Setting up a free micro-cloud using the Terramaster F2-423
... their hand-bought servers, on NAS's and Raspberry Pi. ... version 6, a mini-revolution took place in this file system ... 423 is too weak for these tasks, we recommend that you ... select processing these functions in 1 thread in ... new NAS, you will only need to change the paths to these ... self-assembled server under Ubuntu/Centos Linux.
Conclusions
I did not set ... software without waiting for the NAS manufacturer to adapt them to ... understand, the requirements for the NAS in this case are decreasing ...
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
This model shows that even a small 2-disk desktop NAS can pleasantly surprise with storage capabilities: up to 4 NVME SSDs and up to 16 hard drives when using cards and expansion shelves. The ability to configure layer-by-layer storage and run applications in containers in a compartment with a 2.5-gigabit network makes it an excellent choice for a modern office with remote access and Wi-Fi 6.
I already described the concept of a modern office in which all employees work remotely and only ...
Server fans: what they are, how they work
Server fans play a key role in maintaining the temperature at an optimal level. They operate at high speeds to ensure sufficient airflow within the server system, thereby cooling it. Most server fans are designed to operate at different speeds, which significantly enhances their efficiency. This means that when the server system is under load, the server fans operate at higher speeds to increase cooling, and when the load is light, the speed decreases.
The main function of server fans is to ...
Terra Master F2-221 2-bay NAS review - an inexpensive solution for the home/SOHO
... its rivals, it did not focus only on NAS, but immediately offered ... are supported by a VPN server installed as an application from ... a more recent server via Docker.
Access to a NAS with a ... the entire NAS, and even then in our case it did not ... -in Web interface. An FTP server with secure sFTP connection support ... to a third-party Rsync server.
To backup the network infrastructure ... flexibility, but copes with its task.
Docker
Last but not least ... of view of software, I did not expect a miracle from ...
Discovering the features of QNAP QGD-3014 - a hybrid of a PoE switch and a NAS
... one of those. This is a typical 4-disk NAS for ... spare cells of the drive, thus extending its service life.
... 3014, although we will not touch on this, since the ... good 1-Gigabit Broadcom BCM5720 server controller, which are designed ... internal network controllers, a DHCP server is running, distributing by default ... change manually. By default, these two internal network controllers connect ... our tests, the CPU usage did not exceed 40%.
Conclusions
No ... of view, the NAS is exactly what should take root in Edge ...
Using the ECS Liva Q1 micro-computer as a home server
Today we will talk about the ECS Liva Q1 micro-computer, a model for office tasks with a 4-core Pentium N4200 processor, 4 GB of RAM, Wi-Fi 802.11n and two 1GBase-T network ports, which is ideal for creating an Edge server for VPN, Wi-Fi, NAS and smart home.
Today, during the shortage of computer components, against the background of the general rise in price of everything and everything, the computer has turned into the same luxury item as a sports car or a golf club subscription. However, ...
Review of Icy Dock ICY Dock MB508SP-B - 8 bay cage for 2.5 inch SAS/SATA drives
Icy Dock company is the most famous manufacturer of disk cages for HDD and SSD, widely known for its series of metal cases for hard drives ToughArmor, which could drive a car without damaging the drives. Today, when it seems that the world has already completely switched to SSD, and Name M.2 boards are replacing SATA SSDs, there are still reasons for choosing 2.5-inch hard drives. This is a relatively inexpensive volume, which is provided by SATA models with a capacity of 4 TB, and high ...
Review of ASRock Rack EPC621D6U-2T16R server motherboard for 30+ drives
Extremely interesting server motherboard of Micro ATX format with built-in SAS controller. It can connect 30 SATA devices plus 1 NVME plus PCI Express via the Slimline port and output data via the integrated Intel X550-T2 10 Gigabit LAN controller.
Today we are reviewing the ASRockRack motherboard, which is designed for those who assemble a Big Data server or storage system for hundreds of Terabytes. The EPC621D6U-2T16R model resembles the previously considered
That is, using only one ...
Impregnable NAS: hardening and protecting Synology
A modern NAS is quite capable of protecting itself from most attacks and guaranteeing not only the continuity of the service, but also the inviolability of the stored data. Even with minimal settings and following the manufacturer's recommendations, the NAS can become an impregnable fortress for an attacker, so reliable that you can connect the device directly to the Internet without a Firewall, leave it literally in an unguarded place (which is important for peripheral installations), being ...
