Category Archives: RAID

Build a Home Media Server with unRAID

Ben Long has written a post on PC World website on his experience with Lime Technology‘s unRAID. It’s not so much about how to build a home media server with unRAID, but more an account of his (positive) experience: “One … Continue reading

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Exploring RAID in OpenSUSE

Exploring RAID in OpenSUSE in 3 posts Part 1, 2 and 3 Part 1 Exploring RAID in OpenSUSE 11.1 Define RAID Level Part 2 Mounting the RAID Device What Happens to RAID After Reboot? Part 3 Querying RAID Monitoring RAID … Continue reading

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Thecus multiple RAID setup (Video Tutorial)

Thecus has uploaded a new video tutorial featuring multiple RAID setup. To help with using the latest AJAX interface to configure multiple RAID, a step-by-step video clip is available (below). The Thecus® N5500 provides a unique multiple RAID function, allowing … Continue reading

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LSI RAID controller cards based on 6Gb SAS Technology

LSI Corporation launched in the channel a new generation of high-performance MegaRAID SATA+SAS RAID controller cards based on 6Gb/s SAS technology. With new 6Gb/s SAS product features and support for SATA, SAS and solid-state drives (SSDs), the MegaRAID 9200 series … Continue reading

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Coraid EtherDrive SAN boosts fault tolerance with double parity RAID

Coraid Inc., a provider of SAN (storage area network) solutions, announced availability of a firmware upgrade that introduces RAID6 (redundant array of independent disks) support for EtherDrive SAN. Double Parity RAID, or RAID6, safeguards against data loss by allowing an … Continue reading

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New 7-bay NAS Server from Thecus

Thecus announced the availability of its latest 7-bay NAS server, the N7700SAS. The N7700SAS includes seven SATA/SAS hard disk bays that accommodate multiple terabytes of storage. It runs on an Intel Core 2 Duo processor and 2GB of DDR2 memory. … Continue reading

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Just released – Netgear RAIDiator 4.1.6

NETGEAR is pleased to announce the release of RAIDiator 4.1.6, an update firmware for the ReadyNAS NV+, NV, Duo, 1100, X6, and (see Limitations).  We urge that you update to the latest firmware to take advantage of newly added features and … Continue reading

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New Redundant RAID 5 NAS Appliance from Elma

ACT/Technico, now part of Elma Electronic Inc.’s  Systems division, offers the RAIDStor NAS Appliance, a compact, rugged network attached storage (NAS) platform that provides highly reliable, redundant data collection and storage in applications with high shock and vibration parameters. The … Continue reading

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