Peter Dobratz wrote: > So I want to setup a linux server at home to do backups from various > computers around the house. > > Amanda looks promising ( http://amanda.zmanda.com/ ) > > For the backup server, I want to setup a separate box, probably > running Debian. As the primary purpose of this computer is just to > store the backups, my primary feature consideration is power > requirements. Is there anything out there that can run Linux, have a > few 250 GB or greater hard drives, and run on around 50 Watts or less? > It can be a headless box that I ssh into. >
The Linksys NSLU2 may be close to what you want. It works with USB drives (any size), is low power, runs debian and is fairly inexpensive. I picked up one on eBay last year for $90, then found some at the MIT flea last year for $45. I have two, one acting as a fileserver for non-RAID data, the other as my DNS/DHCP/LDAP server. Flash based, so aside from any drive noise, it's quiet. -Mark _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
