It's been a LONG time since I've looked at that site and the hardware was really specific at that point but it sounds like that's not the case anymore. I'll give it a look for sure.
Will the IB ConnextX-2 work as well?
Qnap v Synology
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It's been a LONG time since I've looked at that site and the hardware was really specific at that point but it sounds like that's not the case anymore. I'll give it a look for sure.
Will the IB ConnextX-2 work as well?
Not sure tbh.. I think there is some people who got them to work. Might have to load a Linux driver.
Actually, looking here: Driver request - XPEnology.nl
The ib card is requested, and might already be implemented.
The ib card is requested, and might already be implemented.
So The end - XPEnology.nl is shut down now? I was just about to build a server in the coming weeks and those guides were amazing.. now they're gone.
The site is back up but the information for how to install, what versions are out there, and what does / doesn't work in each version are cluttered. I'm finding the entire site and forums just littered with a mix of old and new information that may pertain to x under x circumstances. I have a new VM spun up which took 5 mins but putting my 32TB array on it seems like a gamble at best.
I have used Thecus NAS's for years, and I have one friend who likes his Qnap units (but also uses NAS4Free), and 2 people like their Drobos (one of whom I convinced to go FreeNAS recently) but of people I know personally, other than homebuilt ZFS systems (ZOL, Freenas, etc.) more people I know like and use Synology and Thecus for their 4-8 drive NAS units. Thecus because they are cheapest and work well, Synology for the nicer UI. Qnap was in between last time I looked, by friend likes that they have 6 and 8 drive units when everyone else has 4, 5 and 7 drive units.
On the subject of Synology, at least 1 person I know got hit by "the Synology virus" which I haven't researched, but according to him it takes over the web UI and services other than SAMBA and is a real pain to remove (although he did not experience any actual data loss) - Based on that, I would recommend against Synology, but does anyone here know more about this Synology virus or know if it affects Xpenology as well?
On the subject of Synology, at least 1 person I know got hit by "the Synology virus" which I haven't researched, but according to him it takes over the web UI and services other than SAMBA and is a real pain to remove (although he did not experience any actual data loss) - Based on that, I would recommend against Synology, but does anyone here know more about this Synology virus or know if it affects Xpenology as well?
No that bug was resolved almost 2 years ago. However, many people didn't update right away and got hit. Its long since been fixed.