Synology update DSM 6.2.3 and shared iscsi targets missing ?
Problems with ISCSI targets after DSM update
Storage
Up the Junction
If you are familiar with Unix and other operating systems – you will have no doubt come across symbolic links However I find that a lot of Windows admins don’t see the appeal or benefit of being able to redirect users to another directory. So when a client requirement meant that I needed to move […]
What’s New in DSM 5.1 ?
More like “What hasn’t changed ?” Get a look at the full list here The highlights ? Automatic updating – save yourself some effort keeping secure Security Advisor – checks to see if DSM settings are optimal Service by interface – you can control which of the two nics services use New backup destinations Azure, […]
Make sure your Synology Nas is secure
A article claiming that internet facing Synology NAS are being exploited in a attack on synthetic currency Dogecoin. The article is here and is worth a read. Its hard to see why you wouldn’t take on board the new releases of DSM and the packages you use. One of the factors suggesting this is a concerted […]
The version does not support this version of the file format. Say What ?
This informative message was returned when testing a windows sbs 2011 backup to a Buffalo Nas share. The error relates to the format of the backup not being compatible with the file system format on the NAS. Not that you could easily tell that from the error of course. In terms of compatibility it is […]
Ooops – another update for Itunes
An update for any of you experiencing problems after the last update to Itunes V11. Some people had asked me about various issues but comin so soon after the original release this didn’t seem so apparent. Anyway the new release 11.01 has appeared and according to Apple This update to the new iTunes addresses an […]
Security is All
In a timely reminder I received notification from IOmega that they were potentially some issues with public facing access to their NAS products. Ironically yesterday I outlined for a client the options to best secure something like this which they were hoping to implement. As with any file or media sharing – understanding what surface […]
Attack of the Disk Fairies
Many years ago while working on unix mini-computer systems from IBM, HP and Data General (now consigned to the annals of computing history) – disk IO monitoring and performance tuning was all the rage – attempting to get the most out of the systems that were implemented. Indeed much effort went into the development of […]