An Indiana University department needed a new file server with more storage space. The project used spare university-owned equipment to create a new, more powerful file server with more storage than the previous file server. The new physical server will eventually replace a subscription-based virtual machine and save the department several thousands of dollars per year. Redundant storage and regular backups are used to give the file server more reliability. Eight 2TB hard drives were installed and configured in a RAID 5 array, yielding more than six times the storage capacity supported by the hosted machine. Once the file shares are moved from the virtual machine, the new physical server will support more than 1,000 users.
Project Student: Jacob Sparks
