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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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NAS Filer

Date: Jun 16, 2015

NAS (Network Attached Storage) is a storage technology that can simplify your work and improve the collaborative process in your company. Primarily, NAS is dedicated for file sharing – delivering necessary capabilities for storing and sharing data. Solutions based on NAS have been mostly used by small and medium enterprises (SME) needing reliable storage without protocol or connectivity restrictions.

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Hyper-V setup and tuning iSCSI failover (SAN)

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Hyper-V setup and tuning iSCSI failover (SAN)

Date: Jun 4, 2014

During the past few years more and more businesses of all shapes and sizes started taking advantage of server virtualization. After all, thanks to this technology organizations are able to …

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LSI RAID as passthrough device for VMware ESX

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Category: Virtualization

Product: Open-E DSS V7

Language: English

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LSI RAID as passthrough device for VMware ESX

Jul 16, 2013

00:31:28

Todd Maxwell

  • Installing Open-E DSS V7 as VSA
  • Enabling RAID as passthrough device in vClient
  • Adding the RAID to Open-E DSS V7
  • Creating RAID unit using Open-E DSS V7 Web GUI and MSSM
  • Checking the performance from the console accessing the log file
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Voting time! Open-E DSS V7 receives another award nomination

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Voting time! Open-E DSS V7 receives another award nomination

Date: May 17, 2013

Once again this year, we have been recognized by the storage industry and received a nomination for an award. This time, Open-E DSS V7 has been selected for the Storage …

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Open-E DSS V7 as a Virtual Machine - Best Practices

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Category: Virtualization

Product: Open-E DSS V7

Language: English

Open-E DSS V7 as a Virtual Machine - Best Practices

Apr 3, 2013

01:18:08

Janusz Bak - Chief Technical Officer

  • Installation and configuration of Open-E DSS V7 as a Virtual Machine
  • Para-virtual SCSI and VMXNET3 drivers
  • Configuration of a RAID Controller as PCI DirectPath Device vs. RAW Device Mapping
  • Host Cache Configuration
  • Starting the VM and simple test setup with iSCSI Target and Public NAS share
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Active-Active HA Cluster Solution for Windows 2012 Hyper-V Cluster

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Category: Virtualization

Product: Open-E DSS V7

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Active-Active HA Cluster Solution for Windows 2012 Hyper-V Cluster

Feb 21, 2013

01:07:05

  • Open-E DSS V7 iSCSI Failover Active-Active Cluster step-by-step setup
  • 2 nodes Hyper-V Cluster step-by-step setup
  • Create a virtual machine
  • Testing planned and unplanned failover
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Typical Administrator tasks done while iSCSI Failover is running

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Category: High Availability

Product: Open-E DSS V7

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Typical Administrator tasks done while iSCSI Failover is running

Jan 8, 2013

01:30:02

Janusz Bak - Chief Technical Officer

  • Add new volumes into a running cluster
  • Remove a volume from a running cluster
  • Move volumes between resource pools for load balancing tuning
  • Expand the volume size while the cluster is running
  • Power outage simulation of both cluster nodes and starting the cluster after a power restore
  • Software update while running a cluster
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Achieve High Performance in a High Availability Environment with Open-E DSS V7

Date: Dec 21, 2012

Having a highly available storage is one thing, but what about its overall performance? Learn how you can achieve both, using Open-E DSS V7 with iSCSI Active-Active Feature Pack.

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