In an ongoing effort to improve network storage, we ordered a Quantum Snap! Server 4100. It arrived this morning, so today’s task is to install and configure the machine. Over the next couple of days I’ll see about testing a few configuration arrangements with an eye toward switching everyone over by month’s end.

One of the challenges I’m facing is that this is essentially just a Linux box with a giant RAID array. All of the Netware and Windows connectivity is purely emulated, so I must deal with a variety of limitations on how smoothly I can integrate this machine into the rest of the network. For instance, how hard is it going to be to do fine-tuned directory-level security? It may not be possible at all, which means I’ll have to completely re-think how we’re going to use this machine.

Fun, what? Oh, and in keeping with the Tenchi-based naming scheme, the Quantum is now known as Tokimi. (I already have a Washuu and a Tsunami.)