[mythtv-users] OT? Shuttle + ProRAID or Obsidian case for i3/i5 Myth BE ?

[jedi]

On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 05:27:00PM -0400, Steven Adeff wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 5:26 PM, Steven Adeff <adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 2:14 PM, linux guy <linuxguy123 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> I have a conundrum about the form factor I'm going to use for my Myth BE.
> >> I'd like to hear people's opinions.
> >>
> >> My BE is going to be a headless server sitting in my basement.  It will not
> >> be connected to a display device.
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> > My opinion:
> > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811219019
> > I have the older
> > http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16811219007
> >
> > as my standalone backend in my basement.
> >
> 
> oh yea, and unless you need redundancy for your recordings, skip RAID
> and just use storage groups.

   I just use LVM and am not bothered if all my recordings suddenly go poof
because I lost a drive.

   For anything I want to keep around, I have redundant storage with stuff
mirrored between servers on a daily basis.