Ineo-Sense ACS Padlock II - Prototype Teardown
11 Feb 2025
The Ineo-Sense ACS Padlock 2 prototype is now in hand. In this post I'll go into my findings and planned followup regarding the unit.
Scalar i6000 - Version 830Q.GS11400
16 Dec 2024
Just upgraded one of my Scalar i6000 libraries to 830Q.GS11400. Nothing major change wise from my point of view.
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6Gbps vs 12Gbps based 60-Bay DAS Unit Performance
12 Dec 2024
I use a bunch of 60-bay DAS units for my spinning rust at home. The performance difference between the units with 6Gbps SAS and 12Gbps SAS is definitely notable. Read more here!
Maintenance - 2024-12-07 & 2024-12-08
5 Dec 2024
Reracking and rewiring LMR site's three racks and three tape libraries. This includes network, storage, and servers.
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Dave Brooks Electric
25 Nov 2024
I've been using Dave Brooks Electric for a few years now - since I bought a house in Staunton, VA. The amount of outright unusual work I've had done to get my own up to scratch for my three full racks, three tape libraries, and to get my 16kVA UPS installed is absurd. That's not including the 48kW generator that's in progress.
Full review in post!
Terra-Master F8 SSD - Lightroom Catalog Storage
24 Nov 2024
How well does the F8 SSD work when used as an iSCSI target for a Windows 10 host storing the Lightroom catalog sqlite3 on it along with all previews and such? Read more here!
Terra-Master F8 SSD - Setup & Configuration
17 Nov 2024
This post covers the details around the configuration for the F8 SSD, both hardware and software, as well as BIOS changes plus setup and configuration steps.
Terra-Master F8 SSD - Fixing Fedora Boot Issues
17 Nov 2024
Having problems getting Fedora, Ubuntu, or any other Linux distro to make use of the NVMe drives? Getting namespace errors? Getting acpi errors?
https://forums.truenas.com/t/terramaster-f8-ssd-plus-truenas-install-log/13867/22
Go into the BIOS->Chipset->North Bridge and change “VT-d” to Disabled, then save BIOS settings and reboot.
Terra-Master F8 - Mobile SSD Linux/ZFS iSCSI Target
7 Nov 2024
I've been looking for a portable, fast, mid-capacity storage solution for photos and video. The Terra-Master F8, the base model, seems like a good solution when combined with NVMe, Optane, Linux, ZFS, and iSCSI.
BlueSky PDS With An Existing Website
1 Nov 2024
Need to run BlueSky's PDS container with an existing website?