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Experiences with kernelcare/KSplice/etc.
Do any of you guys have any experiences with software that can hot-replace a kernel, like kernelcare and ksplice? I am considering setting something like this up at work (primarily kernelcare, as that...
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Dell 3-Node AMD DCS6005
Stumbled across these today: Dell C6005 Cloud Server 6X 1 8GHz AMD 6 Core 48GB RAM 12x 750GB C6100 Series | eBay Anyone familiar with it? Looks like they can be had relatively affordably.
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ARM Development Boards
Anyone see sources for ARM boards? I'm looking for a gigabit Ethernet port, an ARMv8 CPU and 4GB of RAM. I saw places like variscite.com and they have ARM gigabit and 4GB. No ARMv8 and no ordering...
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Recommendations Dell vs Lenovo?
Seeing as how the majority of the members of this forum seem to have a lot more enterprise experience than me, I am looking for a hardware recommendation for the following setup. I'm setting up a small...
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10k and 15k hard disks
hello im going to prepare a new san with 12 hdd 600gb 15k in raid10 (controller dell perc h710), i would like to use also 2 hdd 600gb 10k as hot spare, my question is, if i will mix 15k and 10k hdd the...
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Chenbro vs Supermicro
Hey, I want to build a 24bay storage server. I was looking at either supermicro or chenbro chassis. Which chassis' are better?
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ESXi iSCSI on Guest 2008R2 without passthrough
I need to move my dc from phyiscal to virtual, need to be able to use iscsi, but current controller doesnt allow passthrough. Is there any work around for this?
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Planning my ASUS P9A-I/C2550/SAS/4L build - which case?
I'm in the midst of planning my next storage server build. I think I am going to build a ESXi box that will run both pfsense and ZoL + Napp-it or something like that for the NAS portion. I read the...
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Hitachi Harddisks Thread (5K3000, 7K3000, 7K2000)
Hitachi 2TB 7K2000 (HDS722020ALA330) Current firmware: 3MA Previous firmare: 3EA, 28A, 20N (newest to oldest) Description: This firmware applies to Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB 7K2000 harddisks, model...
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1TB Samsung 840 Evo SSD for $400 from NewEgg. Free shipping.
NewEgg has a 1TB Samsung 840 Evo SSD drive for $400. That's a great price. Mystery Deal: $150 off Samsung 1TB SSD + More, Like $30 off GeForce GTX 760 Video Card The base priceis $469. Add the coupon...
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WTB: Silverstorm DDR switch management board + QSFP - CX4 cables
I currently have a Silverstorm 9024 unmanaged infiniband DDR switch and would like to see if some had a managed one laying around they would like to get rid of? The switch I have now is working great,...
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Help with VLAN and VLAN routing
I am having trouble pinging between VLANs on the SG300-10 switch IP address of my switch is 192.168.10.35/24 I have VLAN1 192.168.10.1/24 VLAN2 172.16.0.254/24 Main router IP address 192.168.1.1/24 (i...
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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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Intel G3258 CPU and MSI Z97 MB Bundle $99
If you live near a Microcenter they have Intel CPU and MB combo using the Intel G3258 CPU and MSI Z97 PC Mate mb for only $99. This is cheap given the Z97 motherboard alone normally sells for $110 -...
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WHS, Low power AM1 build.
Build’s Name: WHS Operating System/ Storage Platform: Synology DSM5 booting via Nanoboot CPU: Semptron 3850 AM1 (Quad core 1.3GHz) Motherboard: Asus AM1I-A Chassis: Fractal Design Node 304 Drives:...
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Best 6Gbps SFF-8087 to SFF-8087 cable?
I need a new set of sff-8087 cables .5m that perform well at 6Gbps speed. I'm getting too many Ultra DMA CRC errors on my drives (Seagate 3TB NAS). I'm also using the Norco RPC-4224 that's about 4...
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LP Bracket for 9280-4i4e
Looking for this, does anyone have a lead on a part number or link? Thanks!
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ASRock Rack 1U12LW-C2550 - 12 bay 1U w/ C2550
Before getting the ASUS one I looked at the ASRock model and saw this on ebay: ASRock Rack 1U12LW C2550 Intel Avoton C2550 DDR3 V 2GbE 1U Rackmount Server | eBay That isn't too bad really at $923 for...
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VLAN config
Ok, Since I'm new to the whole world of VLANs, I just want to make sure I'm thinking properly (i.e. it will work how I think it will). I am thinking of the following VLANs. 2 - 10/100 Traffic 3 -...
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Need Help setting interfaces in pfSense and attached devices
I am not exactly sure what this type of setup would be called as I am a not a network wizard. I have read countless posts in many different Google forum searches and the Docs and cannot figure this out...
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