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I am planning to build a Linux home server to serve all the computers in the house. Key points:
- Samba server (most clients are Windows)
- UPnP server
- Mythtv backend
- Mythtv occasional front end (during the debugging phase)
- Core2Quad Q8300 w 4G RAM on an EVGA_113-YW-E115-TR motherboard
- 160G system disk
- RAID 5 data disks (5x 1TB)
- Lots of expansion (Norco RPC4020 case with up to 21 HD)
- Remote management (this will live in the mechanical room)
I am planning to use the LinuxMint 10 distro, then add MythTv.
I would really like to get some advice or pointers on combining software Raid (madm) and energy saving configuration (shutdown/hibernate and WOL) on a modern kernel (2.6.35).
As this server will be fairly powerful and power-hungry, I want it to auto shutdown (preferably) or hibernate after 1 hour of no activity. On a client, I would usually start by sending the WOL packet to the server, and then start my client applications after a minute or 2.
Do you care to share your experience on combining energy savings and Raid ?
Thank you !
Rudy
- Samba server (most clients are Windows)
- UPnP server
- Mythtv backend
- Mythtv occasional front end (during the debugging phase)
- Core2Quad Q8300 w 4G RAM on an EVGA_113-YW-E115-TR motherboard
- 160G system disk
- RAID 5 data disks (5x 1TB)
- Lots of expansion (Norco RPC4020 case with up to 21 HD)
- Remote management (this will live in the mechanical room)
I am planning to use the LinuxMint 10 distro, then add MythTv.
I would really like to get some advice or pointers on combining software Raid (madm) and energy saving configuration (shutdown/hibernate and WOL) on a modern kernel (2.6.35).
As this server will be fairly powerful and power-hungry, I want it to auto shutdown (preferably) or hibernate after 1 hour of no activity. On a client, I would usually start by sending the WOL packet to the server, and then start my client applications after a minute or 2.
Do you care to share your experience on combining energy savings and Raid ?
Thank you !
Rudy