Looking for recomendations for my HP ProLiant N40L

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Instal.../MinimalCD

Its a minimal version of Ubuntu that once installed boots to a command prompt, leaving you to install what you want.

EDIT: Another thing, SMART errors are usually an indication that the HDD is about to fail...

Drewdatrip Wrote:Is there a striped down version of ubuntu that might better serve in this function of really only being a NAS and sab/sb/cp machine?

Drew

ubuntu server, ubuntu minimal, xubuntu (xfce)

errornumber419 Wrote:ubuntu server, ubuntu minimal, xubuntu (xfce)

I have been looking for some type webgui / interface as I feel like i might miss the blunt simplicity of my Synology
In the process of looking I ran into Zentyal which seems to be a Ubuntu server that has a nice web GUI. It does seem like overkill as there are many features I would not be used however the interface, Ubuntu base, fake raid, LaSi (Sab sb cp easy install) seem like a real viable solution.
If anyone has some experience or advice that would be rad. All the help thus far has been great

Drew

Drewdatrip Wrote:Is there a striped down version of ubuntu that might better serve in this function of really only being a NAS and sab/sb/cp machine?
Drew

Did you look at openmediavault? I suggested it in my first post.

hazeh Wrote:Did you look at openmediavault? I suggested it in my first post.

I somehow skipped over OpenMediaVault, after looking it over, it looks like it could be the one for me. It appears that it has simple and easy access to NFS share setup, hardware usage history Software raid via build in mdadm a nice WebGUI and while an official Sab plugin has not been made there appears to be a decent user made http://sourceforge.net/apps/phpbb/openme...?f=5&t=183
And due to the fact that its base is Debian you can "apt-get" all the requirements for additional software

Thanks a bunch!!

Drew

Slightly OT ... can you microserver owners give some feedback on how 'noisy' the server actually is? It's the only point which is deterring my purchase.

castalla Wrote:Slightly OT ... can you microserver owners give some feedback on how 'noisy' the server actually is? It's the only point which is deterring my purchase.

Ill let you know ill be setting up this week or maybe the weekend

Drew

Cheers.

You can try Zentyal. A Ubuntu-Distribution with Administration-Webinterface!

http://www.zentyal.org/

davidw Wrote:You can try Zentyal. A Ubuntu-Distribution with Administration-Webinterface!

http://www.zentyal.org/

I actually asked about it a few posts ago, it looks really nice, however a bit overkill for what im attempting to do. From what im seeing OpenMediaVault might be just what im looking for. I just setup a Vm of it last night and was able to install and setup Sab, SB and CP on it in a few mins. im gonna look at further and also Zentyal

Drew