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iSCSI Failover

Date: Jun 16, 2015

The Failover feature provides High Availability of data. In an iSCSI Failover setup of two servers, data is saved on both servers simultaneously. When one system fails, its processes and all resources are being relocated to and restarted on the second node. The Active-Passive setup allows having all volumes active on one node (the primary node), while the other node has all passive copies and takes over the tasks in case of an emergency (the secondary node). A load-balanced Active-Active Failover on the other hand, doesn’t have a primary or secondary node. It adds extra performance by enabling the user to decide which volumes are active on which node. The failover process is the same, but the servers are able to utilize their full network performance and eliminate the unnecessary cost of idle hardware.

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iSCSI Storage

Date: Jun 16, 2015

iSCSI (Internet Small Computer System Interface) is a type of protocol providing a proficient usage of disk space together with data safety and increased performance. A centralized storage management that uses iSCSI and RAID technologies enables a comfortable administration and reduced downtime in case of a hard drive failure. It enables building SAN (Storage Area Network) storage systems using SCSI disk arrays and Ethernet (TCP / IP). Its main advantage is the ability to create an iSCSI SAN with an extensive use of typical networking elements which facilitates system building and reduces its costs.

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NFS Failover

Date: Jun 16, 2015

High Availability through Failover is crucial for many companies. Despite using high-quality hardware and superior connections, still any server can crash, leading to data loss. Providing High Availability can be tricky, but fortunately Open-E DSS V7 is able to work with a second node. It keeps data redundant and when aware of the original node’s failure, the redundant node continues serving clients; effectively replacing the missing node. This process is commonly known as Failover.

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Open-E at CeBIT 2015

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Open-E at CeBIT 2015

Date: Mar 25, 2015

Once again, we took part in the world’s largest IT tradeshow – CeBIT.  This year’s lead theme was Digital Transformation – d!conomy, and together with 3,300 exhibitors from 70 nations …

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Success stories with Open-E storage management software

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Success stories with Open-E storage management software

Date: Jan 13, 2015

At Open-E we are committed to our clients’ success. For over 12 years we have been working with companies of every size and from almost every industry. All this time …

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Supermicro security update for IPMI / BMC firmware. Update now and be safe!

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Supermicro security update for IPMI / BMC firmware. Update now and be safe!

Date: Jul 2, 2014

A new security feature to encrypt passwords is available from Supermicro for systems running IPMI 1.5 & 2.0 protocols and/or BMC firmware. If you haven’t done so already, please update …

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Is your Heartbleeding?

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Is your Heartbleeding?

Date: Apr 25, 2014

The Heartbleed bug, officially referenced as CVE-2014-0160, is already being coined as one of the biggest security threats since the mass adoption of the Internet – affecting millions of websites …

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CeBIT 2014: Datability with Open-E storage management software

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CeBIT 2014: Datability with Open-E storage management software

Date: Mar 19, 2014

Open-E just spent a fantastic week at CeBIT and here’s a review of what has happened during those five days in Hanover. Open-E and Datability One of the keynote topics …

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Diary of an admin: Backup and Data Replication

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Diary of an admin: Backup and Data Replication

Date: Oct 30, 2013

Among many technologies that increase data storage protection, the term ‘replication’ is used very frequently. Replication, as a way of creating an exact data copy between the source storage location …

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Active-Active HA Cluster setup with MPIO

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Active-Active HA Cluster setup with MPIO

Date: Jun 6, 2013

So far, during our webcasts and in the how-to materials, we have promoted an Active-Active setup with MPIO and bonding. This time, we will take a closer look at MPIO-only …

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