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The best NAS server (and affordable) I have come across is the ReadyNAS from
Infrant Technologies with a raw capacity of up to 2 TB.
http://www.infrant.com
I do have commercial interest in the above.
Göran Ocklind, Ph.D.
Uppsala University
Department of Pharmacy
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We use a network file server that is backed up to a tape library. The users
save files to the server directly from the microscope computers. The users
get access to the file server through SFTP from any networked computer. We
also have dedicated IT staff. We also allow users to bring in USB and
Firewire hard drives.
If you don't have dedicated IT staff, you can buy network attached storage
(NAS) units that use some form of RAID.
Some Hardware options for workgroups: (must be familiar with some basic
networking principles to setup). The following are all consumer grade
products.
--Adaptec Snap Server 1100 - 250gb -hard drive array single drive no IT
specialist needed.
--Iomega NAS 200d/320GB with REV - hard drive array option for more than 1
drive no IT specialist needed.
--Buffalo TeraStation NAS 1 Terabyte RAID 5 Gigabit Ethernet
A bit more advanced choice is:
Promise UltraTrak SX8000 (8drive RAID array) - hard drive array you need to
attach it a computer via a SCSI connector. They make a 4drive array also.
Theses can be upgraded by adding more units to the SCSI chain.
In the past I have had great luck with Dantz Retrospect Multiserver backup
software for file backup. It worked great with Windows, Linux and Apple
systems and darn close to and storage device out there (hard drive, CD-R,
DVD-R, DVD-RAM, NAS)
I have no commercial interest in any of the above.
Hope this helps.
Jonathan M. Ekman
Imaging Technology Group
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
405 N. Mathews Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801 USA
Tel: 217-244-6292
http://www.itg.uiuc.edu/
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Hello All;
How do you handle large image files for archiving, storage, and easy
retrieval? I have several users (small core, around 100 users), who are
taking z-stacks, long time-lapse, multi-fluors, and multi-stage positions.
It doesn't take long to acquire more than a DVD's worth. They have maxed
out several 250GB fire wire hard drives. I refuse to let them store data on
the scope computers for more than 1 month.
Can you recommend hardware? What about compression algorithms? We
have
MetaMorph, as well as ImageJ.
Kathy
Kathy Spencer, Ph.D.
Scientific Associate
The Scripps Research Institute
10550 N. Torrey Pines Road
ICND 210
La Jolla, CA 92037
858-784-8437
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