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Synology UC3200 Review: affordable dual-controller iSCSI storage

First dual-controller storage from Synology, marketed as iSCSI storage for virtualization hosts. We will test how quickly it switches between controllers and how it recovers back. Perhaps since Synology released its first rackmount NAS, at all press conferences the company has been asked when will they release a 2-controller solution? The manufacturer himself explained for a long time that the company has a High Availability solution for organizing NAS into a cluster, that in the modern ...
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QNAP TS-2483XU-RP review: 24-disk head unit NAS

QNAP has got very interesting monstrous NAS-s for working with large amounts of data. The storage system under consideration today with a head unit for 24 3.5-inch hard drives makes it possible to pack 384 TB of data into one system and do without expansion shelves at all, which may be quite enough for the needs of a small enterprise. QNAP has got very interesting monstrous NAS-s for working with large amounts of data. The model under review with the long name TS-2483XU-RP is a data storage ...
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Aquantia AQtion AQC107 vs Intel X550-T2 - comparing 10G interfaces in iSCSI and CIFS file operations

Aquantia network chips are increasingly being distributed as an expensive home or low-cost business solution for 10-Gigabit networks. We compared the company's youngest chip with Intel's flagship network card when working with file operations, and the results were amazing. The young company Aquantia was not known to anyone 2-3 years ago, and today its network controllers have become a passport to the world of 10-Gigabit networks for thousands of gamers around the world. This brand entered ...
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Huawei OceanStor 2200 V3 review - entry-level block virtualization storage

This SAN storage system has many features that make it worth paying attention to. First of all, this is the RAID 2.0+ technology, thanks to which in our testing, RAID 5 survived a fall of 6 drives! In addition, this is an extended work with snapshots, because each of them can be mounted as a separate LUN, automatic LUN reduction and much more. Huawei storage systems are relatively new, and today the Chinese manufacturer successfully competes with brands such as Dell/EMC, Netapp and HPE. ...
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Thecus N5500 Review: enterprise 5-disk file server

... most interesting thing is dynamic iSCSI partitioning, which will save ... design, ROM breakage-resistant memory, iSCSI target, load balancing, and ... Supports up to 5 iSCSI targets iSCSI Dynamic Section Stacking support ... for USB and iSCSI partitions. Moreover, both regular iSCSI partitions and ... size of the dynamic iSCSI volume. Dynamic iSCSI volumes allow you ... Another useful enterprise feature is iSCSI stacking support. This gives you ... not afraid of competition from NetGear and QNap. Support for the ZFS ...
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NetGear ReadyNAS 3200 - 12-disk industrial storage

... competitors are not so much QNAP or Thecus as IBM, ... that now. NetGear ReadyNAS 3200 Design Externally NetGear ReadyNAS 3200 looks ... Programming Features Year after year NetGear has been improving its ... accordingly, take advantage of this. NetGear ReadyNAS 3200 can not only ... Like most reputable NAS manufacturers, NetGear supports the installation of additional ... for rack equipment. Conclusions NetGear ReadyNAS 3200 is the very ... efficient backup system, support for iSCSI sequential backup, plus the ...
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Nine QNAP server features your business may need

We have already written many times that QNAP NAS-s on Linux platform can become indispensable helpers in business, shouldering the responsibilities of other infrastructure elements on their electronic shoulders. And by purchasing a small QNAP file server for your company, it is possible that soon you will be using it for more than just storing files. In this article, we will discuss the standard features of the new generation of QNAP firmware, useful for small companies. In the modern ...
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Synology DS1010+ review: keep your data in business class

... inferior to its main competitor, QNAP. Lacking a chassis design ... possible for you. Neither QNAP nor Thecus has this capability ... of its main competitor, QNAP TS-559 PRO+, which ... has long been used in Netgear file servers, allows you ... and supports cross-mapping between iSCSI targets and moons. Moreover, ... you can allow multiple iSCSI initiators to work simultaneously on ... bottleneck. RAID 5, ISCSI RAID 6, ISCSI In general, when connecting ... , state-of-the-art iSCSI implementation, latest Web-based ...
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NETGEAR ReadyNAS Pro - Pentium Dual Core 6-Disk File Server

... , it supports Windows AD and iSCSI, as well as the advanced ... , 1 gigabyte of RAM and iSCSI support. All of this suggests ... Pro Business Edition NETGEAR file servers differ from QNAP or Synology products ... a function for creating iSCSI targets. Created iSCSI volumes can be expanded ... without removing the iSCSI volume. Of the additional iSCSI features, only password ... available. You cannot change the iSCSI port or configure iSNS. For ...
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Modern methods of data backup of servers and workstations

In the infrastructure of any modern enterprise, a special place should be given to data storage and backup systems. In case of failure, human error or for maintaining archives, but the data must be reliably protected from loss, prying eyes or natural disaster. In this article, we will explain what hardware is used to copy data in different cases. The active development of information technologies, which began at the very beginning of the 21st century and does not plan to stop in the coming ...