Suggestions on a server setup please...
Hello all,
I'm about to configure a server for a small office but before going ahead I'd love to hear opinions on my proposed setup from the more experienced amongst you and suggestions on anything I should change/add/remove. Here's my current thinking: -
Modem - existing SDSL modem will remain in place (SDSL line is 2Mb/s up and down).
Firewall - will be using a Netgear ProSafe FVS338 VPN firewall/router (or similar) which will manage DHCP, VPN and port forwarding.
Switches - existing Netgear GS724T 24 Port 10/100/1000 Gigabit Smart Switch will remain in place.
Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server - I'm thinking about using the two internal 500GB HDDs in RAID 1 mirrored format for the boot volume only - although this seems like a bit of a waste of space. The only services running on Snow Leopard Server will be DNS and AFP file sharing. I will be running Kerio Connect 7 on the Mac mini for collaborative e-mail, contacts and calendars.
Promise SmartStor DS4600 4x1TB RAID System - attached to the Mac mini via FW800. This will be in RAID 5 format and will store all AFP and Kerio data.
2 x Apple Time Capsules (2TB) - I'm thinking about backing up all of the data (incrementally) from the Promise RAID wirelessly onto these (or two similarly-sized NAS drives) nightly via ChronoSync. The destination of the backups will alternate on a nightly basis, allowing one Time Capsule (or NAS drive) to be taken off-site each day and swapped over the next. I will not be using Time Machine as I don't want backups running hourly throughout the day, mainly for fear of slowing down the network. One incremental backup per day is perfectly fine.
iDowell iBox UPS 550 VA - cheap and cheerful UPS box for the Mac mini and Promise RAID plus the Firewall, Modem and switch if it allows.
3 x AirPort Extreme Base Stations - handling the WDS.
Cat5E cabling is already in place throughout the office.
At any one time there will be roughly 12 MacBook Pros connecting to the server locally, around 6 MacBook Pros connecting remotely via VPN and again, roughly 6 iPhones connecting to the server remotely, but only for their e-mail, contacts and calendars. Local and remote users will be connecting to work mainly on CS4 files and of course for their e-mail, contacts and calendars.
So how does it look and what can you suggest to improve it? I suppose my biggest questions are how to best utilise the internal and external storage - in terms of reliability and speed - and if there's a better (but no more expensive) off-site backup solution?
All suggestions are greatly welcome.
Cheers.
Dan.
I can't comment on it all, but I do see some issues.
Time Capsules are not what you want to use to back up your server. You have the right idea, but I would consider having three drives in the rotation. One immediate, one stored securely on site and one stored securely off site.
Get a real UPS. APC or Belkin come to mind but do not scrimp, make sure that the thing does automatic voltage regulation, and most of all make sure that it is properly rated.
You may want to consider upgrading your wiring to Cat 6e wherever possible.
Luck-
-DP
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the reason I need so much storage is because I will be storing HD video from blu ray, and hopefully later on from HD DVDs too.
the other computers will access the server though the network
My desktop (a new mac pro when it is released), which will access the drives on the server for storage. apps and the like will obviously be stored on the desktop computer, but all the media will be streamed from the server. any files and the like will also be backed up to the server, and disk images and the like will be stored and accessed straight from the server.
2 televisions each with their own mac mini as a media player. i would keep my apple tv, but it wont do surround sound, and the mac mini will. both of these also accessing the server for everything. sharing music through itunes and hopefully video too. if itunes wont do surround sound, then I would need other software (any recommendations?)
mobile computers: my two laptops, and guests laptops. my two would also store practically everything on the server
iMac: a secondary desktop, functioning just like my main one
a third television running my apple tv. it will be in the second bedroom, and will not need surround sound. also, it will not be capable of playing 1080p, but will play all the other content and music.
the questions I have are:
-what enclosures would you recommend?
-is there any way to set this up so I can watch HD video on both mac minis at once, or would there only be sufficient bandwidth for one? maybe setting up 2 networks, one for each mini?
