Gain Control of the Storage Controller Loading Order
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Gain Control of the Storage Controller Loading Order

I encountered an intriguing issue recently after replacing my motherboard. Some block devices underwent a change in their order, causing /dev/sda to appear as /dev/sdy due to a modification in the PCI-e enumeration. This change, though seemingly insignificant, led to an unexpected consequence. Since the disk was subject to a specific mdadm filter, its altered…

Easy Guide to Using AutoFS to Connect to Windows CIFS Shares
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Easy Guide to Using AutoFS to Connect to Windows CIFS Shares

AutoFS is a powerful tool that allows for mount-on-demand functionality in Linux, reducing the chances of any negative effects when rebooting Windows running file services. In this article, we will focus on how to correctly connect AutoFS to a Windows share, without covering advanced features such as dynamic maps or special cases with different mappings….

Easily Replacing an AFD Disk in ASM DiskGroup
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Easily Replacing an AFD Disk in ASM DiskGroup

When using OracleASM in normal or high redundancy, a failed disk is nothing to be concerned with. However, when using AFD, there are several additional actions you need to take into account in order to replace the disk quickly and easily. It is imperative to understand that when using AFD, there are some unavoidable tasks…

Using Oracle GI 19c to Provide Highly-Available NFS Services
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Using Oracle GI 19c to Provide Highly-Available NFS Services

Introduction Since Oracle GI version 11.2.0.3, Oracle have provided a clustered file-system called ACFS, based on the underlined technology Oracle ASM. This technology has provided a reliable-enough, although not free from bugs, clustered file-system, while Oracle OCFS2 (which had its own cluster framework: O2CB) has been abandoned and left to die. ACFS was a good-enough…

An excellent alternative to ‘rsync’ for backups to cloud
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An excellent alternative to ‘rsync’ for backups to cloud

I have been using NextCloud for a long while now. It is a smart solution, and although I do not like its agent (I’ve had many problems with it around Hebrew file names on multiple types of operating systems, which never matured enough for a full bug description and details) – for an easy access…