Jump to content

Computer Without hard drive?

Firenyth
 Share
Go to solution Solved by Electronics Wizardy,

Most all modern pcs support pxe booting from a network boot server, but really, just have a small ssd for the os, makes working with it much easier.

Posted

is it possible to have a computer boot from a storage server?

 

my idea is to have a storage server with a few drives in some raid configuration and have it accessible from anywhere, but the catch is i would like to have another computer use this storage structure as its C: drive access via network cable.

 

i haven't worked out any particulars yet as this is still conceptual.

 

Thanks for any help 

Processor:Intel i7 5930k,     Motherboard:Gigabyte X99-UD4,     RAM:32GB ddr4,     GPU:2x GTX 770 SC,     Case:Corsair 780t,     Storage:2TB hard drive, 120GB SSD, 1GB external hard drive,

 

Power supply:cooler master v750 semi-modular,     Monitors:2x Philips 23" 1920x1080,     Cooling:XSPC raystorm water cooled CPU, 6 coolermaster jetflo 120mm fans.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
56 minutes ago, Firenyth said:

is it possible to have a computer boot from a storage server?

 

my idea is to have a storage server with a few drives in some raid configuration and have it accessible from anywhere, but the catch is i would like to have another computer use this storage structure as its ? drive access via network cable.

 

i haven't worked out any particulars yet as this is still conceptual.

 

Thanks for any help  

Wouldn't that be basically virtualization?

I once gave Luke and Linus pizza.

Proud member of the ITX club.

**SCRAPYARD WARS!!!!**

#BringBackLuke

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Yes. You could either boot using FC or iscsi 

Can Anybody Link A Virtual Machine while I go download some RAM?

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Solution

Most all modern pcs support pxe booting from a network boot server, but really, just have a small ssd for the os, makes working with it much easier.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author
7 hours ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Most all modern pcs support pxe booting from a network boot server, but really, just have a small ssd for the os, makes working with it much easier.

yea figured as much, thanks

Processor:Intel i7 5930k,     Motherboard:Gigabyte X99-UD4,     RAM:32GB ddr4,     GPU:2x GTX 770 SC,     Case:Corsair 780t,     Storage:2TB hard drive, 120GB SSD, 1GB external hard drive,

 

Power supply:cooler master v750 semi-modular,     Monitors:2x Philips 23" 1920x1080,     Cooling:XSPC raystorm water cooled CPU, 6 coolermaster jetflo 120mm fans.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I run my ESXI off of a flash drive, and Unraid recommends the same. 

Dedicating all the local drives to the data store is a perfectly reasonable thing to do. 

Intel 11700K - Gigabyte 3080 Ti- Gigabyte Z590 Aorus Pro - Sabrent Rocket NVME - Corsair 16GB DDR4

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing Servers, NAS, and Home Lab

×