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Drool: Quad G34 and LSI RAID onboard (1GB cache) 4 gigabit NIC $500
Saw this today: Supermicro H8QG7 LN4F Quad Socket G34 AMD Opteron 6000 Motherboard | eBay LSI 2208 controller. So does RAID 6 and 1GB onboard cache 4 gige ports Intel i350 full PCIe slots unlike some...
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Unprovoked Napp-it error "lib read_ahfile () readerror"
Hi, I got this error message trying to connect to Napp-It webinterface. Running latest stable OmniOS with Napp-it + AFP. ERROR: Code: lib read_ahfile () readerror Fragen Sie bei Bedarf Ihren...
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Trouble forcing 4k / ashift=12, need help with SD.conf
I just can't seem to get it to force 4k even though the majority of the drives are 4k drives (only 2 of the 10 are not 4k!!). Its running in a ESX VM with passthrough so one of my options I think is...
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Software versus Hardware RAID - Plans in Q3
As we enter Q3 what are people planning in terms of hardware versus software RAID? Or are people experimenting with Lustre & HDFS more these days? Our company is looking more at GlusterFS and we...
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QUES: **Quiet + Cheap** 10GbE switch?
The Netgear XS708E is too loud to put in my office. Has anyone come across anything that is (i.) "workstation quiet", (ii.) < USD $1K and (iii.) can be configured with 4@10GbE ports?
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Microsoft Tech Net is going away!
Just received the email. August 31, 2013 they will stop selling subscriptions. How are we supposed to keep certification labs up now?
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Napp-it + munin
Directed at Gea: is there any possibility that you could integrate Munin (the way mediatomb is) for future versions of Napp-it? All data is accessed through a web interface, so I wonder if it could be...
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Microsoft is retiring the TechNet Subscription service ...
Got the email from Microsoft moments ago.
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Please post your home networking diagrams
Get out your Visio, let's see what you're working with I really need to focus on strengthening both the performance and security of my home network. Right now all my equipment is on one LAN. I'm...
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FS: 4x 256GB 840 PRO 1x 512GB 840 PRO
**** UPDATED my past thread as I'm selling 4x 256GB 840 PRO SSD's**** Hello, I recently built a pretty sweet SSD array and had an extra SSD's that I was planning to use, now I'm selling :) I have...
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Why buy switches when one can get switch/firewall combo?
I am just wondering why people keep buying a switch and a firewall separately when one can get a security appliance that can act as a switch and firewall combo...isn't this true?
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10Gbe networking question
Hi all, About to purchase the following items: i) ZyXEL XGS1910-24 Gigabit switch ii) Intel EXPX9502CX4 10Gbe adapter What are your opinions on these? Should I be looking for other switches/adapters? I...
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WTS: 2x Silicom PEG6I 6 Port Copper Gig PCIe
I have 2 of these cards that i am no longer using was used briefly for a CCIE prep lab. Six Port Copper Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express Server Adapter Intel® 82571EB based: Silicom Connectivity Solutions...
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Multiple afpd errors (OmniOS, Napp-It and Netatalk)
Hi all, a lot of posts from me recently, but this upgrade of my server was not as straight forward as I hoped it would be. Suddenly the whole server locks up and you can't access anything, and I'm...
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$130+16 ship Dell C6100 Dual Port Mellanox ConnectX-2 VPI cards
Saw these on ebay, looks like much more reasonable prices than we saw months ago. Dell Mellanox Connextx 2 VPI Dual Port 40GB s Infiniband HBA JR3P1 MCQH29 XDR | eBay Fairly inexpensive for dual port...
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Turn NUMA On or Off - Quick Trick
As one of many people with multiple 2p Xeon (and one 4p AMD) servers running both Linux and Windows I have a BIOS question that I'm hoping someone here can answer. Does anyone have a quick like 4 point...
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Supermicro combination SC510T-203B and X10SLH-F?
Any idea if the above combination of chassis and motherboard along with a E2-1230LV3 and 32GB of RAM will work (both from a power supply and heat dissipation perspective)?
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Xenserver now fully open
XenServer.org and the Xen Project â blog.xen.org Should make things interesting with ESXi.
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Lian Li d8000 30% off at newegg
LIAN LI PC-D8000 Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Newegg.com I just picked one up to replace my norco 4020
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background taskserver is not running error [Napp-it, OmniOS]
Hi, again. More problems. I'm experiencing this error: "admin.pl 1069: background taskserver is not running or you have updated to a new version, please reboot first or your background tasks will not...
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