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1. INSTALL FREENAS HP MEDIASMART SERVER EX495 HOW TO
2. INSTALL FREENAS HP MEDIASMART SERVER EX495 UPGRADE
3. INSTALL FREENAS HP MEDIASMART SERVER EX495 MAC
4. INSTALL FREENAS HP MEDIASMART SERVER EX495 WINDOWS

Building my own nas/download box has crossed my mind but have never found anything this compact with 4bays, I live in a small Amsterdam apartment, no room for a bigger tower.

INSTALL FREENAS HP MEDIASMART SERVER EX495 HOW TO

What I like about this box is its footprint and low(ish) power needs. How to install FreeNAS on the HP EX495 MediaSmart server Replace the CPU Software RAID installation We are going to use two entiere, unpartitioned, disks. My 8 year old eMac still does amazingly well as a Bedroom "TV" playing XMBC and reading all files from the HDX-1000 in the living room.įinally I like to do TimeMachine backups to a networkshare. Girlfriend has a MacBook and likes the iTunes share the LaCie now offers when I'm out with my MBP. I run iTunes on my MacBook Pro, store it's music on a 1TB LaCie Network drive (it's power adaptor keeps braking every 6 months or so, that's got to go). It serves up video it downloads over the network, as well as play them on the TV/surround sound system it's connected to. Have a HDX-1000 NMT (linux) which holds a 1.5TB 3.5" drive.

INSTALL FREENAS HP MEDIASMART SERVER EX495 MAC

I have no need for other fancy features like a VPN to my home or other things.īeen eyeing one of these as a file server for my mostly Mac household (take petty on me in your replies, please). I use a NAS for dumb storage and creating backups. You could also do the VGA cable like people have recommended. It doesn't usually come with a ton of features nicely installed like on a NAS (HP has home servers for consumers now, which kinda invalidates my statement. If the first drive isnt installed I think the back top usb becomes the boot or you could install linux on another HD and set up the SSH and pop it in. A server will depend on you to make it all work. But it can run Windows, something you are familiar with. A server can also be more powerful expanding your options. A server will probably need a deal of configuration and messing about until it works properly. On a server, you can just decide to use some different software that does work for you. Never would I allow access to it over the internet (not even for FTP or whatever) I spend days if not weeks plugging all the leaks in a readynas. If there is a bug somewhere, you will just have to wait until it is fixed.Ī BIG BIIIIIIG issue with a NAS is that security wise it is sometimes (ah heck, often ) lacking. You will often require SSH-access and thereby invalidating either warranty or support (netgear refuses support whilst SSH is activated).

But NAS'es mainly run a stripped down linux variant so it won't be a walk in the park. On the other hand, some have a lively community adding all sorts of funtionality. The NAS manufacturer will decide its options and you just have to live with that. That price comes out 105 higher than the EX495 (albeit with twice as much storage), so it’s on. You can't just go installing all sorts of software. 'Build 2 includes two drives and a SATA drive cage, much like the one that HP uses in its MSS boxes. You're not supposed to be able to add features yourself. I had to go through that hard decision also.īascially, it boiled down to this: A NAS is like more closed source.

I am just missing the drive lights on the server and I don't use them anyway.Ah the NAS vs Server thing. Now everything is set.īeing a newbie to DSM I need to read how the whole setup needs to be done. Entire installation hardly lasted for a hour. after all copying is done, removed the harddisk and initiated the installation. Whole exercise of moving content to HTPC Was slow due to file conflicts. In worst case scenario I still have whs system drive to go backto WHS. EX495 seems to have better hardware than synology, existing EX495 are recommending them.īought a new WD Green 3 TB HDD to backup movies into it and use one of the two 2 TB Green disk from existing WHS to install synology and try out. But I want to get the maximum out of EX495 and accidentally hit upon Xpenology ( It is synology, open source DSM ported to work on non synology boxes).

INSTALL FREENAS HP MEDIASMART SERVER EX495 UPGRADE

Now after I decided to upgrade was thinking of couple of options. Only important thing I backed up with redundancy was photos and home videos. I had no issues with WHS, as I don't use remote sharing and it served me as file server for my HTPC and Sonos needs.

INSTALL FREENAS HP MEDIASMART SERVER EX495 WINDOWS

After 4 years of using Windows WHSV1 and just an RAM Upgrade from 1 to 2 GB, I have decided to perform an upgrade.