Karl, After I kicked a number of consumer/prosumer NAS solutions to the curb such as Drobo and Synology(?) I ended up building a box up myself and installing FreeNAS. I’ve used it for going on three years now and have been very, very happy with it. Since you’re a Linux geek you’ll feel right at home as it’s based on FreeBSD if you want to work from the CLI or have the urge to tweak or fiddle. A very active and well informed user community has developed around FreeNAS, so you’ll have no problem getting answers or recommendations if you need them.
Understand that I used to do enterprise level SAN stuff, such as HP 3PAR, so storage arrays like this are far from alien to me. If you have questions about FreeNAS let me know. -D > On Dec 29, 2018, at 4:02 PM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Ok computer gurus, I bought six overpriced ubiquiti cameras to go with my > network hardware at home, which is all ubiquiti stuff. But I need to run > their nvr software on a server of some type. I would like to rack mount it. > Their video software runs on any debian based linux or on windows. I am > most familiar with ubuntu, so will likely use that. > > My thoughts are 4-8 gig of ram, a quad core processor, at least 2TB of disk > space (maybe x2 HD for backup), and thats about it. It will go in the rack > with an ethernet cable. The network guys who install these things can > typically spec these out for about $200. I just load linux, load the nvr > software, and configure. UBIQUITI sell an nvr device but it is backordered. > > Honestly I think any type of NAS would do the trick. That would allow me to > park media files on it also, eg the cd collection. Where do people > typically purchase that type of hardware thing? Provantage? > > Any thoughts appreciated. Seems like there are some computer savvy types on > the list. > > Karl > > On Fri, Dec 28, 2018, 8:35 PM Karl Wittnebel <atypical...@gmail.com wrote: > >> >> >> I had a surprise the other day on the 87 when I pulled the belly pan and >>> the frame rail started draining a bunch of water through the screw hole. It >>> rained about 2 inches with the front end up so it ran into the engine >>> compartment somehow. I later found the firewall drains were plugged below >>> the windshield on either side, so it probably filled up with water and >>> started going strange places. >>> >>> The two rear side windows on a 124 wagon notoriously rust and leak. >>> Pulling them and splooging new gaskets into urethane filling the trough >>> after removing all rust is the only durable solution. >>> >>> The 123 wagon windows seem to be leaking back there also. Time for more >>> splooging I guess. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Dec 28, 2018, 3:04 PM Meade Dillon via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: >>> >>>> I've eliminated the following as sources of the leak: sunroof, roof rail. >>>> I've found and patched one hole on the firewall. >>>> >>>> There is major rust-through on the rocker right at the back of the front >>>> right fender. I haven't considered that as the source, because I don't >>>> get >>>> any change in water intrusion while driving the car, when that spot is >>>> directly in the path of water coming off the back of the wheel. However, >>>> maybe I should figure out a way to caulk that closed. >>>> >>>> The other places that I'm considering are the well under the HVAC blower >>>> fan, maybe there is rust-through hidden in there somewhere, or on the >>>> firewall there is rust-through hidden behind the over-coating. >>>> ------------- >>>> Max >>>> Charleston SC >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
