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Apple tower Server internal SATA to external eSATA - good or bad idea?
I am running out of available ports on an Apple server. I would like to attach 4 external eSATA devices to the currently open internal SATA connections (2 open hard drive bays and 2 SATA allocated for ...
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Best way to attach 96 tb to workstation
I'm running a workstation with dual xeon 5690's (12 physical/24 logical cores), 192 gb of ram (ie, maxed-out), Windows 7 64bit, 5 slots for adapter cards, and 1 tb of internal storage, with 5 more ...
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How to implement cheap LFF 3.5“ SATA storage on a HP ProLiant ML350 G6 with 2.5” SFF SAS
In a series of bad, hasty decisions, a HP ProLiant ML350 G6 server was bought for file server use at my place of work. The intention was to build a FreeNAS 8 server using cheap 3.5" SATA drives.
Only ...
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Need advice on which PCI SATA Controller Card to Purchase [closed]
I have a major issue with the build of a machine I am trying to get up and running. My goal is to create a file server that will service the needs of my software development, personal media storage ...
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Recommendations for a replacement for a failing JBOD array [closed]
I currently have a simple solution for my storage needs. I a rosewill esata enclosure set up as a JBOD. It has 8 2TB disks
However, the enclosure is beginning to fail after 2 years.
I primarily use ...
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Linux only seeing one disk of 4-disk eSATA enclosure
I recently purchased a 4-bay enclosure (Mediasonic Probox -- maybe cheap junk, but should work) with 4 2TB disks. The enclosure has both USB3 and eSATA interfaces. I originally intended to use it on ...
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Disk Manager Reporting Foreign Disks
I have a server with an 8 drive eSATA enclosure attached. I have two volumes on the external controller: a RAID5 array that uses 6 of the drives and a RAID1 arrray that uses 2.
The system is ...
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Using smartd to monitor eSATA hard drive?
I'm using smartd to monitor the S.M.A.R.T. health of the internal hard drives on my file server and alert me to signs of impending doom. I would also like to monitor the external eSATA hard drives ...
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Map eSata interface directly to NFS share
I'm not sure if this is possible, but I want to mount a nfs share (as a client) and have the motherboard external eSata bound to the nfs share.
This likely sounds bogus, but is what I have is a media ...
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DroboS causes Windows Server 2008 box to hang on boot
I'm running a DroboS connected via eSATA and the machine will not boot past the initial Windows graphic loading screen no matter how long I let it run.
Windows Server 2008 x86
connected via an ...
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What's the best way to get info about currently unmounted drives?
First, the situation: I've got a Linux computer with two eSATA drive bays that accept removable SSD drives. I'm trying to write a little GUI application that makes it easier for the user to ...
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esata cable damaged?
NOTES: I have two Sans Digital TowerRIAD they van been configured the same even the hard drives in each are the same model. This issue below has happened 3 times in 7 months. Windows 7
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Recommendation for Server 2008 RAID card with port multiplier support
I am currently building a large (20 TB) online data store and my first attempt has gone a bit awry. The use case for this storage is to have a non-backed up repository of data for a set of users to ...
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Installing raid controller forces reinstall of Windows Server 2008
So, I've tried two different RAID controllers that have external SATA connections on my Server 2008 machine. I can install the hardware, boot into Windows, install the drivers and reboot again. No ...
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Linux: Export block device over eSATA
I run a bunch of servers on no budget. I have several fast 1U ones, but they haven't enough storage and no more can be added. I want to build a DIY SAN running Linux with some SSD's. Mounting storage ...
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Windows Server 2008 and eSata External Connection
Can anyone recommend a good eSATA PCIe card for Windows Server 2008 (x64)? I bought a J-Micron JMB363 and it's recognized by the OS and I can install one of their reference drivers, but it's not ...
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Recommend a rugged, good performing eSATA + USB hard drive for off-site backup? [closed]
I'm looking for a tough (drop resistant, etc), small USB + eSATA external hard drive specifically for backups that will be taken off-site and potentially stored over long periods. Size 500GB and up.
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Safely remove a drive from eSATA hotswapable enclosure?
I have recently installed a Rosewill RSV-S5 eSATA RAID array on a Windows 2000 Server. I'm not using any RAID features - it is configured as 5 discrete drives (JBOD).
The system is based on the ...
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What to do about “SCSIPressurePathManager: new active path available” errors?
I have a DeLock-branded, Si3132-based eSATA ExpressCard in my MacBook Pro, with the com.SiliconImage.driver.Si3132r5 driver 1.5.16 on 10.5.7.
Every now and then, it apparently decides to go nuts. All ...