-could I stream 50 mbps video over apples airport extreme,or would I need to use a wired network?
-what computer should I use for a server? how much ram and what other upgrades?
-will the low end mac mini play 1080p video or would I need the higher end one?
-how much RAM should i have in the mac minis?
-should I share the internet connection through the server, or plug the server into the internet connections network? it will be a connection of at least 6 mbps, but hopefully more along the lines of 12-16 mbps
also, if anyone has any advice as to how to improve my planned setup, please let me know. I will barely be furnishing my new home, so I havent bought most of this yet
Thanks in advanceI'll only speak to the storage issue. I assume you are meaning 8-10Terabytes of storage. I'd start at http://www.amug.org and look at enclosures. A pair of 5 bay port multiplier esata enclosures with a matching pci card controller would be just the ticket to create a 10 disk array. I don't see how you can reasonably backup the contents separately. If you raid this into a single 10tb array that you actually need are you saying you'll back it up with stacks of blue ray disks? Good luck with that, but I guess it's not impossible if in fact these drives are actually backup for blue ray disks you will be accumulating. But if that was the case I don't know why it would be important to make it into one big array.
I'd stick with 1tb drives. It would be no cheaper to go with more 750's since you'd need more enclosures to do it. -
The following error pop's up as an [OK] dialogue box after logging in the iMac,
There was a problem connecting to the server "Time Capsule".
The share does not exist on the server. Please check the share name, and then try again."
As it happens, a connection to the Time Capsule is established usually, anyway. On occasion it doesn't.
I have a Volume, Data, on the capsule, which similarly, usually mounts, but occassionally doesn't, with access permissions denied.
Any suggestions on how begin to work out how to achieve networking seamlesness?First, restart the Time Capsule by disconnecting the power adapter and reconnecting it. If other devices on the network can see it, you can skip this step.
From the menu bar, select
▹ System Preferences ▹ Network
Click the lock icon in the lower left corner of the window and authenticate to unlock the settings, if necessary. Click the Advanced button, then select the TCP/IP tab in the sheet that drops down. Click Renew DHCP lease.
Try again to back up.
If you still can't, open the Time Machine preference pane and delete the TC from the list of backup destinations. You may have to unlock the settings by clicking the lock icon in order to do this. Then add it back. -
Can I re-run the Server Setup Assistant?
I have a G5 tower with OS X Leopard Server installed. I made some rookie mistakes (such as not setting up DNS) during the initial Server Setup Assistant wizard so I would like to give it a try again. However, I already have a lot of files on the server that I don't want to lose. In the past, I have had to reinstall the server software but when I did, it only wants to do an erase and install. There is no opportunity to archive and install so I can save my data and just redo the server setup.
Further reasons to do this are tonight I discovered that all of my users were gone, including the admin user. I searched the threads and found that I could login as username "Local Administrator" with the password of the previous admin account. I then tried to use the Workgroup manager to add all the users back. I can at least now let the clients log in and access the AFP shared folder that is stored there but I'm getting a log of strange errors with other things. For example, on a fresh client, I used to be able to fire up Directory Utility and have the client automatically configure a few things to work with the server such as Time Machine. Unfortunately, now when I try this I get an error.
Therefore, if someone can tell me if there is a way to blow out the existing server configuration and redo it from scratch, please enlighten me.Makes sense, although you're in a tough spot. While I can appreciate the notion of an inexpensive server, I'd hesitate to use a mini still. Even with an old G5, you can find eSATA options for RAID devices, or at the very least, install two HD's that you can easily access. One option you always want with a reliable server is to be able to replace HD's and copy from a backup in case of a HD crash. The expansion ports on a tower are also pretty important for a server when it comes to expansion, adding RAID's, and exploring other backup/redundancy options.
Even when we purchase Windows servers, we still buy a box in the 3-5K range. There is certainly a niche for mini servers, but just make sure it will fit your needs and you have a good backup strategy.
Jeff
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