Koozali.org: home of the SME Server
Legacy Forums => General Discussion (Legacy) => Topic started by: Stanley Mok on January 14, 2002, 05:33:42 AM
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Dear All:
First of all, thanks for answer my email. (my question) :)
In Case, I was work in an Engineering Company in HK. Our Company was want to build up a server for file storage and printing services for the copyright law. I have to build up a SME for testing in our company (It was introduced in a computing magzine). After a period of daily operation, we have found that SME Server was great and mainly can suit for our operation. But in case, I need to solve some of technical problems with the Server.
First is some of the clinets was work in China, so we got some files with the chinese name. As I copy these files to the SME server, it has to change the file's name in some symbols and I can't read or modify anymore.
Second was my boss want the server has a hardwre Disk Mirroring for the ISO system, but in case, he don't want to use the SCSI Raid and Harddisk cause it was so expensive. So I want to know can the server support the IDE Raid?
Third was that, when using the I-Bay and the Presonal Directory in the SME server was no limit to useing the Disk Space, I want the I-Bays and those personal directory have a disk quota management at the server.
The Last question was we have using a Dynamic DNS services at DNS2go.com. I have download some instruction at the SME site, but actually I was not able to understand the instruction. It was due to my limited knowlege in Linux. Can you teach me. ( I was in the Building Services Engineering Displine, my computer knowledge was come from the PC magzine and some books for interesting)
Thanks for reading my mail, I am looking forward to get the reply and teaching from you.
Best Regard,
Stanley Mok
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Stanley,
>Second was my boss want the server has a hardwre Disk Mirroring for the ISO
>system, but in case, he don't want to use the SCSI Raid and Harddisk cause it
>was so expensive. So I want to know can the server support the IDE Raid?
If you are using ESSG 4.1.2 which is based on RH 7.0, you could use either the Adaptec 1200A (RAID 0/1) or the 2400A (RAID 5) IDE RAID controllers with the RH 7.0 drivers - I've done this successfully before.
If you are using SME 5 which uses a non-standard kernel, then you are out of luck as far as Adaptec cards goes. I think I remember reading that some models of 3Ware cards work with SME 5 out of the box but I have not personally used them so I cannot verify one way or the other.
Kelvin