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WTT/B: trading Seagate 3TB HDDs for 120/128/240/256GB+ SSDs
I've got some lightly used HDDs (Seagate ST3000DM001's) to trade. New they're like 110 shipped. Granted I'm expecting used, good condition, SSDs. I'll adjust prices, just PM me, for BNIB ssds. I'd like...
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napp-it omnios zpool remove raidz1-1
By mistake I added a raidz1-1 to an existing raidz1-0 but I can not figure out how to remove it. It can not be taken offline or detached any pointers on how to remove this or merge these disks into the...
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USB3 pcie card, passthrough in ESXi 5.5
Does anyone have recommendation for a card for this? Or is this a known compatibility issue waiting to happen? Seeing random threads on not-so-similar setups that make this seem harder than passing the...
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iSCSI autoexpand?
Created a RADIZ2 (4 x 600GB) pool, however, the zvol is only 850GB. Will setting autoexpand flag grow this to 1.2tb or do I need to start over?
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Compact Rackmount NAS Server
Build’s Name: kp-NAS-01 Operating System/ Storage Platform: FreeNAS 9.2.1.3 / ZFS CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1265L v2 SR0PB Motherboard: SUPERMICRO MBD-X9SCM-F-O Chassis: iStarUSA D-416 Drive Cage: 2x IcyDock...
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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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Running Hyper-V 2012 from USB flash?
Anyone booting Hyper-V from a USB flash device like an 8 or 16 GB HP v125w USB 2.0 device? Is there a way to protect your Hyper-V configuration when the USB stick dies? E.g. copy some files somewhere...
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Testing AMD Athlon 5350 and ASUS AM1I-A - Working with AM1
I managed to purchase the AMD Athlon 5350 and two other AMD AM1 processors late last week ahead of the official AMD April 9 launch. Since the NDA's are still in place for places that AMD samples, many...
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MikroTik CRS226-24G-2S+IN - 24 port gigabit + 2x 10gig SFP+
Has anyone used these, especially interested in noise and power consumption. They are selling for only $289 MSRP! Product specifications Details Product codeCRS226-24G-2S+IN CPU nominal frequency400...
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LSI Throwing a Code 10 in WS2012R2
I had WS2012R2 datacenter running Hyper-V with 2 VMs for a short time when something got hosed (still not sure). It was still fairly new install, so I decided to just start over. I reinstalled,...
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Supermicro C32 m-ATX $125 good deal?
Just got two Supermicro H8SCM-F Socket C32 boards best offer for a total of $250: New Supermicro H8SCM F Motherboard Socket C32 Opteron 4000 Micro ATX Warranty | eBay Been meaning to move up to server...
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Xenserver now fully open
Moderator Note ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Download Page Download Why Open Source Xen Much of XenServer already was open source,...
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moxibox: a low cost, low power home server
leecallen submitted a new resource: moxibox: a low cost, low power home server - Building a low cost, low power home file & media server with high reliability features Draft! Build’s Name: moxibox...
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Which (inexpensive) controller for RAID 0 SSDs ?
Hello I'm building a rig for video post production. I would like to RAID 4 SSDs for my media folder. I was contemplating buying either 4 Crucial M500/M550 or 4 Samsung 500 EVO. My only goal is read...
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My DIY 1U server for home
Hi all, Been lurking here while making all kinds of plans to start building a 'real' server for home use. Really informative forums here, very much appreciated! After running a workstation with VMWare...
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How about some Bay Trail?
Saw this over at SilentPCReview. Doesn't appear on any US listings from Supermicro yet, but sure looks interesting for an extremely low power HTPC/XBMC/Myth Front End. Could even do for a decent...
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Finally replacing the Mac Mini with a hexa-core build
Build’s Name: VM-Box1 Operating System/ Storage Platform: vSphere 5.5, Windows Server 2012 R2, SUSE Linux Enterprise CPU: Intel Xeon Processor X5650 (12M Cache, 2.66 GHz, 6.40 GT/s Intel® QPI) (6 core...
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HP DL180 G6 2U LGA1366 storage server
Starting a thread on the HP DL180 G6 server. For those wondering - it is a 2U server that takes up to two LGA1366 Intel Xeon 5500 or 5600 series CPUs. dba found these servers and a deal where I...
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FS: 300gb 15k rpm 2.5" SAS drives
I have 3 Toshiba made 300gb 15K RPM 2.5" small format SAS drives. 2 are sealed new and 1 pulled from new unit. 2 new ones have Dec 2013 built date and pulled one has June 2013. Looking for $500 for all 3.
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What is the latest modded BIOS for the Proliant MicroServer N54L?
All over the web there are different links to different files. The only thing that seems the same is the procedure on how to do it What is the newest modded BIOS for the Proliant Microserver N54L?...
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