Backing up a Windows Server (WS) installation for disaster recovery has always been a thorn in my side. As critical as backups are in any infrastructure, I’m surprised there doesn’t exist a more robust and flexible built-in backup solution for …
Monthly Archives: June 2019
DRBD and Nested LVM
DRBD is a opensource block-level storage system designed to provide distributed storage in cluster environments. Nodes of a cluster write changes locally and DRBD replicates those changes to other nodes. It supports both Primary/Secondary (master/slave) and Primary/Primary (master/master) configurations. I’m …
Tripplite Smart UPS: A Review
My experience with Tripplite Smart UPSes has not been very positive, yet I’m required to manage and monitor six of them to prop up our entire IT and broadcast infrastructure. I know these units are rather old, but I want …
AoIP and Liquidsoap
Many modern broadcast facilities, like the one I work at, are fully AoIP enabled. AoIP gives stations great flexibility and availability with their audio sources, and enables engineers to rely less on end-point hardware, like sound cards and processors, that …