Technical Articles

Step-by-step instructions: How to install MRAID ArcHttp, ArcSAP and Command Line Interface (CLI) on an Areca system.

How to install Thunderbolt drivers for Areca ARC-8050 systems under Windows 8, 10 and 11.

One connection for everything: signals, power & networking - Thunderbolt5 will be the new universal standard in IT.

Thunderbolt drivers for MacBook, iMac & Co: How to install Areca systems via Thunderbolt on a Macintosh.

We would like to keep you informed about acute IT threats. At this point we will inform you about emerging threats in a timely manner.

Parity versus mirroring: You can map four drives using different RAID modes. Here we compare RAID 6 with RAID 10.

Although the two main versions TrueNAS CORE and TrueNAS SCALE are related, they are fundamentally different. We provide an overview.

We compare a RAID system with six bays with different RAID modes: firstly with RAID5 with hot spare and secondly with RAID6. 

Veeam offers comprehensive data protection solutions for companies. For Veeam to work optimally, it must have the right port shares.

SATA DOMs, which are almost completely unknown in the consumer sector, have played an important role to date.

This allows you to classify malware and find possible countermeasures for your cyber security.

A GRAID server concept for the discerning: Expandable high-end server for special tasks in the media or medical sector.

Starline technicians have built a GPU server from four MSI RTX 4090s for 3D rendering, AI ML, simulations and even decryption.

Here you will find instructions for exporting log files for various IT and storage systems.

In this step-by-step guide, we will show you how to integrate your iSCSI storage under Proxmox VE.

Step-by-step instructions for the installation and initial configuration of a TrueNAS CORE Storage Server.

Facts about the ARC-8050 series from Areca, which are particularly appreciated by users from the media industry.

Organised tape change: With GFS rotation, you can achieve a largely seamless sequence of your backups.

Although this is a less common scenario, it does happen: Is there data loss when powerless SSDs are extended?

How to set up the e-mail notification service for the Graid SupremeRAID models under Windows and Linux.

Administrators use containers – a standardized software model – to virtualize applications in separate areas.

Kubernetes includes a container orchestration platform for deployment, management and monitoring.

BTU, joules and kilowatt hours: How much heat does my IT generate? Simply estimate the heat output of your systems.

Do you think data security is handled too laxly on the Internet? Here is an anti-micro-targeting project for this.

Correctly share folders on the network with TrueNAS: How to manage shares correctly under TrueNAS.

Log files are important logs to maintain. Here you get a tutorial to save logs under TrueNAS CORE.

On October 10, 2023, support for Windows Server 2012/R2 will end. So it's high time!

Recovery Time Objective and Recovery Point Objective - What do the indicators mean and why are they so important?

Step-by-step instructions for replacing a faulty hard disk in TrueNAS (formerly FreeNAS).

Security gaps in cloud applications raise the question: Maybe it's better to rely on local solutions after all?

What is behind the two-stage backup D2D2T and its different technical requirements?

Backup and archive differ fundamentally in terms of the data to be backed up, the timing and the installation required.

Silent Data Corruption (SDC) is indeed a creeping danger. On the causes, effects and prevention strategies.

How to improve HDD pool performance with Ceph cache tiering through an NVMe pool.

With the monitoring tool Checkmk you can record the active calls of a Swyx/Netphone server.

Securely erase data media: Learn how to safely protect the data on your decommissioned HDDs or SSDs here.

The VMShutdownManager ensures a smooth restart after planned maintenance or a failure due to malfunction.

Data protection for tourists ensured via AI application and NVIDIA Tesla - GDPR-compliant! Technology study of modern hardware projects,

Creating Linux aliases: How to simplify your life with aliases under Linux

How to activate automatic security updates using the Debian/Ubuntu operating systems

How to use the AnsiWeather shell script to retrieve the latest weather data via your Linux terminal.

server noise reduction: The only alternative to one or more fans is not necessarily water cooling. Our concepts for reducing noise are more comprehensive.

 

RAID, Backplane and Chassis for OpenZFS: Does a file system that is also a disk or RAID manager need a RAID controller at all?

Log4Shell: Inspecting and patching your *nix system for security vulnerability CVE-2021-44228

Find out if you are at risk because of Log4Shell and how you can make your storage system or server secure again.

Protecting RAID systems with BBU or SuperCapacitor Protect the data in the several gigabyte large write cache with a BBU or a SuperCap.

RAM, SSD Cache and RAID Controller Choices for OpenZFS storage systems and servers.  Some important hardware characteristics.

Gracefully shutdown is when you are using embedded Linux functions, allowing the OS to finalise, close tasks and save any data to the disks. 

ATA, SCSI, SATA, SAS, NL-SAS, SSD, PFP, 512n, 4Kn: Confusing shortcuts, drive parameters and options for your ZFS installations at a glance.

In the first part of our series about FreeNAS, we will show you the main components of the attractive storage operating system.

Understand TrueNAS, ZFS, ZPool and VDEV: Learn how reliable Starline servers work with ZFS in our FAQ.

Why do security-conscious administrators prefer a coldspare HDD instead of a hotspare disk in the RAID?

How Toshiba developers have used microwave technology to help hard drives gain more storage space in LFF enclosures.

U.2, M.2 or E1.L: The right SSD form factor for your applications using the Ultrastar DC SN640 from Western Digital as an example

Keep calm in the face of Trojans, viruses, ransomware and cyberattacks: rely on WORM from Starline for LTO and storage.

Storage capacities of disk pools: Protected via RAID, ZFS, Replica or Erasure Coding to the right capacity

A RAID can be secured via different levels. We show you here which are suitable for this purpose.

DDR SDRAM at a glance: A chronology of memory with its increasing clock rates from SDR to DDR5.

Our ingenious Ceph solutions provide you with an economical and highly secure backup repository.

The inflationary use of the term server often causes confusion. Here is an attempt at a compilation of the most common server types, types and applications. 

A RAID with four drives could be secured over different levels. We show you here which are suitable for this purpose.