RIP, nemesis
Nemesis, my main fileserver/webserver/dhcp/etc. just bit the big one. Bad, too: no response to the power button. The power supply is probably okay, because several LEDs on the motherboard light up, but no fan spin, no HD spin up.
Yay.
So, I get to try to replace it. Temporarily, I’m going to try to put the drives in my desktop (thanatos), and re-purpose it. But that’s not a long term solution, since I need thanatos to be my desktop.
One possibility is to buy a new desktop. I’m planning on getting a new gaming machine when Diablo 3 comes out anyway, so maybe I should buy it early. However, with no ETA for Diablo 3, I can get much more machine by waiting. Then, too, I’m not done with Fallout 3, and the DLC isn’t even out yet for the PS3, and I have to go back and finish InFamous at some point, so I probably won’t have time for Diablo 3 any time soon anyway. So buying a new desktop is probably out.
Another possibility is to just replace nemesis with the cheapest setup I can find. That’s certainly quick, and easy. Another possibility, which I’ve been considering for a while, is to get a NAS. Some of them are quite nice, and I’m too old to enjoy administering a box anymore. I’ve also read some good things about some of them. I guess some serious pricing of options is in order…
Of course, my decision may be made for me if something happened to the drives in the crash of nemesis. There may be no point in trying to build a quick-and-easy replacement. Time to find out I guess.