From ZFS mirror to RAIDz with a larger disk
I have a ZFS mirror with 2x4TB drives. Recently I bought a 3rd 6TB drive. I would like to upgrade to a RAIDz1 with 3x4TB and be able to use the 2TB from the 6TB drive. I found a few Lees meer…
Add new Samba user and share on Linux
We all know what Windows File Sharing is, sometimes known as SMB (Server Message Block) or CIFS (Common Internet File System). Samba is the equivalent and compatible server for file sharing on Linux. Samba allows you to deploy network shares Lees meer…
Proxmox mount ZFS shared folder to store backups and other content types
ZFS is a multi purpose filesystem which I can highly recommend. It is stable and very functional. Proxmox can take advantages of ZFS when making snapshots for example. However, when adding ZFS storage to Proxmox you are limited to storing Lees meer…
Fix VMware HGFS shared folder not working Linux / Ubuntu
VMware Workstation is a premium virtualization suite that offers lots of functionalitiy. It is possible to share folders between the host and guest for easy file transfer. Unfortunately this feature can be bugged. VMware is not a free product, licenses Lees meer…
Share ZFS dataset via NFS
ZFS is an awesome filesystem. It offers snapshots, data integrity features, automatic data repair and RAID. It’s amazing. This blog post is written because I run a Proxmox cluster and I had to share a ZFS datastore within the cluster. Lees meer…