internet.
I am running a Linux server today and using Linux as os on my laptop. I have tried FreeBSD some years ago, but now need to look around again to find the best solution for my project.
The clients will be Windows, Mac and Linux.
From what I have been able to find out so far, ZFS looks very promising as the solution to my search for a good filesystem to use. As there will be a lot of data on the system, I need security. For this kind of data, backup is not really an option (don't think regular data
) so a good RAID solution is important. Also, it is important to have ways of expanding and reconfigure the harddisk pool when needed.I need as high speed in and out of the server as possible. From what I have read so far, FreeBSD is a good candidate.
My biggest problem is this: I need a GUI with some administration tools that can take care of the day to day care of the server. Yes, I can handle a CLI, but this server will eventually be left to run with less knowledge about the inner workings of a system like this than me, so a GUI is needed.
What are my options? With multicore systems and a lot of memory, the impact of running KDE or Gnome is a lot less than the advantages it will give in administrating the server.
But are there good applications to do the administration? Any special apps for administrating ZFS?
Anyone running a server with a GUI?
Please, I am not asking to start flamewar between GUI and CLI fans. For me, it is not one or the other.
Also, I am concerned about security, but as this system will never be directly exposed on the internet, I am less concerned than I would be if it was a web server in some way. In most cases this server will be on a network that has no access to the internet.
I am running a Linux server today and using Linux as os on my laptop. I have tried FreeBSD some years ago, but now need to look around again to find the best solution for my project.
