Picking a Compute Hypervisor
With storage configured (and backups configured), I am moving on to configuring compute resources. Currently, I have Docker containers managed in Unraid and my goal is to add some redundancy which I assume will involve migrating to Kubernetes nodes running on multiple physical servers. In preparation for this, I have moved my ddns and WireGuard services fr..
Read moreRecovering from a Backup
As part of my moving data and hard drives around between servers, I have reached a situation where I need to move data off of my primary storage server, destroy the array, and restore my data. Incidentally, this is basically simulating what I will do in the event my storage server or ZFS array fails. I’ll document the process here to serve as a reference f..
Read moreConfiguring TrueNAS
I previously talked about my physical storage server build and choice of TrueNAS SCALE as an operating system. I did configure a single storage pool and copy my data over since then to experiment with settings and see how things work. I had enough spare drives so I was able to do this without touching my Unraid server which made for an easier and less str..
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Building a Storage Server
Since my first post, I’ve done the research and settled on a storage solution. I did a fair bit of reading up on different file systems, SAN (Storage Area Network) and NAS (Network Attached Storage) architectures, and backup/ failover strategies. In the end I’ve decided to go with TrueNAS SCALE to serve up shares on a ZFS file system. I read a lot of ..
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