I was very intrigued when I found out about Storage Spaces and ReFS being introduced in Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8. But now that I’ve spent some time with it, I’m left disappointed, and I will not be trusting my precious data with either of these features, just yet. Microsoft publicly announced StorageContinue reading “Storage Spaces Leaves Me Empty”
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Synology DS2411+ Performance Review
In my last post I compared the performance of Synology DS1511+ against the QNAP TS-859 Pro. As I finished writing that post, Synology announced the new Synology DS2411+. Instead of using a DS1511+ and DX510 extender for 10 disks, the DS2411+ offers 12 disks in a single device. The price difference is also marginal, DS1511+Continue reading “Synology DS2411+ Performance Review”
Synology DS1511+ vs. QNap TS-859 Pro, iSCSI MPIO Performance
Untitled Page I have been very happy with my QNap TS-859 Pro (Amazon), but I’ve run out of space while archiving my media collection, and I needed to expand the storage capacity. You can read about my experience with the TS-859 Pro here, and my experience archiving my media collection here. My primary objective withContinue reading “Synology DS1511+ vs. QNap TS-859 Pro, iSCSI MPIO Performance”
Archiving my CD, DVD and BD collection
I am about two thirds done archiving my entire CD, DVD, and BD collection to network storage. I have been ripping on a part time basis for about 5 months, and so far I’ve ripped over 700 discs. I have considered archiving my media collection for some time, but just never got around to it.Continue reading “Archiving my CD, DVD and BD collection”
Unlimited online backup providers becoming extinct
I just received an email from ElephantDrive informing me that my legacy unlimited storage account will be terminated in 30 days, and that I must select a new plan. In July 2009 ElephantDrive announced that they are no longer offering their $100 per year unlimited storage plan. ElephantDrive is now offering a $200 per yearContinue reading “Unlimited online backup providers becoming extinct”
Delete, Are You Sure, Yes, Oh Oh
I just had one of those moments where the blood drains from your head as you contemplate what you did. I was in Disk Management Console, messing around with new drives I was testing, and I wanted to delete the volumes. Right Click, Delete, Are you sure, your data will be lost, and without thinkingContinue reading “Delete, Are You Sure, Yes, Oh Oh”
Data Robotics DroboPro vs. QNAP TS-859 Pro
I previously wrote about my impressions of the DroboPro, and in case I was not clear, I was not impressed. I recently read the announcement of the new QNAP TS-859 Pro, and from the literature it seemed like a great device, high performance, feature rich, and power saving. The TS-859 Pro is now available, andContinue reading “Data Robotics DroboPro vs. QNAP TS-859 Pro”
DroboPro Impressions
In this post I am describing, and partly reviewing, my experience using a DroboPro over iSCSI. I have been aware of of the Drobo storage devices for some time now, but never used one or knew anybody that owned one. Recently a coworker’s large home RAID system had a controller failure, and after recovering theContinue reading “DroboPro Impressions”
Hitachi Ultrastar and Seagate Barracude LP 2TB drives
In my previous post I talked about Western Digital RE4-GP 2TB drive problems. In this post I present my test results for 2TB drives from Seagate and Hitachi. The test setup is the same as for the RE4-GP testing, except that I only tested 4 drives from each manufacturer. Unlike the enterprise class WD RE4-GPContinue reading “Hitachi Ultrastar and Seagate Barracude LP 2TB drives”
Western Digital RE4-GP 2TB Drive Problems
In my previous two posts I described my research into the power saving features of various enterprise class RAID controllers. In this post I detail the results of my testing of the Western Digital RE4-GP enterprise class “green” drives when used with hardware RAID controllers from Adaptec, Areca, and LSI. To summarize, the RE4-GP driveContinue reading “Western Digital RE4-GP 2TB Drive Problems”
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