Re: [cobalt-users] Qube3 max disk size - loading RAQ4r ISO - RAM size as backup box?

[Greg Hewitt-Long <cobaltusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>--- Greg Hewitt-Long <cobaltusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>wrote:
>> >>>I've got a qube 3 pro (dual nic) which I'm
>> planning on turning into a backup box for some raqs
>> - ie, to put TWO drives into it, and hopefully use
>> them as a RAID 1 configuration and dump all the data
>> from about 4 raq onto it nightly...  I already have
>> it running a 500Mhz cpu, so I'm thinking that it's
>> going to be fine for this purpose...
>> >>>
>> >>>4 questions:
>> >>>
>> >>>1. what is the largest capacity drives it will
>> handle?
>> >>> 
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>Qube3 is limited to 128GB anything larger will be
>> recognized, but will
>> >>fail to boot/fail in use. Go for 120GB drives.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >But the Qube 3 also has a SCSI port (which I've
>> never used), so I image you could connect a larger
>> disk externally.
>>
>>
>> Yes, I've noticed that - but no-one seems to have
>> much experience of Qubes with SCSI - I don't have a
>> ton of time on my hands to be "play" - I just want a
>> solution that's going to "work".  My biggest issue
>> is that the Qube is deployed in a data-center ...
>> not here.  I'm open to experimentation with machine
>> I have my hands on - something that's an hour away
>> is a real pain to "play" with.
>>
>> If someone has a link to an old thread with SCSI
>> information, I'd take a gander, but otherwise I'm
>> thinking about just using the qube as this test-bed.
>>  I have two Qubes - one is Pro (with dual NICs and
>> SCSI) - the other isn't - I don't think it has the
>> SCSI.
>>
>> Are all RAQ ISOs going to include support for the
>> SCSI devices?
>>
>> >
>> >And on a seperate note, I've just set up a backup
>> server and found an linux OS called "Trustix"
>> www.trustix.org worked perfectly on an old Pentium
>> 200 with 32Mb Ram and 120Gb Disk. The Trustix
>> install lets you choose only the things you want
>> (thus its very small and I installed it directly
>> from the internet in about 4 hours with just and
>> ISDN line!). Trustix seemed a better choice for my
>> needs than a RedHat install.
>>
>>
>> I have a number of old PCs hanging around - I just
>> bought 3 from a dentist's office which might take
>> this OS - I'll download the ISO and have an
>> experiment in my notorious SPARE TIME.... (yeah...
>> one day...)
>>
>> >
>> >Hope this helps,
>> >Steve
>>
>>
>> Is this the old Actinic user group gone server?
>>
>
>Sorry no disk experience but, have a PRO with a HP
>C1537A 12/24 GB tape attached using AMANDA for backup.
>It has been installed for about 18 months and it
>mostly works. The rare but perplexing problem is that
>occasionally the SCSI bus generates a "Key Sense"
>timeout or reset error. This is usually fixed by a
>proper power cycle.
>


That's worrying - this machine is going to be remote - like literally sat on top of the RAQs I'll be backing up to it - a "proper" power cycle will not be possible as it's an hours drive away.
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