Hi
I'm new to Kaleidescape and I just started working on putting together a great system for my house. I just joined the forum mid February 2015 and thanks to the help of everyone on the Kaleidescape Owners' Forum, I have purchased a 3U Server and an M700 Disc Vault for my system from other forum members. Thank you everyone for your advice and help to date!
Being new, I still have a lot of questions on many different aspects of owning K-Scape and I was hoping you could help. Here is some basic information on my system and a list of some of my questions:
Disc Storage Capacity: My current 3U system has 3 2TB discs for a total of 6 TB. I am looking to quickly increase the storage capacity of the system. Is there an explanation on the forum describing how I can combine different disc sizes (some 2 TB's and some 4 TB's) and how this impacts actual storage space on the system? Also, is it possible to just purchase all new discs (4 TB's) and replace the older 2 TB's while keeping the same system (and legacy rights)? I ask these questions because I know that the servers use one drive for Raid and one drive as a hot swap drive.
System Storage and connectivity: I see all of the K-Scape equipment is designed to be housed in server racks. Can the equipment be used w/o a server rack? That is, just placed on a tv stand or in a home theater style cabinet? If not, has the community settled on any particular server racks/styles? I know most server racks are not attractive and I don't want it sitting out in the room by the tv. Are there any server racks/cabinets that are designed as furniture? Also, I imagine I would need a server rack with cooling and perhaps sound insulation. Is this the case?
Finally, if I move the equipment into a different room to hide it from view, do you know at what distance the remote will work and how long of a data cable run I could make without losing signal clarity?
Thanks for the help!
Rich
I'm new to Kaleidescape and I just started working on putting together a great system for my house. I just joined the forum mid February 2015 and thanks to the help of everyone on the Kaleidescape Owners' Forum, I have purchased a 3U Server and an M700 Disc Vault for my system from other forum members. Thank you everyone for your advice and help to date!
Being new, I still have a lot of questions on many different aspects of owning K-Scape and I was hoping you could help. Here is some basic information on my system and a list of some of my questions:
Disc Storage Capacity: My current 3U system has 3 2TB discs for a total of 6 TB. I am looking to quickly increase the storage capacity of the system. Is there an explanation on the forum describing how I can combine different disc sizes (some 2 TB's and some 4 TB's) and how this impacts actual storage space on the system? Also, is it possible to just purchase all new discs (4 TB's) and replace the older 2 TB's while keeping the same system (and legacy rights)? I ask these questions because I know that the servers use one drive for Raid and one drive as a hot swap drive.
System Storage and connectivity: I see all of the K-Scape equipment is designed to be housed in server racks. Can the equipment be used w/o a server rack? That is, just placed on a tv stand or in a home theater style cabinet? If not, has the community settled on any particular server racks/styles? I know most server racks are not attractive and I don't want it sitting out in the room by the tv. Are there any server racks/cabinets that are designed as furniture? Also, I imagine I would need a server rack with cooling and perhaps sound insulation. Is this the case?
Finally, if I move the equipment into a different room to hide it from view, do you know at what distance the remote will work and how long of a data cable run I could make without losing signal clarity?
Thanks for the help!
Rich