Storage Arc

Only, maybe not that fast.

Storage Arc [BONUS]

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Hard drives! They’ve undergone quite a lot of changes over the years, from being the size of a respectable piece of furniture, to being filled with helium. They’ve got a long history, so let’s just get into it!

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Sources:

General 1956 Events:

• Billboard Top 100 from 1956
• Culture Trip, 29 March 2018, “What to Know About Morocco’s Independence”

IBM 350/RAMAC:

• Backblaze (Cloud storage provider), 17 November 2016, “A History of Hard Drives”
• Gizmodo, 16 March 2010, “IBM 305 RAMAC: The Grandaddy of Modern Hard Drives“
• The Wall Street Journal, 22 August 2006,”Hard-Disk Drive, Once a Behemoth Weighing Over a Ton, Hits 50th Year“
• ComputerHistory.org, Accessed: 31 March 2021, “1956: First commercial hard disk drive shipped”

(1961) IBM 1301:

• IBM Archives, Accessed: 31 March 2021, IBM 1301 Disk Storage Unit
• ComputerHistory.org, Accessed: 31 March 2021, “1961: Flying heads improve HDD capacity & speed”

Misc. IBM Advancements:

• (1973) IBM Archives, Accessed: 31 March 2021, IBM 3340 direct access storage facility
• (1973) ComputerHistory.org, Accessed: 31 March 2021, “1973: “Winchester” pioneers key HDD technology”
• (1980) ObsoleteMedia.org, Accessed: 31 March 2021, “5.25-inch hard disk drive (1980 – 2000)”

Thailand Flooding and Hard Drives:

• The New York Times, 6 November 2011, “Thailand Flooding Cripples Hard-Drive Suppliers“
• Backblaze, 9 October 2012, “Farming Hard Drives: How Backblaze Weathered the Thailand Drive Crisis”

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Also covers RAID (but not the kind that kills insects)

Storage Arc [3/3]

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We’ve talked about them before, so let’s finally explain it! Setting up Network Attached Storage (also known as a NAS) may seem like quite a task with all of the things you need to figure out before getting started; luckily, you know a guy. (It’s us, we can explain the thing)

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Sources:

NAS Definition:

• Redhat.com, Accessed: 24 March 2021, “What is network-attached storage?”
• Seagate US (Seagate.com), Accessed: 24 March 2021, “What is NAS (Network Attached Storage) and Why is NAS Important for Small Businesses?”

Prebuilt Boxes:

• Synology NAS
• Netgear ReadyNAS
• QNAP NAS
• ASUSTOR

NAS Software:

• Github.com, TrueNAS Project
• TrueNAS Website
• Unraid Website

TrueNAS Core Tutorials:

• ServeTheHome @ Youtube.com, “TrueNAS Core ZFS NAS Build Walkthrough in a SilverStone CS381 Chassis”
• Craft Computing @ Youtube.com, “FreeNAS Home Server Tutorial” (Old branding of TrueNAS Core, but may be relevant still)

RAID:

• PCMag Encyclopedia, Accessed: 24 March 2021, “RAID”
• Steadfast Blog (Hosting Provider), 26 May 2020, “(Almost) Everything You Need to Know About RAID”
• QNAP Support, “My RAID (RAID1,RAID5,RAID6) is in degraded mode. What should I do?”

Why avoid SMR Drives:

• ServeTheHome, 28 May 2020, “WD Red SMR vs CMR Tested Avoid Red SMR“
• Linus Tech Tips @ Youtube.com, “Why are Drive Manufacturers in BIG TROUBLE?”

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Storage Arc [2/3]

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Hard drives! We rolled over the reasons you might not want to get one last episode, but there are still valid use-cases for them! So, let’s figure out just what kind of spinning rust you should be looking into.

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Sources:

Hard drive definition:

• Digital Trends, 16 March 2021, “What is a hard drive?”
• Dropbox.com, Accessed: 23 March 2021, “What is a hard drive?”

Hard drive performance:

• Seagate.com, Accessed: 23 March 2021, “Choosing High Performance Storage Isn’t Just About RPM”
• TechJunkie, 25 April 2020, “What is the Hard Drive Cache and What Does It Do?“
• PCGuide.com, Accessed: 23 March 2021, “The Hard Drive Cache’s Importance In Gaming”

Western Digital SMR Drive lawsuit:

• Ars Technica, 29 May 2020, “Western Digital gets sued for sneaking SMR disks into its NAS channel“

NAS and Surveillance Drives:

• UberNerd, 19 July 2017, “Desktop vs. NAS vs. Surveillance”
• Toshiba Storage Solutions Blog, 15 August 2017, “NAS and surveillance drives: How they’re different and why they’re a big deal“

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