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ServeTheHome Ratings: An Introduction

Patrick Kennedy — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:57:18 +0000

One thing I have been looking at for a long time has been doing formal “awards” or best-buy ratings on things I review. What a lot of even regular readers do not know is that I probably only post reviews of about 1/3 of the product I look at. Frankly, if I would rate something [...] Related posts:

Mid-range DIY Storage Server Buyer’s Guide, October 2011

Patrick Kennedy — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:00:06 +0000

This mid-range guide was originally intended to have an AMD Bulldozer based build and an Intel E3 series based build. I have been playing quite a bit with the Bulldozer CPUs and frankly, it is very difficult to do at this point. On the plus side, the desktop AMD FX series Bulldozer CPUs support ECC so long [...] Related posts:

Entry DIY Storage Server Buyer’s Guide, October 2011

Patrick Kennedy — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 17:17:54 +0000

One thing that I have wanted to do for awhile, is consistently update the buyer’s guides. Although technology changes in the home server space, there tends to be one or two big product launches each year that make it very worthwhile. The last Entry DIY Storage Server guide was done in December 2010, and it [...] Related posts:

Using Intel vPro to Remotely Power Cycle a Client PC

Patrick Kennedy — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:49:17 +0000

For those that are accustomed to IPMI 2.0 for their servers, with KVM-over-IP and the ability to remotely reboot a PC, Intel’s vPro platform provides some similar functionality. I have been working with vPro components quite a bit over the past few weeks and decided to try using my Apple iPad to reboot the machine.Admittedly, [...] Related posts:

Keeping Servers On: BIOS Setup for Availibility

Patrick Kennedy — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 09:14:35 +0000

Keeping a server online as much as possible means that one needs to manage several things. Good examples include maintaining network connectivity, ensuring all server components are functioning correctly and maintaining power to a server. In facilities such as Tier 1 data centers, keeping network connectivity and power feeds operating are both primary concerns. In [...] Related posts:

Eye-Fi Pro X2 8GB SD Card Review: 802.11n, RAW, and Movie Capture to the Network

Patrick Kennedy — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 09:14:03 +0000

The Eye-Fi Pro X2 8GB combines a 802.11n WiFi connection and 8GB of Class 6 SD card storage in a standard SDHC card package, delivering a unique value proposition in the process. Serious and recreational photographers alike know that today’s flash storage is great in terms of digital photo storage but there are still memory [...] Related posts:

Map Eye-Fi to Windows Home Server 2011 Share to Save Files to the WHS

Patrick Kennedy — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:15:22 +0000

The Eye-Fi Pro X2 is a cool product that I will be featuring a bit more on ServeTheHome.com. For those that are not familiar with the product, it allows one to transfer images and video from a SecureDigital card enabled camera to a PC, Android, or iOS device via WiFi. While the Eye-Fi Pro X2 [...] Related posts:

Absolute versus Relative Mouse in AMI MegaRAC IPMI 2.0 based KVM-over-IP

Patrick Kennedy — Thu, 12 May 2011 12:37:22 +0000

One question I get weekly is whether or not one should use Absolute or Relative mouse in the AMI MegaRAC-based IPMI 2.0 KVM-over-IP solutions. The answer is relatively simple: it depends. For many users it is frustrating that AMI has not traditionally labeled the two options with appropriate use cases on the UI. Recently I [...] Related posts:

Amazon’s Cloud Drive and Cloud Player: Augmenting the Home Server

Patrick Kennedy — Wed, 11 May 2011 09:14:27 +0000

When Amazon.com announced that it was releasing its cloud player, whereby users can purchase DRM-free MP3′s and store them in the cloud, one question remained in my mind, could the service be the beginning of the end for home servers? After using the service for awhile, I think the answer at this point is no, [...] Related posts:

Setting Up Microsoft iSCSI Initiator with Microsoft iSCSI Software Target

Patrick Kennedy — Mon, 09 May 2011 09:14:56 +0000

Previously we looked at how to install the Microsoft iSCSI Target software on a Windows Server 2008 R2 machine and then setup the iSCSI target on the server. The next step is being able to connect a client system to the iSCSI target. For Microsoft Windows, there is a built-in iSCSI initiator software that is [...] Related posts: