Iomega IX4-200D review
This is the third post in the SMB/LAB NAS review. This review compares the following products on features and performance:
- Cisco NSS324
- Iomega IX4-200d
- Netgear ReadyNAS Ultra 6
- QNAP TS-859U-RP+
- Synology RS1511+
Today I describe my experiences with the Iomega IX4-200D. It was a pretty wanted device among virtualization fanatics somehow. Iomega, part of the EMC legacy these days, has come up with a couple of different 4-bay NAS devices.
One of the strong points of the Iomega is that it dynamically allocates space for iSCSI LUN’s, NFS shares, AFP shares, SMB shares; you don’t have to worry about that at all. Another unique feature is the Bluetooth upload (additional usb Bluetooth dongle needed). It is a bit of an outdated feature when you ask me; every device these days has wifi, but nevertheless a unique feature. … Continue Reading
Cisco NSS324 review
This is the second post in the SMB/LAB NAS review. This review compares the following products on features and performance:
- Cisco NSS324
- Iomega IX4-200d
- Netgear ReadyNAS Ultra 6
- QNAP TS-859U-RP+
- Synology RS1511+
Today I describe my experiences with the Cisco NSS 324. It is a 4-bay SOHO NAS device by Cisco. Well by Cisco … June 2010 Cisco teamed up with QNAP to create the Cisco NSS300 series. This is a series of 2, 4 and 6 bay NAS devices comparable to the QNAP X59 Pro series.
From the outside they look pretty similar only the Cisco looks a bit more slick and the trays have an easier locking system (no key required). From the inside (management and features) it is, say 95%, equal to the QNAP, and that is great since it is packed with a lot of features.
Cisco NSS324 Basics:
# Disks : 4
# Hot swappable: Yes
# CPU : Intel Atom D510 1,66 Ghz Dual Core
# RAM : 1 GB DDR2
# FLASH : 512 MB
# Protocols : NFS, CIFS, iSCSI, AFB/Bonjour
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VMware launch event: July 12, 2011
VMware CEO Paul Maritz and CTO Steve Herrod will be presenting on the next generation of cloud infrastructure. Join this online event and experience how the virtualization journey is helping transform IT and ushering in the era of Cloud Computing. The event is called: “Raising the Bar, Part V” and vSphere 5 will probably be a big part of this event. I wonder if there is anything else going to be announced…
The program for the online event looks very promising with three tracks of deep dive breakout sessions!
9:00-9:45 Paul and Steve present – live online streaming
10:00-12:00 three tracks of deep dive breakout sessions
10:00-12:00 live Q&A with VMware cloud and virtualization experts
The event is free and you won’t want to miss this!
There will also be a couple of vExperts on-site at the event:
- Eric Siebert (@ericsiebert, vSphere-land)
- David Davis (@davidmdavis, VMware Videos)
- Bob Plankers (@plankers, The Lone Sysadmin)
- Bill Hill (@virtual_bill, Virtual Bill)
These vExperts will be covering the event live! (Also watch for live-tweeting from @VMwareEvents and @jtroyer with the #vmwarecloud hashtag)
After the event, you’ll still be able to ask questions on Twitter. And on Wednesday, we’ll be recapping the event on our VMware Community Roundtable — join us for an hour of live Q&A.
Register now for this online event and then join the online event on July 12 to be entered into a drawing for the free VMworld pass.
SMB/LAB NAS Review
Intro
In the beginning of this year I, was looking for a new NAS for my home lab. I was curious to what was possible with NAS devices these days. I had a QNAP TS110 back then so I knew something about the NAS-es and what they could do but that was home-use orientated.
So because of the search for a new NAS I thought; let’s share my research with you. And because I would blog about it; let’s do it properly and really test drive the different NASes. I approached 6 vendors that are active and known in the SOHO NAS market; Cisco, Drobo, Iomega, Netgear, QNAP and Synology. Only Drobo couldn’t help us out with a test unit in that period so they are excluded. All the other vendors were able to send us a test unit so thanks for that. Netgear even was so friendly to supply us with 4 proper disks that I could use during the tests, so kudos to Netgear for that!
This is the 3rd comparison that VirtualFuture releases. The previous 2 were comparison charts for Application Virtualization products. This is the first comparison that isn’t really virtualization based but intended for a wider audience. Because of that I’ve chosen not to release this as a whitepaper but as a series of blog posts; I hope you enjoy it! … Continue Reading
Hands-on with Ericom AccessNow for VMware View
Do you remember when you first saw Microsoft’s Xbox Kinect in action? Playing games without a controller! It looked kind of dumb at first, people standing in front of a TV making exaggerated and weird moves, but when you tried Kinect yourself for the first time, it was fun to do and it worked pretty well. However, after a while it turns out that Kinect is a 1.0 version with it’s own limitations and you’ll have to wait for a year before new games will come out that use all the capabilities of the Kinect.
This is kind of the feeling I have now about Ericom AccessNow for VMware View, the HTML5 client for VMware View. At first you think it’s probably not that good without a “real” VMware View client installed, but once you try it, you’re amazed how easy it is to setup and use it. After a short while, you’re starting to see the limitations the product still has and you’d rather wait for a next version which has more features and has a better user experience.
