Spindown SAS disks
So, in my previous article, I was struggling to get a new SAS disk to spin up. Now that I have that working, I want to get it to go into standby (spindown) when...
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HGST 7K6000 Not Spinning Up (Not Working)
I bought a used HGST 7K6000 SAS disk to add to one of my Norco 4224 cases at home. I have (3) H310s in this case flashed to IT mode to connect all of...
SnapRAID v11 Released
Andrea, just released the latest version of SnapRAID. This version introduces split parity, which allows you to spread your parity files across numerous disks. This makes transitioning up to larger data disks much easier...
SnapRAID Split Parity Sync Script
SnapRAID v11 adds a sweet new feature, split parity. In the past, adding larger data disk always came with the issue of needing parity disks as large or larger than your data disks. For...
Website New Look
It’s been a long time coming. I have finally updated my website from the custom Ruby on Rails application that I wrote over 5 years ago. At the time, I was doing a ton...
MergerFS neat tricks
Trapexit’s MergerFS is awesome. He has some great documentation on the README, but I just wanted to share a couple of quick examples I use all the time.
Docker – How and why I use it
Docker is a fantastic way to run applications in containers separate from your host OS. But, you may ask why bother doing this or why not use VMs instead? Docker is not a replacement...
New Home Server
Much like my other recent article about my workstation upgrade, I decided to give my home server a big performance boost. This machine has went through many hardware iterations. Here are just the CPUs...
Mergerfs – another good option to pool your SnapRAID disks
I’m always on the hunt for better options to pool my SnapRAID array at home. I have found a new, great companion in MergerFS.
Setting up SnapRAID on Ubuntu to Create a Flexible Home Media Fileserver
I’m often experimenting with different fileserver setups for home use. I’ve been very happy with ZFS for my mission critical files, but have found it’s inflexibity a little annoying with my home media server. As result, I’ve migrated to SnapRAID + mergerfs and it’s been working great. Here’s how I set it up.
Home Workstation
I have wanted a more powerful workstation at home for Premier, Photoshop, and encoding jobs. Luckily, the recent deals on e5-2670’s provided a way to upgrade.