Recent content by Loto_Bak

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    [SOLD] Norco 4220/4224 Front Fan Bezel 3x120mm

    Hmmm I recently decomisioned my 4224 but never had any issues cooling with the stock fan setup. It blows a lot of air even when slowed down for noise. Just ensure you close the vents on any trays you are not using.
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    Long duration UPS without completely breaking the bank

    I use a marine inverter/charger Magnum MS2812 but there is a smaller MS2012. It'll run continuous duty (2000w for the MS2012), has a 30A @ 120v input and a big charger (200+ Amp DC). I work in the marine industry so am familiar with them. I got mine used.
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    SMART data with DS4486 and HGST NetApp branded drives

    The trays require interposers. SATA disks supported only smartctl -a -d sat will pull smart data on a ds4486
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    SAS Expansion - Single Server + External Array vs. Twin Servers, for small network.

    I would go option A But don't bother with a expansion card... get a Netapp DS4246 off ebay. (Or a DS4486 for 48 disks) They're usually quite cheap and great hardware.
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    NetApp 4486 for ~$280 shipped

    I didn't pull PSU's out when testing, just ran them unplugged. All fans on them run regardless if they are powered directly or not. I would say noise was the same with 2 or 4 PSUs powered.
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    Canada SOLD: GA-7PESH2 Desktop Workstation

    Hmm. Tempted... I'm over in Nanaimo but have lots of freight accounts
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    New Home Build Wiring Recommendations 2020 Edition

    I rewired my low voltage during home during a renovation 1.5 years ago. Here are my recommendations and discoveries after the fact; Cat6 wiring: Use boxes of Cat6a. Cost difference to cat5e is negligible and support for video and 10g over cat6a is superior. Cat6a terminates to keystones...
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    Brocade ICX Series (cheap & powerful 10gbE/40gbE switching)

    I made one but as others have mentioned it will not support the switch's weight. I have most of the weight sitting on a couple ears mounted under my desk from a print on thingiverse. Also the holes are slightly small for the screws into the switch. The screws will tap a thread in the print if...
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    Brocade ICX Series (cheap & powerful 10gbE/40gbE switching)

    To answer my own question yes it appears different models are stackable From Brocade stackable models
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    Brocade ICX Series (cheap & powerful 10gbE/40gbE switching)

    Anyone know if I can stack a 6610 and a 6450 together?
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    FreeNAS is becoming TrueNAS Core

    I think it comes down to how they split the features between core and the full version
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    NetApp 4486 for ~$280 shipped

    Just got a couple of these units finally. My unit has 2 IOM6's with 4 PSUs Unit all 4 PSU I get; 4.2 amps at initial startup 3.2 amps mid startup 1.4 amps idle 1.0 amps with only 1 PSU enabled Noise is very acceptable IMO. Let me know if you guys have any questions I can awnser
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    HP 649281-B21 ConnectX-3 VPI MCX354A-FCBT $25 shipped Ebay

    For those that need a full height bracket There is a 3d printed model available on thingiverse Full Height Bracket for QSFP PCIe Network Adapter (HP/Mellanox 649281-B21 Infiniband) by samuelpinches I printed a couple myself. Work fine but you'll need screws and nuts
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    NetApp 4486 for ~$280 shipped

    I'll measure when it shows up but I'm still 10 days out likely. (Shipping to Canada) You shouldn't need transposers unless you want to use SAS dual link on a SATA drive. Do you need the controller redundancy?