Monthly Archives: August 2011

Building a NAS for home use – Part 3: Software Installlation

Part 3: Software Setup This part explains how I installed the FreeNAS operating system on my HP ProLiant MicroServer and configured it. In case you are questioning yourself how to install the OS before having the device assembled you really … Continue reading

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Building a NAS for home use – Part 2: Components

Part 2: Components Building a NAS or home server based on the Hewlett-Packard ProLiant MicroServer N36L is quite easy. Only a small amount of additional hardware is required to assemble a system with very impressive features and performance. In this … Continue reading

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Building a NAS for home use – Part 1: Introduction

Part 1: Introduction After several weeks thinking about how to optimize my backup and storage strategy at home I decided to look for some kind of intelligent NAS solution. When thinking about my needs I was able to define a … Continue reading

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