Recent content by frogtech

timestamps Post will be lighter on details compared to my usual offerings, mainly cause there isn't that much to talk about. I have x4 Supermicro 216 chassis I'm looking to move, these are 2U 24 bay, with SAS2 expander backplanes, the available slot for the rear 2x2.5" cage for...

Correct, as bluefox said there are sas2 and 3 expander backplanes where the actual expander is a daughter board. Any idea if dual expander backplanes actually increase total bandwidth? I think on the sas3 expanders for the 24 port backplane only 2 of the 4 ports are for connectivity, the...

I'm more interested in removing the secondary expander so it doesn't consume idle power and increase the overall thermal footprint inside the chassis.

Will SuperMicro dual expander backplanes still function normally if you remove one of the expanders and just run in single expander mode?

timestamps For sale: Nutanix 2U 4-Node LGA3647 Xeon Scalable 2nd Gen Platform, NX-3060-G7 This entire platform includes the following hardware: 4x X11DPH-B Nodes 8x Xeon Silver 4114 CPUs, 2x per node, preinstalled 8x Micron 5100 Pro 240GB M.2 SATA Boot Drives, 2x per node, preinstalled 4x...

SATA drives also respond better to power management commands in virtually all platforms from what I've seen. I was never able to reliably get SAS spindown to function in unraid or truenas and getting smart data without having to bust open consoles/terminals is far less of a pain in the ass with...

I've started having issues with these APs running Unleashed where the wireless just starts getting slow and then eventually it craps out forcing a power cycle. Right now I only have one AP I'm using and it has the latest FW but wondering if anyone has seen the same issue on these specific models?

does anyone run the 7250s in the rear of their rack? i cant really decide if i want blinken-lights or easier cable management. is it worth swapping the direction of the fans in them if it's for home lab use? it would be interesting to try and put some more fans in, to exhaust out the singular...

i am making some assumptions here based on my own experience with a similar issue, that i havent yet figured out as ive often been confused on the subject with regards to layer 2 (VLAN) and layer 3(routing) functionality. specifically with opnsense. admittedly i havent looked at all of your...

so i'm still a huge networking newb, and may be misunderstanding what i'm doing here for now, i was able to work around the issue to get some 'work' done, but ideally i want to go back and revisit how to set this up i am using opnsense as my main firewall/"router", and had an interface...

off the top of my head id probably wager noise levels and power consumption. i'm not familiar with the model you mentioned. these ruckus switches have anywhere between 1 to 3 fans at most and no external PSUs that have fans so they're easier to mod. licensing is honor based so as a home user you...

What fans are you using?

i literally just did a repaste on one of my switches last night, i was curious if it would make a difference. i would say, not really. i used arctic mx4 2019 edition. it was kind of annoying getting that thermal pad off but didn't take too much effort. i would probably apply heat and try to pull...

Actually on one of my switches, one of the fans is having reported as failed, but all 3 of the fans inside the chassis are spinning. I have an identical setup between two 7250-24Ps, two non-original fans and one of them is wired up to a splitter for a cheapo 60mm fan. Any reason fans would...

I have not had much success in silencing ICX7250-24P switches, which are the 24 port PoE models that have 2 fans. I did some fan swaps, but I can't remember to which models, and it didn't really help much with noise and the temps are still kind of bad. One of my switches is 66c right now and the...