FYI linux sw raid (mdadm) can do online integrity checks to make sure data is accessible. On some systems this is up to the sysadmin, whereas on Debian and Ubuntu it runs automatically on the first ...

Last week frequent contributor _dietrich drew everyone's attention to a piece by Timothy Morgan comparing various low to mid range Unix and Windows servers from a "bang for the buck" perspective. It's ...

Whether you’re planning to put together a custom NAS or just want to buy a pre-built storage server, it’s a good idea to thoroughly research your components. The same goes for the operating system, as ...

ZFS is the successor to the Unix File System used in Solaris, and is an advanced file system equipped with snapshot, copy-on-write, and RAID functions. The open source implementation of ZFS could not ...

ZFS will come pre-installed on Ubuntu 16.04, a move that the Software Freedom Conservancy says violates the GNU GPL license.rn I recently started using ZFS to build my file and media server with ...