WhatPC has a nice article looking at how to build a Network Attached Storage device using the FreeNAS VMWare virtual appliance running under VMWare player.
Loading and running a virtual appliance this way is easy. Rather than buy a custom Nas appliance, a virtual implementation can be downloaded and set to work on a redundant Windows or Linux PC in a process that should take about an hour.
Performance will be dictated by the PC and if you’ve lots of files to store, a disk upgrade may be in order. But it requires hardly any technical expertise. Plus it’s a good first step to understanding what virtualisation has to offer.
That’s what virtual appliances are all about, complex server software made easy.
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