Optimal Storage Server

[Shaffin Bhanji <shaffin.bhanji@gmail.com>]

Hello,

I am trying to put together a 2U storage server for data. I have 
previously invested in NAS equipment such as the Netgear NAS 1100 that I 
have been disappointed in to say the least - data write speed of 5MB/s.

This time around I want to build something that I have control over 
hardware than to rely on equipment that I am locked in with, and not to 
mention limitations.

I would like an opinion from this group on successful implementation as 
I will highly be using the server for vitalization disks (iSCSI), 
backup, file share, etc. I want to make sure that I chose the right 
hardware to get the best read/write performance.

Experiences shared will greatly be appreciated.

Thanks,
Sam.