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LSI 9207-8i for VMware VSAN Storage
Hi, I read this excellent blog post on how VMware tuned a 32-node cluster to get 2 million IOPs: How to Supercharge your Virtual SAN Cluster (2 Million IOPS!!!) | VMware vSphere Blog - VMware Blogs I'm...
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Server 2012 R2 Storage Spaces Parity and SSD Journalling
Piglover posted an excellent test series using Storage Spaces Tiers and SSD cache: 501 I've been testing a pile of different RAID combinations, NAS units etc. in the quest for the best affordable 10GbE...
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Group deal - Great Pricing for C6100 & C6220
I had this posted elsewhere, and was told to post it here! So, I have a vendor with brand new C6100 Barebones (Yes, Brand New in the original box.) for $575.00 each. But I need to purchase in...
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FS: MSA60 SAS/SATA Enclosure w/ 12x3TB Drives and H800 RAID Card $1900
I continue to reduce house server/part inventory to pay off the new R815 server I bought. With that, I am selling my MSA60 SAS/SATA enclosure, with H800 Raid Card and 12x3TB drives, Details: A. 1x DELL...
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9U 100 Bay cases on Ebay
Few, got a pretty packet to fill these babies RackMountPro 9U 100-Bay Storage Server - Chenbro OEM Chassis
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IBM M1015 Experiences
Just got my very long awaited M1015 in. To start with RAID0 with 4x SATA3 SSD's = 1350MB/s write and 1950MB/s read using ATTO Hardly anything to tweak once setup, only drive Cache on/off, on seems to...
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Can the UBNT EdgeRouter Lite do 95th?
Like the title says, for $90 seems like a good deal but can these do 95th percentile billing or at least show the data for it?
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Dell C6100 XS23-TY3 2U 4-Node (8 CPU) Cloud Server
Decided to start a mini-thread as I play with this thing. Getting a Dell C6100 XS23-TY3 inexpensively I purchased the disk less unit for $1000 + 65 Shipping. Here is a link to the "deal" thread. Here...
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On the fly storage space increase
Is there a storage solution that let's you expand your storage array on the fly? Pull out a smaller hard drive and replace it with a larger drive, the system then picks up the increased space? Thanks.
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Expanding network with netgear equipment
Question for expanding my network. I currently have a Netgear FVS336G v2 running into a 24TPS. I've upgraded to the Netgear GS752TPS. I'm also considering adding the Netgear XS712T and running port...
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Want to build SAS Raid workstation with 650 MB/s transfer speed
SAS newbie so be kind please. This is for a workstation based raid of between 4 to 8 drives for video editing. I'd like to have about 650 MB/s read with simultaneous write of around 200 MB/s (or...
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Migrating raid on M1015
Hey all. Just bought a bunch of M1015's for my servers (around $200 for 4 cards) I plan on flashing them into 9240-8i mode. If i remember correctly, in LSI raid controllers, i am able to disconnect the...
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Low Cost HPC or What does it cost to fill a rack?
Chuckleb submitted a new resource: Low Cost HPC or What does it cost to fill a rack? - Describes what it takes to fill a rack at the lowest price possible. Build’s Name: Low Cost HPC or What does it...
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FS: X5680 CPUs
I am selling two X5680 CPUs. These CPUs appear to have been used for only a few hours by their previous owner based on my examination of the server logs and then tested for a few days by me. I would...
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Where to get Mellanox low profile brackets ?
Hi, Anyone know where I can get low profile brackets for the Mellanox MHGH28-XTC controllers. In a bit of a 'Doh' moment, I realised the three I needed for the C6100 needed low profile brackets. The...
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LSI/3Ware 9690SA-4i - 10 x 1TB Raid 6 to 10 x 2TB Raid 6
I currently have a 9690SA-4i controller running a 10 x 1TB Raid 6 array with about 8TB usable space. I am planning on migrating each 1 TB drive to a 2TB drive. Once all the drives are migrated will my...
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28 port Chenbro expanders
Seems cheap? Chenbro CK12803 28 Port SAS Expander Controller Card | eBay .
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Two Noctua coolers for xeon, is the case ok for them?
I'm building a server right now, with this configuration : CPU : 2 x E5-2637V2 MB : X9DAX-IF RAM : Kingston Technology ValueRAM 32GB Kit of 4 (4 x 8 GB) DDR3 1600MHz PC3 12800 ECC Coolers : 2 x Noctua...
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Affordable 2U 12 Disk NAS-Build
Hello, Currently I own a Synology DS2411+ NAS - I'm quite happy with the unit, except that there are only 2TB of storage left (12x 3T WD Green EZRX). Synology offers an expansion Unit but it's almos...
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Clustered Storage spaces JBODs
Hi All, I have a decent lab in term of Computing power (300+ GB ram and 44 real cores, maybe more on that in a separate post), but the storage part is not really suited anymore for my needs (a Synology...
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