The last 4.8 years I had a media server build of Asus P10I-S with 16 GB ECC RAM, 2c4T 3.9 GHz and Windows 10 running MC Client and MC Server. P10I-S does and will not support Windows 11. Dead End. The new Asus P12I-R only supports Linux and Windows Server. Disk capacity (46 TB now - unformatted) also needs an update -> I am planning for new architecture for the next five to seven years.
So it's guaranteed that I would buy MC upgrades over the next 5-7 years
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P10I-S was very reliable up to now, availability was > 99.99 % over the last 4.8 years - like IBM Mainframe! Central Backup was done through Arconis for WD. It has worked without any fault.
Key requirement:
- I want to put the server into a separate room managed remotely.
- I like small cases because space is limited - no reuse of big towers. I have Lian Li PC-Q25B.
Because of the Client Server Architecture of MC, I would like to have only one MC Main -> so I would move MC Server and MC Client to my Workstation and my Media Renderer in the Living Room is a Client to MC Server. (in the past 4.8 years I really disliked
that I had to use local MC Client to play Music on my Workstation, but if I want to use Lib Tools, I had to do remote Windows session to my MC Server). So my Server will be only a File Server (current planning) with central backup.
Server and Workstation will be connected over 2.5 Gb network.
Questions:
1. Is open mediavault good for use as a Fileserver and are the backup utilities good enough or should I buy Arcronis?
2. Can open mediavault backup to the Cloud?
3. Any hickups of mixed use of Windows/Linux (e.g. File Systems)?
4. Any other suggestions, comments?
Thank you very much for your help!
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Topic: New MC Architecture: Windows or open mediavault or? for File Server? (Read 1297 times)