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ASUS P9A-I/C2550/SAS/4L
Hoping folks have had the time to see the ASUS P9A-I series. Rumor has it that at least one version is coming to North America. Also, rumor has it I may be picking a ASUS P9A-I/C2550/SAS/4L up...
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Racking a Compucase S400 J04
Hi First post, and may I start by wishing everyone here a Happy New Year. I only recently learned of this site from stumbling upon one of its old threads relative to my issue while I was searching for...
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logging to main server
So i need help logging to my main server. i stopped working with my networking guy and he has given me server login info and said this ffhyper is logged into the hyper-v host server and the main...
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Napp IT all in one and NIC bonding
I am a newbie, just set up an esxi host and intend to use Napp IT all in one VM to create 2 data pools-one of which I want to use as a datastore backup in esxi. I have passed through 2 of a 4 port...
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CLF's Micro-Lab
Background I work as an Information Security Architect and am putting together a lab to hone exploit development, pen-testing, and other security skills. As a secondary goal, I will be working toward...
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2x180GB Intels or 1x480GB Crucial M500 mSATA?
I'm just about to refit home server. It's got some parts I'm gutting out of a cheap Lenovo TS140 I have, and most of the parts of the old one. Basically it's the spec in my .sig but with a different...
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Which SLOG (ZIL) to improve our sync writes?
Hello everyone! We are running ZFS on OmniOS with 8xM500 in a raid-z2 setup. We have 8 (soon 16) xenserver machines accessing the SAN over NFS. We have sync=always thus all our writes to the VM...
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HyperV networking - for media server (Plex)
Hi Guys Just want to see what you think is the best approach for a Hyper-V VM running Plex. My host runs as a file and print only. The Host runs 2012R2. Plex is in a VM, and uses SMB to reach the...
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LSI SAS 9265-8i 6Gb/s 1GB cache RAID 170$ !?!
Hey, please correct me if im missing something, but this seems like an AMAZING deal, i may grab one even though i don't really need it. Its listed as NEW as well. LSI SAS 9265-8i Internal 6Gb/s Dual...
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Supermicro CSE-216 (24 x 2.5") Chassis
Supermicro CSE-216 24-Bay 2U Server Chassis SAS216A (24) Caddies (1) 720W Supply This is the same seller and similar item that @MiniKnight posted a couple of months back with a new listing and terrible...
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Supermicro 4u 24 bay chassis with SAS2 expander
Hi, This was posted in the supermicro 3u thread but I wanted to make my own now that I have received the chassis and I can confirm that everything was as advertised. I reached out to the seller of this...
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Windows server future features - Storage replication and share nothing...
Edge Show 129 – Storage Replication in the next version of Windows Server | Edge | Channel 9
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News: Purch (people behind Tom's Hardware) just bought Anandtech
Not sure if anyone saw this: Purch Acquires AnandTech, Dominates Tech Expert and Enthusiast Market | Purch Just got an e-mail that Purch, the people who bought Tom's Hardware ended up just buying...
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10x 128GB M.2 SSDs $307 currently
This one looks good: 10 x Dell SanDisk SSD 128GB M 2 2260 Solid State Drive X110 SD6SP1M 128G 1012 | eBay maybe the aussies can get in on it.
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$30.29 OBO - HP 10GB Mellanox ConnectX-2 10GBe SFP+
New 671798 001 HP 10GB Mellanox Connectx 2 PCIe 10GbE Ethernet NIC | eBay I have two of these. Work really well in my Linux boxen. I've used HP DAC's, Cisco DAC's, and Fiberstore SFP's (flashed for...
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Crucial M550 and Perc H310
I'm looking to add a pair of 256GB SSD's under a Perc H310 RAID1. The drive is available at newegg for $89. The intended use will be as a VM datastore under ESXi 5.5 How does does garbage collection or...
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Intel s3500 800GB - $450 OBO - $325 accepted
If anyone needs some S3500 800GB drives there are cheap drives on Ebay: Intel SSD DC S3500 Series 800GB | eBay I've bought from the seller before, no problems. I offered $275 for 10 drives...
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Anyone see this D-Link 3200 mbs wireless router?
D-Link DIR-890L/R Wireless AC3200 Ultra Tri-Band Gigabit Router, AC Smartbeam technology - Newegg.com
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Forum subscription ideation
I'm making a thread because this topic doesn't match the other one here. Mentioned there people are willing to pay $30 for subscriptions to STH. I'd like to support STH, but I'd want something in...
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Morning Fail: Windows Server 2012 R2 Boots into Spanish Recovery Mode
After a long trip, and the flu, I am starting to get back into things (finally) today. I booted the storage test server and installed a few new SSDs I want to add to the data set. Windows Server 2012...
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