Recent content by DanielWood

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    Gone - 3.84TB Micron 5100 ECO SATA SSD - $250 OBO (eBay)

    I had wanted this specific SSD previously. My alert was for mtfddak3t8tby between $100 and $250
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    Gone - 3.84TB Micron 5100 ECO SATA SSD - $250 OBO (eBay)

    My alerts pinged me on this drive this morning. Micron 5100 ECO SSD https://www.ebay.com/itm/303601344613 According to storage review, it's not great, but it should make an excellent steam drive. https://www.storagereview.com/review/micron-5100-eco-ssd-review Seller accepted my $205 offer.
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    Fast Single Core in a 1U Chassis?

    I think you are probably on the right track here with wanting high single thread performance, but other performance optimization targets are going to be storage and memory. Consider getting an Optane for the storage to get a big boost from low latency access times and also consider getting the...
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    Netapp DS4243 Disk Array Shelf @ $90 shipped

    IOM6 is already 6Gbps, so all you gain with the Dell controller is SFF-8088 connectors. As for it working, make sure you dont mix and match any controllers(Full power cycle is needed, BTW). Also, if you are using single-path SATA drives without the SAS interposers, you can only use one...
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    this is interesting.. old meets new... SCSI on PCIe

    I know Linux handles it with no issue on CentOS7. I'm not sure I ever tested it on Windows 10, but it should with with the Server 2008 Driver. https://www.broadcom.com/support/download-search?pg=Legacy+Products&pf=Legacy+Host+Bus+Adapters&pn=LSI20320IE&pa=&po=&dk= Additionally, I can tell you...
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    m.2 cell NIC for HP t730?

    Ugh. If you REALLY want to use a M.2 modem, such as a Sierra Wireless EM7455, you'll need: M.2 E to MiniPCIe: https://www.amazon.com/NGFF-Mini-PCI-Adapter-Cable/dp/B07JFYSNVL MiniPCIe + SIM to M.2 B: https://www.amazon.com/tekit-Converter-Adtapter-Support-Network/dp/B07JJGSRY6 This only...
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    HGST 6TB SAS Hard Drive $90 or cheaper ->$50;) - Sold Out -

    That looks like mini SAS HD. In that case: SFF-8643 to 4x SFF-8482. They start around $12 on eBay from China. The ones in the $15 range have SATA power pass through.
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    Netapp DS4243 Disk Array Shelf @ $90 shipped

    Well, that's good to know. I've been using the top IOM and the outside connector. I'll need to recable things on Monday.
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    PMC PM8001 based HBA

    I dont start seeing issues typically until 10-20 hours into a scrub which is completely saturating the bus. Then again, I'm dealing with larger datasets (80+ TB of data, each set).
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    PMC PM8001 based HBA

    I've not had good luck with the NetApp PMC8003 HBAs. They work, until you have a lot of stress on the SAS link, then once a drive drops out, it seems to cascade lock up the whole bus under both FreeNAS and CentOS. I've had much better luck with LSI 9206-16E controllers and using SFF-8640 to...
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    Recommendations for an R720

    Yes. It's pretty much a dell h200. Same caveat as the HP H220 and fans.
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    Recommendations for an R720

    Well, this piqued my curiosity, so I tried powering some SATA drives on 12V only. Neither the 2.5 WD Raptor nor the Intel X25M would power with 12V only. Intel SSD worked with 5V only, WD Raptor did not spin up(As expected, Raptor should behave like a standard 3.5" Drive for power). So, if I...
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    Recommendations for an R720

    Assuming it is 24 gauge wire, 40C temperature, 24" of wire, you are right at the threshold. I certainly wouldnt recommend it in that scenario. I thought we were talking about piddly little SATA SSDs. That said, you can splice into the main power connector going into the 2.5 backplane and run...
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    Recommendations for an R720

    SATA 2.5 drives operate on either/or. If this was an issue, virtually all HDD Optical Bay adapters would have issues as those only have 5V, and I have never heard of a single case of them not working. You might have issues with 2.5 SAS drives that spin at 10K RPM+ or with WD RAPTORS, but with...
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    Recommendations for an R720

    Steal it from USB or splice into the Optical Power Cable.