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Supermicro AMI Bios Password
I have now two... Supermicro X8DTH-iF that arrived from ebay with a BIOS password preventing me from getting to the bios config. When entering the bios I see "Enter CURRENT password:". It allows up to...
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STH Idea - Run your app infrastructure
What if STH had a service where someone could try running their website on different types of servers? Benchmarks about Xeon D are fine enough, but if I have a SugarCRM instance that I want to try...
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Mythbuntu - C2550/C2750/C2558/C2758 Atom Performance
Anyone have any real world experience with using the C Series processors specifically with Ubuntu for MythTV? I haven't dedicated to one of the processor types yet, but saving money is always the goal....
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Win7 turn off display settings changing ??
I've been using Win7 x64 Home Premium for years and the display power settings I set in control panel keep changing from never to 20 minutes every few days. It's finally bugged me enough to ask why?
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Proxmox for Docker
Is there anyone that has take a Proxmox like approach for Docker farms? I like that Ceph and ZFS are in proxmox now. This thread doesn't give me much solace in that they will ever support docker:...
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[Feedback sought] Enthusiastic NAS build
These are outdated! -- I'm currently working to spec a somewhat enthusiastic home NAS system and would like your feedback on my choice of parts. Here's the details so far, reasonsoning why I chose...
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Migrate from illumos to OmniOS
Hi currently I am running OpenIndiana Development oi_151.1.7 on metal. With napp-it zpool version 5000. I am looking for a safe workflow to upgrade/migrate this installation over to OmniOS. Anyone have...
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WTT: 800gb Toshiba SAS 12G SSDs for Dell-branded drives
So I bought 8 of these: Toshiba PX03SNF080 800GB 12GBIT s SAS Enterprise Solid State Drive SSD New | eBay Turns out they're HP-branded drives. Not sure if it's going to be any issue at all with the...
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CHENBRO 36-Port SAS/SATA 3 Expander Controller Card CK23601 6Gb/s
Chenbro 36 Port SAS SATA 3 Expander Controller Card CK23601 6GB S | eBay $269.00
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ZFS: random thoughts & questions
For one trying to get his feet wet in the ZFS world, here are some random thoughts. Feel free to correct me as I may be totally off base 1) ZFS + Oracle: this option is a "no-go" unless you're prepared...
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48TB Raw, 18TB Formatted?
I've got 16TB of data, and I'm almost out of space on 24x 2TB SAS drives. This doesn't seem right to me. I should have... 24 disk -4 lost to raidz2 vdevs = 20 disks @ 2TB = 40TB - 1/64th for ZFS =...
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For Sale: Server and Networking Parts
Getting rid of unused hardware I had laying around. I've either upgraded or moved to a different platform *Cisco 1941 with security license- This router was a workhorse but I had to move to something...
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Problem with GRUB after resizing rpool
Hi guys, I messed up a bit and would like some help. I followed this guide to resize the rpool on my OmniOS all-in-one Napp-it ESXi VM. Basicly I added a larger drive in the OmniOS ESXi VM, resilvered...
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Physical Switch recommendations for SDN / OpenFlow Lab?
Hi all I am hoping someone can give me some advice on a cheap (ish) eBay sourced switch that I could add to my SDN / OpenFlow lab. I already have the Cisco CSR1000V, Juniper vSRX etc but I really...
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FS/ FT: x5650 (2) + 64gb +MOBO, x5670 (2), L5639+Complete or Parts 24gb
Payment: PayPal & Postal Money Orders (Ship to verified paypal in payment only) Shipping: USPS most likely, FedEx/UPS depending on size/item. I decide unless it's a big deal then PM me to discuss....
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Hitachi Harddisks Thread (5K3000, 7K3000, 7K2000)
Hitachi 2TB 7K2000 (HDS722020ALA330) Current firmware: 3MA Previous firmare: 3EA, 28A, 20N (newest to oldest) Description: This firmware applies to Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB 7K2000 harddisks, model...
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Intel X520-DA2 Ethernet Converged Network Adapter $132.74 (Europe)
I don't know if it is a "great" deal, but I liked it and bought one. Perhaps just interesting for UK and Europe (because of the free shipping), but who knows. Intel 10Gbps Dual Port PCI E X520 DA2...
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FS: GPU and PSU
I have some extra computer parts for sales, none of these is a server parts ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Nvidia GTX 780Ti - MSI GTX...
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BSOD after installing LSI 9260-8i
Hi group! 1. I installed LSI card(no drives) into my desktop with windows 7 2. Booted, windows recognized card (seen it during bootup as well) 3. Downloaded and installed most recent firmare using...
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