Feb 23 2011
I’ve noticed backups are getting slower and slower over time going from 500 to 2500MB/min throughput. I run backups on 2 dedicated RAID0 disks hosted on a iSCSI MSA array first, and duplicate them on tapes. Since I want to use the same array for a new database project, I want to measure and tune [...]
Jan 14 2011
Here are a few steps to configure iSCSI disks on Linux. Although I set this up on a Redhat Enterprise 5.5 connected to an HP MSA 2012i, the whole configuration remains generic and can be applied to any SAN. I will add another post to check how both Linux and Windows perform on the same [...]
Jan 12 2011
Windows prompt for a login and password when the current logged in user wants to access a share on a different domain or workgroup. It is possible to store identification information or “credentials” so you’re not prompted for the login and password every time you access the Windows share. Command Line Server_address can [...]