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ESXi 5.5 vswitch network setup - All-in-one
I'm using this ESXI network setup in my test server running: - OmniOS as the NFS share - ESXi local vSwitch to connect OmniOS NFS share to ESXI for datastore - 9000 MTU for Jumbo Frame support on...
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Supermicro X10SL7-F + ESXi 5.5 host build
Hi All I'm wanting to move my FreeBSD 10 email server over to Exchange 2013. I host everything at home. The current specs of my server are: Mobo: Supermicro X10SL7-F CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 Haswell...
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WD RE 4TB WD4001FYYG $129
Western Digital WD4001FYYG 4 TB Enterprise re SAS Server Hard Drive in Warranty | eBay I bought 4 of them at this same price from a different seller this morning. Can't pass up 44-45% of cost compared...
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Question about dual port sas expander
I have supermicro case 836 with dual port sas expander backplane and just recently I realized that the drives I have in it might be dual port capable (HUS156045VLS600 ). The controller node is running...
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HGST UltraStar SAS HUS724040ALS640 $135
Hitachi HUS724040ALS640 7200RPM SAS 3 5" 4TB Hard Drive 0B26885 64MB Tested | eBay
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4GBe link between two rooms without 4x 1GBe copper cables on a budget ?
I have two points I want to connect at home with minimal cabling at minimal cost. I need connectivity for 2 machines to my network hub. Would prefer 4GBe bandwidth (i.e. some spare for any builds I am...
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Interesting storage related website
Found this site today and was hook for hours reading all the different articles. Just thought I share it for those who never been to the site. StorageSearch.com is about thought leadership in the SSD...
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IBM ServeRAID M5000 Advanced Feature Key
Found one for $70 on ebay when looking for a M1000 feature key: IBM ServeRAID M5000 Series M5014 M5015 Advance Feature Key RAID 6 Upgrade Key | eBay Tons of the M1000's for cheap! $40 free ship:... IBM...
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5405z + 24bay (SAS-846-EL1) SM BackPlane Weird issue
hi, i have a pretty strange issue that ive come across in my remake of my home server. My chassis is a SuperMicro CSE-846E1-R900B with a x8dt3-f MB and 2x L5640 xeons. My issue is with the backplane /...
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Supermicro 1U
Xeon E5 V1 and V2 - dual socket $325 1U: 1U Supermicro SC813MTQ 600C X9DRL If Single Socket R LGA2011 No CPU E5 Barbone | eBay Wow!
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SSD-grade USB thumb drive?
I'm looking for a compact USB drive with a consistent, documented SSD-grade controller and NAND. Obviously it's easy enough to hang a USB adapter from an SSD, but something a little closer to a thumb...
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Looking for Dell c6100s - barebones or six-core
Does anyone have a lead on non-DCS Dell c6100 servers? I'm hunting for either barebones units or units with six-core chips like the L5639.
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Have I bricked my Quanta LB4M?
Hello all, long time lurker first time poster. So, straight to the point, I have absolutely no experience using a managed switch, but wanted to learn about it. So I bought this Quanta LB4M switch for...
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Suggested appliance / linux as SAN+NAS solution?
I'm replacing my Synology RS814 with this more powerful and flexible solution - Supermicro X10SLH-F - Core i3-4130T - 16GB DDR3 1333 ECC - 4x WD RE4 1TB (RAID10) (ore more..) - 2x Crucial MX100 512GB...
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Supermicro H8DGiF motherboard
This has been a great motherboard running 2 X 6128HE with 32G but the 180W idle is killing me. It is only being accessed about 12h per day. Does anyone know of a hacked, open source or supermicro BIOS...
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Hitachi 3TB sata drives 67$
Hitachi 5k3000 3tb sata drives for 67$ shipped each, currently showing 8 available Hitachi Deskstar 5K3000 HDS5C3030ALA630 3TB Coolspin F12460 3 5" SATA Hard Drive 2002165883007 | eBay
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When will pfsense 2.2-RELEASE happen?
Rumor has it we are getting close to pfsense 2.2-RC. See the announcement here. I have been using pfsense 2.2 since the ALPHA releases and it is getting much better, especially in Hyper-V.
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ESXi 5.5 boot issues with an IBM x3650 M2 2U server
As a part of a home laboratory, I am building a 3-node ESXi cluster. One of these nodes is an IBM x3650 M2 2U server with 8GB RAM (for now) and 2x Intel Xeon E5504. As the title says, this server seems...
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FS: SuperMicro CSE-216E26-R1200LPB
I have 2 of these chassis for sale. They are 2.5". I added the rear blanking panel & CSE-PTJBOD-CB2 They have been in my rack for over a year & have not even been powered on. Pics to follow...
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Toshiba 12g SAS 400GB - $375
Different seller than normal: 400 GB Solid State Drive SSD Toshiba 2 5" SAS HDD PX02SMF040 NAND Flash | eBay I'd say its a good deal. These are still gonna be faster than a S3700.
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