nabsltd's latest activity
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I would be more cautious about their cloud-managed versions (Omada, Jetstream) because those have legitimate need to talk to the cloud... -
nabsltd replied to the thread Network options and recommendations.Although it's possible that a single 10Gbit connection through a Mikrotik switch could be causing the slowdown, it would have to be just...
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nabsltd replied to the thread What storage approach and drives would you go for?.I think I just gave up on trying to parse the rambling "I've got this super-secret project and I don't want you to have details that...
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nabsltd replied to the thread What storage approach and drives would you go for?.There is no CPU made that can handle 24x NVMe drives at full speed and still keep compute at 100%. The I/O will cause the CPU to heat up...
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nabsltd replied to the thread What storage approach and drives would you go for?.You say you want your CPU to perform both computing tasks and handle the I/O demands of at least 8 NVMe drives. Good luck with that...
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nabsltd replied to the thread WiebeTech HDD enclosures.You could try any of the iStarUSA Raidage towers. Pick anything called a "tower". All of the towers use standard 5¼" bays to hold...
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nabsltd replied to the thread EXPIRED Intel Optane P4800X 750GB U.2 $160 free shipping.I searched for the part number in the title and it seemed to be a U.2, but I could be wrong. Somebody snapped them all up. If they...
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The eBay listing is for U.2 Intel Optane P4800X drives despite there being no picture. There are 10 available. The price is $200 but the...
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nabsltd replied to the thread Wanted: stable, 2 SFP+, 5-8 port RJ45 2.5 gig switch.Mine is also right next to me. With a Noctua swapped in (10 minutes work), it's only audible if there is no other sound at all in the room.
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nabsltd replied to the thread Help finding the value of these servers?.Everything where you said "I don't know". A NIC could add $10 or $300 to the price of the system. Same for the HBA. What speed is the...
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nabsltd replied to the thread Help finding the value of these servers?.To properly identify hardware, boot one up with a live Linux distro and post the results of lspci -v.
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nabsltd replied to the thread Replacing SAS drives in Raid array on Adaptec ASR8885.SATA and SAS command sets are not the same, and even with similar features (like command queuing), the SATA version has limitations...
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nabsltd replied to the thread EXPIRED Newegg(US) - Seagate Barracuda 24TB $250!!.The firmware, however, is different, and that can lead to SAS being more reliable. Remember old drive firmware that led to the head...
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nabsltd replied to the thread EXPIRED Newegg(US) - Seagate Barracuda 24TB $250!!.SATA will never be cheaper used, because virtually no computers have SAS controllers, but they all have SATA controllers. This means...
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nabsltd replied to the thread Need some help with a little hot.For a similar device, I just plugged one of these fans into one of the USB ports and set it on top.
