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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 ...
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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 ...
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What can Synology be replaced with in the conditions of sanctions. Part 2: Choosing a software

... perhaps Nextcloud is able to replace Synology services to a greater extent ... why do I choose to replace Synology services? Samba/NFS/iSCSI: ... version is quite capable of replacing Synology Media Server. It is better to ... any ultimate solution that could replace Synology Notes.  Standard Notes  is ... one method - using a hardware RAID controller where the disk load ... company's point of view, replacing Synology will require the involvement of ... drives, mixing ZFS and hardware RAID, and you will never run ...
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What can Synology be replaced with in the conditions of sanctions. Part 1: Choosing a stable platform.

... it extremely difficult to replace Synology? In general, Synology's business was built ... of server platforms or self-assembled computers. For two decades, Synology has ... with cascading, powerful backup server and fast deployment with easy ... RAID again. In general, all those rakes that the programmers of Synology ... and read files from it. You can turn off the server, get ... modern hardware installed in the server (unlike VMware ESXi). In ... management support for accessing the server behind a NAT provider, ...
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Exclusive interview with Synology GmbH CEO Jeffrey Huang

... Web3 and decentralization, ZFS and RAID 2.0+, will DSM be ... has great advantages over traditional RAID arrays, but I wonder why ... our users focus on file server, backup server, video surveillance, office productivity ... 7, Synology still offers innovative solutions to speed up RAID recovery time ... . In addition, we provide a rate limiting feature to balance resources ... between the recovery rate and the impact on the ... time to prepare for node replacement. Synology has not implemented this yet ...
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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 ...
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Synology RS4021xs+review. An inexpensive NAS that has everything!

... of various services. In the Synology corporate storage line, the ... general file sharing needs. Synology nass perform such tasks independently ... that the customer who purchases Synology RS40xx already understands which ... in RAID arrays. It is not specified what technologies Synology used ... with the interesting features of Synology for business: Active backup ... if stored on another server, do not replace full-fledged backups. ... File protocols It is assumed that one Synology ...
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Lenovo ThinkAgile VX3320 review - a hyperconverged solution for simplified enterprise-wide vSAN deployment

Hyperconverged systems are rapidly gaining popularity and are already becoming the standard for building virtualization platforms in the corporate environment. Lenovo has released a special series of servers for installing and running VMware vSAN with tools for simplified administration and deployment at the customer's facility. The ideology of hyperconvergent solutions using VMware technologies has its advantages: this is a relatively low cost at the start, and the ability to scale almost ...
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Article about vertical wall-mounting of servers

An interesting solution for home laboratories, small test rooms or maintenance-free points where 1-2-3 pieces of equipment are placed, and every square centimeter is worth its weight in gold I often came up with the idea: why not place servers vertically, because if you do not have a special server rack, but have a 1U-4U machine, and even a full length of 655 mm, then this bandura will take up the entire room, the entire table or rack. No, I'm not saying that server cabinets are outdated and ...
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What's new in Synology DSM 7? We analyze 7 improvements for a business customer

... Fibre Channel Protocol, acceleration of RAID functions, a redesigned SSD cache ... SSD read/write cache (for more information about SSD caching in Synology ... drives in the SSD read/write cache fails, Synology DSM automatically resets ... Much more interesting is that RAID 6 was accelerated, both functioning ... of the performance of RAID arrays in Synology. But to maintain readiness ... a spare one assigned to replace it will automatically take its ... sense to update the existing Synology server fleet for the DSM release ...
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