Re: [LINUX_Newbies] NAS [OT] was "grub and how to delete Ubuntu

On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 11:27 AM, C. Beck <usabecker@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 9:32 AM, Paul <pfrederick1@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> <...>
>> I keep all of my important files on an NFS
>> share. This enables me to have access to those files on any of my machines
>> at any time.
>>
>> I'm basically doing this, just without the specialized computer:
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network-attached_storage
>>
>
> So do you do this without a NAS server installed on its own machine?
> Or maybe I'm just missing what you mean by "specialized computer"...

I think he means this:
"NAS is often manufactured as a computer appliance – a specialized
computer built from the ground up for storing and serving files –
rather than simply a general purpose computer being used for the
role.[nb 1]"

Meaning he's using his own hardware rather than having bought a NAS
appliance off the shelf (like a Buffalo Terastation or similar)


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