I'm trying to decide how best to use a pair of 4TB external USB3 disks in my file server. At this point I've pulled one of the disks from it's enclosure and installed it in the file server. Now I'm ...

I have just finished building my new home server and am trying to figure out the best way to go for the RAID settings and VM host software.<BR><BR>My server will hold all of my files and operate as a ...

In my last blog entry, I talked about VLDBs. One of the tactics suggested was to use as many data files on as many drives as possible to give better I/O performance. This makes sense, but the usual ...

Sure, you can now get a terabyte of networked attached storage for under $1,000. But will that price buy you RAID levels 0, 1, 1+0, and 5? Or an 8-port 10/100Mbps Ethernet LAN switch? Or built-in ...

That’s why you’ll often hear home lab enthusiasts and data-hoarders (including yours truly) mention the importance of extra ...

But what if the NAS goes offline? Heck, even if the storage drives and the underlying OS can be restored using some tech wizardry, there are plenty of untoward scenarios where the ...