File Server Info

I want to setup a reliable file server. This means I need to setup some raid arrays, etc.

RAID Info:

• RAID#Common_nested_RAID_levels

• http://mini-itx.com/store/?c=39 - good motherboard for fileserver

1. reliable
2. inexpensive
3. minimize electricity usage
4. easy to maintain

• 1 x 160 GB
• 1 x 100 GB (oldest large drive)

• 2 x 250 GB (one is an lvm, one is in two partitions of 150 GB and 85 GB)

• 1 x 120 GB

• 1 x 250 GB (broken external WD case)
• 1 x 100 GB ? (drew's old hard drive)
• 2 x 80 GB

• 2 x 100 GB
• 2 x 80 GB
• 3 x 250 GB
• 1 x 160 GB
• 1 x 120 GB

• 1390 GB ⇒ 1.39 TB

So I have 9 hard drives, 2 pairs, one triplet, and 2 oddballs…

• 2 x 250 GB
• 2 x 80 GB ?
• Total = 330 GB (4 drives)

• 2 x 250 GB
• 2 x 100 GB (but one drive is very old)
• Total = 350 GB (4 drives)

• 2 x 250 GB
• 1 x 250 GB, 1 x 160 GB (160 GB usable)
• Total = 410 GB

• 2 x 250 GB
• 1 x 250 GB (in 150 GB and 100 GB partitions) mirrored with 1 x 100 GB and 1 x 160 GB ?
• Total = 500 GB (but over 5 drives)

• 2 x 250 GB
• 1 x 250 GB, 1 x 160 GB (160 GB usable)
• 2 x 100 GB
• Total = 510 GB

• 2 x 250 GB
• 1 x 250 GB, 1 x 160 GB (160 GB usable)
• 2 x 100 GB
• 2 x 80 GB
• Total = 590 GB