Throwing a short pass
In the previous iteration, I mentioned my intent to add more NVMe drives to Nasira. Right now there is only one that is being used as an SLOG, which I’m d...
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Coming full circle
When I first built Nasira almost 7 years ago, I knew the day would come when the first pair of 4TB hard drives would be pulled and replaced. Whether due to fail...
Virtualization server gets more storage
An NVMe solid-state drive in a dual-Opteron server… Just ponder that for a moment. Why in the world would anyone do that? The big reason: storage is cheap...
Building a router
Amazing that it’s been… 6 years (as of this writing) since I decided to pursue 10GbE. First trying to build a custom switch, then dropping all that ...
Replace 9V batteries with USB type-C
With portable chargers everywhere, including ones that support USB type-C power delivery and USB type-A QC, I’ve been on a bit of a USB type-C kick lately...
Upgrading the chassis
I realize this will sound hypocritical in the wake of what I said with the latest update on Amethyst. But I did say to only swap out the chassis and power suppl...
Amethyst finally gets an upgrade
Wow it’s been a while since I’ve written on Amethyst. But there really hasn’t been much in the way of changes to it aside from a platform upgr...
Adding an SLOG… or not
Let me preface this: for most home NAS users, any kind of cache devices with ZFS are a waste. Only if you are frequently copying a lot of files to your NAS or m...
USB type-C to Milwaukee M12 adapter
In figuring out a portable light wand, I discovered some very small USB type-C power boards, one specifically locked at 12V. And I’ve used them in testing...
Quieting the MikroTik CRS317
I actually never thought I’d be writing this article. Almost three years ago when I wrote my review of the MikroTik CRS317, I said it’s “quiet...