FreekyEy3s
March 26th, 2013, 10:06 PM
Hello all!
OKay, I'm sure I'm not the only one who wants to do this but everything I've read and done for the last 3 months hasn't worked so here I am. Hi!
So, I have made a basic home server before with ubuntu 10.04 just as 'Read/write accesss to all'.
Now I want to create a server to put in my office with:
RAID 1 (mirror)
My work and clients Data encrypted
Remote admininstration (so not have to plug a keyboard and monitor into the box everytime it get switched on after the weekend)
User/Group access restricted by passwords (and so if someone does the nick the box they can't get my data, at least not without some real know-how)
I have:
MSI MS-6547 ver 1
1 GB Ram (512 x1, 256 x2 DDR400)(likely upgrade to 2GB when when of the other PC's die)
Pentium 4 (2.6Ghz)
2 x 200GB SATA hard drive (when I get the damn thing to work I will add 2x 2TB drives)
Raid card for Sata SIL3114 (4Port)
ubuntu server 12.04 LTS i386
(as far as I can tell all the hardware has passed the scans I've given and the disc passed the checksum and integrity checks.)
I have read loads of guides and threads, bought a new RAID card (though I'll use software raid, apparently my other card wasn't supported, by anything) and still not manged to get this to work.
I plan on using Webmin for remote admin, but not had a working system to get that far and try it yet.
However, I am a complete novice at this and was doing this as a fun challenge (and as a more flexible alternative to our current NAS drive).
Now I'm just hoping someone could please point me in the right direction for a step by step guide to get this to work? I'm running out of coffee, and hair.
thank you in advance.
OKay, I'm sure I'm not the only one who wants to do this but everything I've read and done for the last 3 months hasn't worked so here I am. Hi!
So, I have made a basic home server before with ubuntu 10.04 just as 'Read/write accesss to all'.
Now I want to create a server to put in my office with:
RAID 1 (mirror)
My work and clients Data encrypted
Remote admininstration (so not have to plug a keyboard and monitor into the box everytime it get switched on after the weekend)
User/Group access restricted by passwords (and so if someone does the nick the box they can't get my data, at least not without some real know-how)
I have:
MSI MS-6547 ver 1
1 GB Ram (512 x1, 256 x2 DDR400)(likely upgrade to 2GB when when of the other PC's die)
Pentium 4 (2.6Ghz)
2 x 200GB SATA hard drive (when I get the damn thing to work I will add 2x 2TB drives)
Raid card for Sata SIL3114 (4Port)
ubuntu server 12.04 LTS i386
(as far as I can tell all the hardware has passed the scans I've given and the disc passed the checksum and integrity checks.)
I have read loads of guides and threads, bought a new RAID card (though I'll use software raid, apparently my other card wasn't supported, by anything) and still not manged to get this to work.
I plan on using Webmin for remote admin, but not had a working system to get that far and try it yet.
However, I am a complete novice at this and was doing this as a fun challenge (and as a more flexible alternative to our current NAS drive).
Now I'm just hoping someone could please point me in the right direction for a step by step guide to get this to work? I'm running out of coffee, and hair.
thank you in advance.