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nabsltd replied to the thread MegaRAID SAS 9440-8i - 'Change Personality' RAID/NONE.You could always shut down, disconnect the drive data cables, then power on. If the card goes into a non-RAID mode (whatever that might... -
nabsltd replied to the thread [WTB] HP Z620 side panel key.True, but having a key would allow anyone to both open and then re-lock. There were some 4-wheel Master padlocks used to lock down...
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nabsltd replied to the thread [WTB] HP Z620 side panel key.It appears the Z6xx line and before uses the same keys, but I think HP wised up in later models.
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I have a spare Z800 chassis with keys and I just tried those keys with a Z820 and Z840 and they didn't work. So, it's possible the...
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nabsltd replied to the thread HGST Helium 10TB SATA $110.I don't see this firmware version anywhere on a Google search. I wonder where it came from.
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nabsltd replied to the thread [WTB] HP Z620 side panel key.HP doesn't have a specific part number for the key because it's not in much demand, seeing as you get two with each machine. I will...
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OK, so this one is a little weird. I have inherited a lab full of these boxes, and can't get inside because the side panel comes with...
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nabsltd replied to the thread Free virtualization OS.VMUG has cheap licenses for vCenter, as long as it's not for business production. In other words, you can use it for your home lab as...
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nabsltd replied to the thread 520 byte drives, weird behavior formatted as 512.I had some HGST He drives that had EMC firmware (CLAR in the disk name) on them. badblocks ran about 5% slower on TrueNAS SCALE, but...
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nabsltd reacted to eduncan911's post in the thread [Update: Seller Complaints Accumulating] HGST Ultrastar He10 - 10TB @ $129.95 with
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Got my 3 drive replacements. Running them through tests now. Two of the original drives have now reported errors writing to a specific... -
nabsltd replied to the thread New Homeserver built: TrueNAS Scale with PLEX, HA, NC: Hardware recommendations for SFF?.The P3700 used are your best bet for cheap, as they have very low latency, 10 DWPD endurance, and more than fast enough speed to handle...
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nabsltd replied to the thread Memory population for Supermicro X9QRI-F+.The manuals don't cover every possible DIMM configuration. I would suspect you could get by with one DIMM per processor, and put it in...
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nabsltd replied to the thread New Homeserver built: TrueNAS Scale with PLEX, HA, NC: Hardware recommendations for SFF?.The whole 512e thing got me thinking that you had workloads with small blocks, and that's why you wanted them. For that, you can use a...
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nabsltd replied to the thread I have fallen in love with MooseFS.Long before I'd ever heard of ZFS, I started keeping checksums of files. Whenever I copy that data to another disk, I verify the...
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nabsltd replied to the thread Arctic P8 or other consumer fan for 2U Supermicro chassis?.Excellent advice. You can also power down and disconnect all but what is needed to cool the CPU, then when you power on, you can pull...