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Quanta LB4M 48-Port Gigabit Switch Discussion
I started this separate thread (per request) for future reference and discussion of the Quanta LB4M 48p gbE + 2x 10gbE sfp+ switch and this old ebay thread is the source. I picked up three Quanta LB4M...
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Analysing and understanding NFS performance
I realize the previous thread here was bad and confusing. Since i could not edit at first i posted it over at hard forum but now i post it here to Hello! Our setup. OmniOS 8x Crucial 960GB SSD (15%...
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My new favorite over-the-top motherboard: Supermicro with 96 DIMM slots
You can never have too many PCIe slots, or too much RAM, I say. Supermicro seems to agree, and proffers their latest quad-Xeon monster motherboard in response: the X10QBi: Supermicro | Products |...
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SSD: 3D era comes?
In case you did not notice: Samsung released the first SSD with V-NAND (or 3D NAND): 850Pro Series SSD! It is basically 840Pro, updated with new multi-layered MLC NAND cells (in the current Samsung's...
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WTB - SUPERMICRO CSE-M35T-1B
I'm making changes to my server and one of the first is to add a hotswap bay to the chassis. I was wondering if anyone had a CSE-M35T-1B that wasn't being used. Thanks..
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A1SAM-2750F CPU Fan replacement
Hello everyone, it's not my week. Yesterday I destroyed the CPU Fan of my A1SAM-2750F. The fan is manufactured by Delta Electronics and model is EFB0512HHA. So I thought I will surf the Internet for a...
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Seagate 5TB External HDD USB 3.0 (STDT5000100) - $167.99
DELL: $167.99 Seagate 5TB USB 3.0 Seagate Backup Plus desktop external hard drive : Storage: Hard Drives & Storage Media | Dell Amazon: $167.99 Amazon.com: Seagate Backup Plus 5TB Desktop External...
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Advice on network design
I am currently working on designing our network. I will show you my plans and hopefully you have some feedback/advice Goals - Redundant. One switch should fail without the network going down - Cheap -...
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IBM G8124E - 24port 10GbE switches
Does anyone have much experience with these or are aware? One of the vendors that I purchase often from just posted a bunch and the price is right for a project at work with 6 computers. I'm just am...
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DELL POWEREDGE C1100 CS24-TY 2 x XEON 5520 8GB 3.5 TRAYS RAILS
DELL POWEREDGE C1100 CS24-TY 2 x XEON E5520 8GB TRAYS RAILS SYSTEM DELL POWEREDGE C1100 CS24-TY 1U RACKMOUNT SERVER PROCESSOR 2 x INTEL XEON E5520 MEMORY 8GB DDR3 ECC REGD MEMORY HARD DRIVE 4 x 3.5""...
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FS: Dell PowerEdge C2100 C1100 Mezzanine SAS RAID Controller - 85M9R
I have 6 left for $190 each. Dell PowerEdge C2100 C1100 Mezzanine SAS RAID Controller - 85M9R
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Combination SAS expander res2cv240 + Lsi 9261-8i?
Anyone has this combination? Can someone confirm if it goes ok? I have it now the lsi 9261-8i with a raid6 (4 hdd 3 tb each other) but i need more space and i want to buy a sas expander, but before...
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3ware 9750-16i4e 16 Port Raid Controller Card
Excellent Condition. Kept as Spare. Firmware Updated. 3Ware 9750 16I4E 16 Port SATA SAS 6GB s PCIe 2 0 w 512 MB RAID Controller Card | eBay
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Review of White Label 4TB drives
Manufacturer Label: Mediamax Model: WL4000GSA6472E Equivalent to: WD4000FYYZ eBay Seller: goharddrive Price range: $134.99-144.99 Ebay link: New 4TB 64MB Cache 7200RPM Enterprise Grade SATA 6 0Gb s 3...
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Problem with HP Procurve rack
Greetings I bought an old HP Procurve network rack for almost nothing from a local OOB sale. The problem is the posts have round holes and a weird non standard profile and almost nothing fits. Rails,...
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Thunderbolt Networking (1 Linux Server --> 1 Windows Client) ?
Hi . I have a linux (Arch) storage server that serves iSCSI + SMB to a Windows 8.1 client . Exploring 1GbE alternatives , I came across Thunderbolt . I saw videos of Thunderbolt networking between 2...
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IBM ServeRAID m1015 Raid Controller Card Flashed w/ LSI 9240-8i Firmware
IBM ServeRAID M1015 RAID Controller Card Flashed w LSI 9240 8i Firmware | eBay
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Interesting ITX Socket G2 (laptop sandy) Dual Intel NIC, vPro: $55 shipped
Forgot to pass this on, found out about it on pfsense forum. Specs here I believe the one for sale is the dual intel nic QM67 version as it has the LVDS connectors and such. This could be a pretty...
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Quiet, cheap 1U server for ESXi?
I am looking at setting up a cheap ESXi server to tinker with. There are lots of potentials on eBay under and around my budget of about 120 euros. Some examples are Dell R300s, HP G5s, Intel S775 bare...
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Brocade 1020 CNA 10GbE PCIe Cards
Starting a thread on these cards. They are extremely inexpensive on ebay (I purchased 3 for $99.99 total shipped). Here is an ebay link to the cards: brocade 1020 | eBay $33.33 each was achieved...
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