The Little R620 that Could – 40TB ZFS/ESXi in 1U!? Part 1
Check out this article where we build a 1U box capable of housing 40TB worth of storage while also serving as a serious ESXi host!
832 TB – ZFS on Linux – Configuring Storage: Part 3
Probably one of the more technical blog entries I’ve made, this one guides you through setting up the “ZFS” portion of “ZFS on Linux”
832 TB – ZFS on Linux – Setting Up Ubuntu: Part 2
As you’ve probably guessed, this post is going to cover installing the OS in the case of my ZFS on Linux build(s). This is heavily subjective. There are right and wrong ways of doing things, but there is also a ton of “yeah, that’ll work” in the middle. There are Linux admins out there who, first things first, will change the terminal colors, unify UIDs and GIDs across multiple systems, create aliases for...
DIY SAN/NAS – fast, reliable, shared storage, with FreeNAS and switchless 10 Gbps! (Part 2)
It’s been a while, but here is my Part 2 of my DIY SAN/NAS build featuring the Dell R510 and FreeNAS!
DIY SAN/NAS – quest for fast, reliable, shared storage with a twist of ZFS! (Part 1)
Choosing prebuilt SAN is cheating – let’s build something from nothing and learn ZFS on the way! Read more about my FreeNAS/ZFS adventure using a Dell R510.
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I am a Sr. Systems Engineer by profession and am interested in all aspects of technology. I am most interested in virtualization, storage, and enterprise hardware. I am also interested in leveraging public and private cloud technologies such as Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, and vRealize Automation/vCloud Director. When not working with technology I enjoy building high performance cars and dabbling with photography. Thanks for checking out my blog! 
