Hardware, Sys Admin, and Networking

Configuring Gmail for use with server email alerts
As of August 2022, Gmail has required stronger security to use their Gmail for email notifications.   First, go to the Gmail account and select &quo...
Thu, 8 Sep, 2022 at 1:41 PM
Accessing RAID Adapters in NX2/ZX Console
Some NX2/ZX's will use a RAID adapter, mostly systems that require encryption on the drives. Below is how to use the NX2/ZX console to connect to the RA...
Thu, 25 Aug, 2022 at 3:23 PM
Joining NX2 or ZX to Active Directory or troubleshooting errors with sync or AD join
Active Directory is a very popular way to get the Shares protected by forcing username and password to mount or access the shares.  It is a 2 step process, ...
Fri, 1 Sep, 2023 at 3:03 PM
Setting the IPMI address
Overview The Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) can be used to provides management and monitoring capabilities for the NX2/ZX. We recommend t...
Tue, 17 Jan, 2023 at 10:08 AM
How to run trim on SSD pools in the NX and ZX Series NAS
First you need all flash pools or pools with flash caching as trim is only used for SSD.   Second, go to Pools -> Configuration Turn on Trim glob...
Tue, 19 Sep, 2023 at 2:39 PM
NX and ZX series features list
Data Acceleration Acceleration of random writes with Write Log (ZIL) Hybrid Read Cache with first level in RAM (ARC -Adaptive Replacement Cache) and se...
Wed, 27 Mar, 2024 at 1:54 PM
How do I turn of the Launchpad on a NX3/ZX system?
Some customer want to go directly to the NX3/ZX login page and do not need the Launchpad that enable you to choose between the software's GUI or Command...
Thu, 26 Sep, 2024 at 9:06 AM
How to create a Backup and Recovery Snapshot to another destination
This article will go over creating a Backup and Recovery Snapshot to another destination. Wiki page on Backup and Recovery You will need to login t...
Tue, 8 Oct, 2024 at 10:13 AM
Setting Jumbo Frames on NX/ZX
Caution - only use Jumbo Frames if you are the network engineer.  It requires setting on the switch and client ports as well as the NAS so knowledge of this...
Fri, 18 Oct, 2024 at 10:20 AM