I set up my unraid server about a month and a half ago and wanted to report on my setup and my experience with it.  I am posting a log file from the last 30 days of use.  Here is a link to the photos  http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=16056.0

 

The computer is a Dimension 9200 / XPS 410 / DXP061 - I bought the 410 in 2006.  I am running a Core2 Duo 6600 @ 2.40GHz.  The system has 4 GB of ram and 6 sata ports.  I had replaced the power supply some time ago with a 550W Corsair 80 plus PS.  

 

I installed a EverCool Dual 5.25 in. Drive Bay to Triple 3.5 in. HDD Cooling Box in the two 5.25 bays to hold three hard drives.  The case is designed to house two hard drives on the bottom in an unusual setup but I placed two drives there.  Now, because of the PS SATA power cabling, I was forced to put only three drives up top (there is room for an additional two drives beneath the two 5.25 bays), and a third drive on the bottom of the case with the other two.  There is another reason for this - the distance between the SATA PS ports is too small to span the distance between the two drives situated horizontally, so using the third drive in between allows use of all three power ports.  This drive I leave standing on its side - quite inelegant but the box does not move.  

 

I have two Hitachi HDS5C302 2 TB drives (one is parity),

One Samsung HD204UI 2 TB drive,

A WD WD20EARS 2 TB,

A Hitachi HDS72101 1 TB,

and a Samsung HD102UJ 1 TB drive

 

This gives me a total of 8 TB storage.  The server has run pretty flawlessly.  I have been steadily copying media to various shares - I am using only share directories.  Disk temps have been below 35 almost always and are typically around 30 - I am worried this is too cold as when not in use, the drive temps get as low as 18 to 21, depending on the drive location.  I also have a gigabit network card installed; the onboard ethernet was always a bit flaky.  

 

I have a mixed network but when copying from a puter with gigabit ethernet, I typically get transfer rates in the 33 MB/s range, occasionally higher.  Overall it is a bit flaky from a hardware layout perspective but it works fine.  I am looking forward to building a bigger system down the road when I run out of storage.  However, once Unraid 5 is released and I can add 3 TB drives, this configuration could handle as much as 15 TB of data, if I replace all the drives.  If existing drives fail I will replace them with the larger drives.  I am also considering upgrading my license to handle more drives and just build the larger array sooner.  We will see.

syslog-2011-10-08.txt

Your syslog looks quite normal, thanks for sharing.  Please add this to the wiki as level 1 certified!

 

I did notice in your syslog that your DHCP router seems to reset the server's connection each time the server isn't used for a bit of time.  You might consider using a static IP with your server if you ever have any trouble with it.  If you don't have trouble, then don't mess with it!

 

Sounds a lot like my first server.  Post some pics in the UCD forum!