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NAS4Free Slow SMB/CIFS
I recently set up a NAS4free 9.2 system (used this release for ConnectX-2 support) with 6 7200RPM drives in RAIDZ2, 8GB RAM and an i3-4160. I'm seeing very low SMB speeds and I can't figure out why....
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850 PRO -- SSD Question
I know some here have run the 840 Pro and 850 Pro in large quantities... any suggestions? I'm looking to use 4 (128gb) in RAID10 (ZFS or hardware w/1gb cache) for ESXI Guest OS drives. Good/Bad/Other...
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WTS: 4TB Black, i5 2500k, Seasonic 1000 Watt, FANs, Quadro, Generac
For Sale: WD 4TB Black Hard Drive WD4001FAEX, Clean SMART (crystal disk) -- $160 shipped Seasonic Platinum 1000 Watt Power Supply 80+ PLATINUM Certified, Full Modular - SOLD Intel 2500k CPU Spec: SR008...
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Dell J23 2U storage chassis
I saw this one for like $325 on ebay: Dell Ultradensestorage J23 SAS SATA Cloud Storage Array Chassis | eBay... Dell J23 2U storage chassis
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Fujitsu XG2600
Hi all, I have recently bought a Fujitsu XG2600 but it has a username and password on it. I want to ask if anyone has any information on how to reset it to factory default settings. I could not find...
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Supermicro X10SRA-F -- How to get itno onboard raid?
So I have a SuperMicro X10SRA-F that I want to test the onboard intel raid10, raid1, raid0 but CTRL-I doesn't get me into the rAID config. - Not in BIOS - No info in manual even though its a HUGE...
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WTS: Server components
Starting to clear out my inventory. Working pulls, guaranteed non-DOA. Free shipping to the US. Accept Paypal, Popmoney or Chase QuickPay. Heat here Motherboard: Supermicro X9DRL-iF, 220$- Working...
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Monitoring?
What I'm looking for: CPU utilization CPU temperature Disk utilization (MB/s, IOPS, capacity) Disk temperature Power utilization RAM utilization Service crashed/offline VM crashed/offline Host...
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Intel i340-t4 or i350-t4
Another thread caused me to look this up. 4-port Intel i340-t4 New Intel I340 T4 E1G44HT E1G44HTBLK NIC Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter PCI E | eBay 4-port Intel i350-t4: New Intel i350 T4 PCI Express...
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Need advice on a decent GB NIC
I'm working on building virtual host server. It's got ASUS mb with on-boad Intel 82579V Gigabit network. I tried to install ESXi and it worked great! Found network and all is well. With Windows...
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Hardware pron thread
Show us your favorite pic of hardware. I will start us off Gently. View attachment 311
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SuperMicro 6016TT-IBQF - $399
I have a pair of SuperMicro A1SAif serving my home. I am very happy with them for always on home duties, but I find I could use a bit more grunt for lab studies. The CPU power is fine, but the...
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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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Mellanox/Voltaire 4036 Subnet Manager - partition.conf
I have been try to make subnet manager to work with vSphere vLAN for a while but did not have much luck until couple month ago. There is not many good documentation out there and I saw quite a few...
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Netgear XS712T LB4M DB Server
I currently have the switches, DB server, fiber cable, ConnectX-2 & ConnectX-3, and the finisar (6 total) transceivers. The other equipment, and in general I want to make sure I have all the right...
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This week resolution: get an icon
After years, I finally took the plunge. I'm using something safe for work as I know the old guidance was hardware or a picture of yourself. I hope I'm in compliance. I didn't want to see as many blue...
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SSD for Linux w/out PLP
Anyone have any issues using SSD in linux w/out Power Loss Protection for NOT a OS drive? IE: I have my "worker" system plan setup: - Intel 320 x2 Mirrored for OS Drive - Other SSD on hand for...
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esxi 6.0 drops support for dell C1100/C2100 NOOOOOOOOOO!!
looks like the dirt-cheap datacenter days are coming to an end. Tried out the new vsphere 6.0 on a c1100 and was greeted with this nice PSOD: It happens right when it starts to load ACPI. The only...
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IB, Napp-it and SRP
The post is based on utilize Mellanox 4036 build-in subnet manager and only install IB driver 1.8.2.4 on vSphere 5.5/6.0 I used Solaris 11.2 express for ZFS platform. Then use the following configured...
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The sad fact of the day
I have enough processing power to run a small business at home (and then some.) I have spent 8 hours thus far today doing taxes. Getting married, multiple state returns and a stack of IRS forms does...
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