It’s always nice to be able to make bulk changes to multiple devices. Most RecoverPoint environments will have a collection of Consistency Groups that could be as much as 128. To change a common configuration for all of them would take waaaay too long for my liking. A common option Continue Reading
Windows Server 2012 R2- Quick tip: Disable Server Manager Loading on Startup
I try to avoid logging onto server consoles these days, preferring to do things remotely, via cli, ssh remote PowerShell etc. Somethimes though, you just have to. When I do , I really don’t like waiting for the Server Manager app to load. Rather than wait and close it off each Continue Reading
Synology DSM 5.2 – Replacing a failed disk in SSD Cache
Not long ago I installed some SSD cache in a Synology DS1815+. It was a cinch. To my surprise, less than 1 week into it’s life, one of the mirrored Samsung 850 Pro drives failed. Fortunately this unit was not in production, but it would not have mattered as the cache Continue Reading
Synology DSM 5.2 on 1815+ Enabling R/W SSD Cache
I’ve been deploying a few Synology units lately. They’re well featured, easy to use, reliable and very well priced. For small scale spot SMB storage, they certainly are hard to beat. Up until now, I hadn’t had the need or requirement for any significant performance profiles, with just the SHR Continue Reading