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FS: Servers / Parts
i have a HP Proliant DL160 G6 i recently pulled from my home setup due to an upgrade. it has dual X5560 (quad core 2.8ghz) CPU's, 24 GB or ram (6X4G 10600Registered), 3 (out of 4) 3.5" HD sleds, 1 air...
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Seller Rating plugin for the forum?
Are there any seller rating plugins/mods for the forum so we can rate sellers & buyers and build up a rep on the forum for trust, etc?
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New Project - Supermicro IPMI 2.0 BIOS Update Live CD
I have to flash two more Supermicro X9SCx series motherboards this week, and had a realization, I needed an easy to use DOS LiveCD image. Project goal: Create an easy to use CD for over IPMI updating....
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FS: 2x Seagate Cheetah 15K.7 600GB + LSI Megaraid 9265-8i
Selling these because they were too loud in my desktop and didn't need the extra space now that my storage array is up. 2x Dell Branded Seagate Cheetah 15K.7 ST3600057SS updated to latest firmware ES68...
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Chromecast or Bay Trail
I'm like one of the last people on earth to get a Chromecast I think. I really wanted to build a HTPC but these things are like $35 Amazon.com : Google Chromecast HDMI Streaming Media Player :...
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FS: Supermicro 6026TT-BTRF SuperChassis 4 Node Server
I am selling one of my Supermicro SuperChassis. This one has 4 sleds. Each Sled contains the following: 2 x Intel Xeon L5520 2.27GHz Quad Core RAM INCLUDED: 24GB per SLED (4GB x 6 per node) Can go Up...
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Fusion-io iodrive 320GB - under $200!
RAID 1 320GB PCIe for under $400? Fusion FIO Iodrive 320GB Memory PCIe Model EA001192 EA001194 | eBay I'm not saying these aren't going to get wrecked by new NVMe SSDs but I think it's at least warm if...
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Supermicro CSE-512F-350B sale at Amazon
I bought a couple of these for my new colo project: Amazon.com: Supermicro CSE-512F-350B SC512 F-350B - Rack-mountable - 1U - ATX - power supply 350 Watt - black: Computers & Accessories $139 with...
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Here is a crazy build for you
I saw this build on ebay this morning. I don't know how I feel about it as it's a big jumble of consumer and server parts Here's the link Xeon E5 1620 V2 Workstation Server 64GB RAM SSD RAID5 | eBay...
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How do you guys find IPMI devices on your network?
So here's what I'm running into at home. I bought many C2758 machines and a few of the C2550 ASrock and ASUS ones too. When I'm at home, it's starting to get hard to find IPMI devices. When there were...
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In warranty Toshiba PX02SMF080 800GB drives
12gb sas. STH benchmarks of the U not F version (I think that is encrypting). These are the 800GB high write endurance eMLC drives: Toshiba PX02SMF080 Enterprise Solid State Drive 800 GB Internal 2 5"...
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WTB Cheap socket 2011 Xeon
I have a "somewhat" defective SM X9SRL-F (IPMI dont work) that I cant really offload, so looking for a (cheap) E5-cpu to fire the board up and run it as a fileserver or something... I am in Sweden, and...
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Serious issue with Lsi 9560-8i
Good day, Today I was called on because server died. Nobody Could access it. When I checked the ilo. I saw it was stuck on the lsi boot screen. Saying "All disks from previous configuration are gone"...
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How you explain these performances?
LSI 9260-8i Case 1 5x Seagate Constellation ES 2.0TB (+1x dedicated hot spare) RAID 5 - Strip Size 256KB - Write Back enabled read/write performance: 300~325MB/s no way to get more Case 2 6x Seagate...
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LSI 9271-8i array reconstruction
I'm in process of converting/expanding 8x4tb raid 5 array to 14x4tb raid 6 array, and thought it may be helpful to others to know times and impact on performance. Equipment: LSI 9271-8i raid controller...
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Western Digital 5 TB Red External HDD $114.99 after $20 rebate
Found this here: 5 TB Western Digital Elements USB 3.0 External Desktop Hard Drive (WDBWLG0050HBK-NESN) - $129.99 AR (or less) + Free Shipping @ TigerDirect.com - Slickdeals.net Direct link here: WD...
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Trying out Proxmox VE in a home lab
I've finally decided to try something other than VMWare ESXI (encouraged along by a drive failure) in my home lab, and figured Proxmox seemed like a pretty decent candidate - supports containers and...
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Mellanox Connectx-2 VPI Dual Port Adapter - $49.99 OBO
Mellanox Connectx 2 VPI Dual Port 40GB Adapter Card HCA 30024 700EX2 Q | eBay Seems like a good deal for those of us wishing to experiment with IB. I recently purchased a SilverStorm switch to put in...
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Fusion-io Drive Guides - Looking for help
Just wanted to make an offer to those looking for/ at those early generation Fusion-io iodrives. That are on ebay for $300 or less. If anyone wants to make a guides for getting them to work on Ubuntu,...
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LSI 9240 8i: RAID 10 slow perfromance
New day, new performance problem LSI 9240-8i (latest fw) with 6x 2.0TB (Seagate Constellation ES) in RAID10 (3x RAID1 with 2 disks all in RAID0). Strip is 64KB (the max allowed) Seq. perfromance:...
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