Re: file server

[Jerome BENOIT <sphericaltriangle@rezozer.net>]

Hello,

On 12/07/2023 13:48, lina wrote:
> Currently I do not have a plan to keep the data, once the data finished analyzing, I can just remove it.

Do you want a `scratch space` [1] ?
What can be also interesting to know is whether you can compress your data.

Best wishes,
Jerome

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scratch_space

> On Wed, Jul 12, 2023 at 12:26 PM Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org <mailto:dsr@randomstring.org>> wrote:
>
>     lina wrote:
>      > Dear all,
>      >
>      > My computer only has 2 TB data storage capacity,
>      >
>      > I want to have 100 TB capacity to store/analyze data.
>      >
>      > I am thinking of adding 5 hard drives, each is 18TB, and then merge them
>      > into one volume?
>      > or get a file server?
>      > What is the best option for me, and what is the budget?
>
>     Two questions:
>
>     - do you have a backup plan in mind, or will you accept the loss
>        of all data?
>
>     - how fast does new data come in, and how long do you need to
>        keep it around?
>
>     -dsr-