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Raspberry Pi Server Essentials

By : Piotr J Kula
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Raspberry Pi Server Essentials

By: Piotr J Kula

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Raspberry Pi Server Essentials
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Hardware RAID


The Pi does not have a SATA controller on board, and there is no way to attach extra hard drives except via the USB ports. The cool thing is that you can get a USB RAID controller. This makes file storage on the Pi a very attractive option. Technically, the peripheral needed is called a USB SATA multiplier.

Configuration

There is no one-step guide to configure these multipliers. Some need to be configured using software in Windows or Linux, while others may have DIP switches that configure the multiplier to a specific configuration.

Addonics is a well-known and fairly easy-to-source multiplier. You will need to search around on the Internet, online auctions, and shops for these. The prices are around the same as the Pi; but if you are looking for redundant storage, then these are the cheapest options you will find.

Massive storage

If you are looking to create a really massive storage, you can easily daisy chain a multiplier with another, sometimes up to three or four times. Recently...