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I got my first Arduino project up and running, I have to say I'm pretty chuffed even though it's nothing really complex.
I have to sleep in the same room as my file server, containing six WD Red disks, a rather noisy combo when running. The rest of the server runs silent without them, so last year I developed scripts to disable the Storage Spaces volume and change the power plan to cause the disks to quickly spin down and stay offline during the night. Sometimes I need to manually override this, but going on to the machine and running the appropriate task was less than convenient. Now, using a Pro Micro Arduino clone, some keyboard shortcuts and serial feedback via Powershell I can quickly see the disk status and manually set it via these buttons.
The same, modified script is used for the original timed control so the lights update automatically on schedule.
For anyone interested, the Spaces volume consists of six WD Red 3TB disks and two M.2 128GB SSDs, running a two-way mirror setup and tiered so that the SSDs help boost performance.
I have to sleep in the same room as my file server, containing six WD Red disks, a rather noisy combo when running. The rest of the server runs silent without them, so last year I developed scripts to disable the Storage Spaces volume and change the power plan to cause the disks to quickly spin down and stay offline during the night. Sometimes I need to manually override this, but going on to the machine and running the appropriate task was less than convenient. Now, using a Pro Micro Arduino clone, some keyboard shortcuts and serial feedback via Powershell I can quickly see the disk status and manually set it via these buttons.
The same, modified script is used for the original timed control so the lights update automatically on schedule.
For anyone interested, the Spaces volume consists of six WD Red 3TB disks and two M.2 128GB SSDs, running a two-way mirror setup and tiered so that the SSDs help boost performance.