How to install FreeNAS 9 in 5 easy steps
In this tutorial you’ll learn how you can set up a FreeNAS 9 installation on your machine in 5 easy steps.
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Building a reliable NAS – Part 1
So I had been mulling over this idea for a while: building a NAS. “Why would I build one, if I could build a reliable one?” I thought soon after. And that’s how this post series...
Recovering data painlessly from a friend’s drive
The other day one of my friends was all gloomy saying that he had lost a 4TB drive due to a PSU power failure, so I offered him my help to try to recover his data....
FreeNAS: the ultimate NAS operating system
If you’re an habitual reader of this blog you surely know I mostly speak about Linux, well this article is about FreeNAS which is not based on Linux. FreeNAS is an enterprise-grade operating system based on...
Data Corruption what is it, strategies to avoid it
In front of a file damaged, even a system file, you may not be desperate. However, when it comes to personal photo, valuable data or work files, the reaction changes drastically. Let’s discover the world of...
How to build a computer – Phase 3: operating system
This is the third article of a series: how to build a computer. In case you missed them here are the first article and the second article. In this last article: the installation of the operating...
How to build a computer – Phase 2: Assembling
This is the second article of a series: how to build a computer. For the first post click here. In this article we’ll speak about putting the pieces together: assemble!
How to build a computer – Phase 1: Planning
Building a computer is a fundamental skill of intermediate users: gamers, enthusiasts, amateurs, but also IT students and aspiring System Administrators. In this article you will find how to plan and build a computer as well...
LVM: an introductory guide to logical volumes
Logical Volume Management is easily one of the most important and useful tools in storage administration. With LVM you can easily move “partitions” (volumes) around your physical disk, have snapshots, even mirroring or live migrations across...
Disks, partitions and file systems: a complete guide
Storage is one of the fundamentals of the modern Information Technology. We use the word storage to describe persistent data storing, something that doesn’t disappear in case of a power shortage.
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