Hi Haioken
Thank you for your reply - and the work looking into this for me! I really do appreciate it.
I shall look at your sugestions and see how it works.
My usage of Rockstor is envisaged like this:
I run a photography business and for a long time all my ‘Non Recoverable’ files have been backed up onto an external HDD which is ok as a back up. But I’m expanding things and I need files availiable to me when I’m out and about and at my business partners address. So It’s a mixture of having a personal ‘Dropbox’ type of solution that I can easily dip in and out of and choose whom I share files with plus a VPN system that will allow full access to my files. All tapping into a NAS (to replace my HDD backup) where all my files will be kept. I want my Pc’s for processing - not storage. I’m also going for double redundancy on the NAS just in case of Hardware faliure oe worse!
Ideally I want a filing system that is accessed by the VPN (which I think I can do with Rockstor) and have the Cloud service (Owncloud) as an add on.
Hope all of this makes sense - guess I want to separate my Computers into Storage / Access and processing and not have everythong on one machine.
If you’ve any thoughts on how this could be realistcally acheived I’d be very grateful.
Will of course let you know how I get on with your suggestions.
Many thanls
Paul