Storage Spaces–Part 1
A quick walk-through for creating a storage spaces parity volume. Make sure you check back for the benchmark results in the next segment. The post Storage Spaces–Part 1 appeared first on The Doc's...
View ArticleStorage Spaces-The Verdict (for now)
Storage Spaces has been the buzz since the release of the consumer preview and the beta of Server 8. Naturally the attraction is the flexibility of the Storage Spaces and how easy it is to configure...
View ArticleExploring Storage Spaces in Server 8
Recently I did some testing and a short video on Storage Spaces in Windows 8. Although very easy to use, the performance was not very impressive. I wanted to see if both the process, as well as the...
View ArticleStorage Spaces-Mirroring and Stripe-JBOD
In the first part, I performance tested the parity volume to see how it stacked up against a hardware RAID. Now that we have seen the huge performance impact of parity volumes, it was now time to see...
View ArticleCreating a Stripe-Mirror in Storage Spaces
Here is a short video How to create a stripe or mirror in Storage Spaces The post Creating a Stripe-Mirror in Storage Spaces appeared first on The Doc's World.
View ArticleMicrosoft’s New Online Backup
Recently had the opportunity to try the beta of the new Online Backup from Microsoft. Presently it is being tested along with the Server 8 Beta, however based on my limited experience with it, I hope...
View ArticleStorage Spaces Performance–Server 2012
Back in March of the this year I spent some time testing Storage Spaces on the Server 8 Beta, along with the Storage Spaces in Windows 8. As you can see from my prior articles, I was not too impressed...
View ArticleWHS 2011 Hardware Upgrade
For quite some time now I have been wanting to upgrade my main WHS box. Not so much in terms of CPU or motherboard but rater the case, CPU cooler, and the power supply. Ever since I upgraded my...
View ArticleStorage Spaces Failure
I have been testing and using storage spaces on Sever Essentials since its release. I am using it to back up two systems as well as for some Movies, Music, and Photos. Mostly testing and very light...
View ArticleStorage Spaces-Server Essentials RC
In following tradition, below are the updated benchmarks of the Release Candidate of Server Essentials. As you can see from the benchmarks below, things have not improved in terms of performance. In...
View ArticleServer 2012 Storage Spaces-Testing the RTM Version
Intro and Test Setup Following in the tradition of testing each release, here is a summary of the testing I did on the RTM version of Server 2012 Storage Spaces. Since this has the final code, the...
View ArticleD-Link Cloud Router 2000-Great Hardware but Bad Software
I have been a fan of D-Link routers for quite sometime. I have always thought their hardware was good, reliable, and well priced. Since I have an iPad 2 which has a 5 GHz 802.11a transmitter, and I...
View ArticleStorage Spaces–2012 Essentials R2
Well, here we go again with another round with Storage Spaces. If you have read my other reviews on Storage Spaces, you know that I have not been a fan of past versions, especially in the parity...
View ArticleArk 2U Rack Mount Case
As I referred to in my article on my home rack server project, I bought a 2U case to house my VM server. I already had a smaller rack mount case, however it would only accept a mini-ITX board and I...
View ArticleCustomer Service Lives Part One – QNAP
Typically, when it comes to consumer level items, very few companies stand firmly behind their products. Sure you can buy something and return to Amazon or Newegg but how about some real support when...
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