Want to reduce energy costs and the risk of possible data loss? A dynamic increase of data volumes leads to greater the hardware requirements and greater power consumption – forces us to search for new solutions that can reduce the costs associated with this. So, every new chance to significantly reduce energy costs because of hardware power usage and cooling requirements is more than welcome in most organizations. The same goes for every additional possibility [...]

Here are three invented stories, three good endings and three bad ones. It does not matter who you are and what you do – it can happen to you. Let’s say this article can be an anecdote for you – so you can sleep peacefully at night. John Smith, freelance graphic designer John Smith has been a freelance graphic designer for the past seven years. He uses a 1TB HDD to store his work. The [...]

We wanted to provide you an in-depth explanation of the Ping-Node offering clarifications on its function and usage. Incorrect Ping-Node configuration and functionality can cause problems with HA clusters. The importance of this post is critical for a proper setup with the iSCSI Failover. Why do we need a ping-node or rather ping-nodes? DSS V6 iSCSI Failover (and soon NFS Failover) uses a heartbeat to check the Primary and Secondary hosts to each other. We [...]