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Questions tagged [storage-server]

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Storage Setup for iSCSI/NFS servers

We are preparing to replace our storage servers (iSCSI+NFS). The current servers are Debian Wheezy using mdadm+lvm2 for storage, and failover using drbd and heartbeat (never got heartbeat to work). For our replacement servers, I would like to use…
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SAN Vendor vs Whitebox NAS Performance

How well do traditional operating systems stack up quantitatively (no gut feelings) against proprietary hardware in terms of performance, reliability, and maintainability for a storage system. Specifically what are the pros/con's of Windows Storage…
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Disable hardware RAID controller

I have a storage server with Supermicro X9SCL(+)/X9SCM motherboard and MegaRAID SAS 9240-4i controller. I want to disable RAID to access HDDs directly from OS for further softraid setup. Motherboard manual says there should 4 options: Disabled,…
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Windows Home Server or FreeNAS

I have a relatively small home network and host quite a few lan parties. I feel the need to have a proper NAS solution setup. I want to centralize backups instead of using external drives. I also want the ability to have a centralized network share.…
Brandon
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Very slow upgrade from Windows Storage Server 2003 to 2008 R2 Standard

I've got a DPM 2007 server with 4TB storage... and since it's DPM there are many, many volumes on the disks when you view disk manager. I've copied over an ISO of Server 2008 R2 and run an upgrade install. When the server reboots the screen shows…
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What is the default password for Windows Storage Server 2008?

After freshly installing Windows Storage Server 2008, you're presented with a login screen where the system installation process hasn't prompted you for any kind of a password. What's the default password for Windows Storage Server 2008?
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Windows Storage Server 2008 hangs at logon

We have a Dell PowerVault NX-3000 server running Windows Server 2008. Every now and then, when I try to login, the server seems to hang at the Welcome screen after I type in the password. However, all other services on the server are running fine -…
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I need to lease a high capacity storage server

I appologise if this is the wrong site to post on, but it seemed the most relevant in the Stack Exchange. I run a small time file host and we're quickly expanding. Because of this, I'm looking to buy two new dedicated storage servers, and I could…
Josh