Short and sweet: how to choose a RAID/HBA controller for the server
RAID controllers have not left and are not going to, on the contrary, hardware controllers for NVME and PCI Express drives (including M2 format drives) are entering the market. The abundance of drives and software features of RAID/HBA make you approach this choice as responsibly as possible, otherwise you may lose data.
RAID controllers have not left and are not going to, on the contrary, hardware controllers for NVME and PCI Express drives (including M2 format drives) are entering the ...
QNAP TS-262 - Little hero of a small office
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Features of the data storage subsystem in QNAP TS-262
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QNAP HBS3 supports configurable versioning and ... able to cover all the data storage needs of a small ...
What can Synology be replaced with in the conditions of sanctions. Part 2: Choosing a software
The most difficult thing is not even to pick up packages to replace Synology services with free ones, but to support their work, promptly responding to glitches and updates. This is not an easy, but doable task that can be completed in a few weeks.
Installing applications, configuring services
Having planned the storage, I proceed to installing the software. Docker is already installed, and now I will install MergerFS and SnapRAID file system support for the archived data array. For example ...
What can Synology be replaced with in the conditions of sanctions. Part 1: Choosing a stable platform.
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Discovering the features of QNAP QGD-3014 - a hybrid of a PoE switch and a NAS
A very unusual NAS, which the manufacturer himself considers to be Smart Edge switches. It has a built-in PoE switch for 16 ports, as well as 2.5-Gigabit Upstream interfaces and a software architecture with isolated network spaces for video surveillance.
Usually, the infrastructure of video surveillance systems in buildings is hidden in telecommunication cabinets, installed in isolated rooms, away from prying eyes and ears. However, not every company can afford a dedicated space for NVR ...
QNAP TS-h1886XU-RP Review: meet the ZFS-based QuTS hero operating system
... used, to the traditional, understandable RAID. For example, to create an ... and in QNAP you just create the RAID 50 and RAID 60 you ... transactional load, when reading, RAID TP in some ways even ... wins over RAID 5 and RAID 6 when reading, but ... In the future, the fifth RAID works with approximately the same ... performance as the RAID TP, leaving the 6th RAID in the ... switching from SAN to iSCSI, then using QNAP QuTS hero, you can ... conduct normal economic activities. On data storage systems, you can mine a ...
Storage and backup of virtual machines on QNAP NAS
... purchase and in content, unconsolidated data storages are unreliable, and NAS, depending ... compute servers - QNAP can work for them as iSCSI/NFS storage. If ... the site uses video surveillance, QNAP can ... are arguing how to organize data storage in your infrastructure, think about ... used not only for write/read cache, but also for organizing ... SSD (read
how virtualization and tier-ing works in QNAP NAS
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... purchase a dedicated data storage, but at least the same QNAP TS-2477XU ...
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 ...
QNAP TS-2483XU-RP review: 24-disk head unit NAS
... TS-2483XU-RP is a data storage system with a head ... iSCSI LUNs.
A tale of a failed GPU experiment
Last year, QNAP ... can replicate snapshots to external data storage, thus replacing backups. Snapshots ... both regular file folders and iSCSI LUNs, and in the ... to mount a snapshot in iSCSI target to work with ... 256Gb
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iSCSI Connection
LUN file system - ... traditional synthetics when connecting via iSCSI for a disk formatted ... via a QNAP QM2 adapter and combined into RAID 1.
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QNAP QSW-1208-8C: 10GBe switch review
This switch has no competitor with the same number of ports and support for 2.5 G Base-T and 5GBase-T. We tested this model for compatibility with existing network cards and cables, as well as measured performance.
When purchasing a modern 10-Gigabit NAS, you will probably ask yourself the question: what should I connect it to? Regardless of whether your server has 10 GB network ports or you will add them with expansion cards, you need to decide whether you will use a copper cable (twisted ...
