Tag Archives: rdm

Extensions of Raw

Posted on May 10, 2012 by josh@sostechblog.com

I’ve seen some docs and data out there that exhibit confusion over the file extension for an RDM file, describing it as .rdm.vmdk or -rdm.vmdk or other variations. A quick ls from a VM with a RDM shows: there is … Continue reading →

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Reason number 25 not to use Drobo in a production environment

Posted on January 5, 2012 by josh@sostechblog.com

DroboElite’s have 4 options for “format type” NTFS (XP), NTFS (new than XP), Multi-Host and none. Why those are considered “format type” is beyond me, but suffice to say you need one of the NTFS versions to connect the volume … Continue reading →

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