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    Dell R720xd backplane question

    I'm double necroing this post. Did you get this to work? I can confirm I got the T630 backplanes to work in a T620 which was great for Toshiba SAS SSDs but overall. Indeed the iDrac doesnt show disks, but it doesnt halt the system at boot or anything tragic. Now I am itching to pull the trigger...
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    E5-2696 v4 22core CPU for $150 or less

    I have 2x of these 2696v4 in a server and they have been really snappy running proxmox vs older 2667v2 chips. It has made virtual desktop based VMs very performance feeling. I have an EPYC 7B12 and TR pro 5955wx as well and virtual desktops snappy like those are which is great for the price. I...
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    Is going iSCSI via FC or IB in 2022 outdated?

    Yeah I need to take this apart some more, get more label shots. Will post back. This memory part is confusing me here.
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    Is going iSCSI via FC or IB in 2022 outdated?

    Get inside them like how? Open the case or use the IoIoI port?
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    Is going iSCSI via FC or IB in 2022 outdated?

    I recently scored a pile of NetApp DE6600's and they have the EMM's that have FC and IB connectors as pictured here. I have never setup storage via FC or IB but am considering it to save costs on replacement SAS EMM's that would run into the 1.5K range for all the shelves. To my knowledge if...
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    AVOID - 4U, 2x Node, 4x E5 V3/V4, 56x LFF SAS3 3.5" bay - $299 - CISCO UCS C3260

    Sweet video on the progress so far @pctinkerman thanks for taking the time to make this!
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    AVOID - 4U, 2x Node, 4x E5 V3/V4, 56x LFF SAS3 3.5" bay - $299 - CISCO UCS C3260

    I would try to swap the cpu's around and see if you can isolate the fault. Do you have any other machines that can handle v3/v4 cpus?
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    AVOID - 4U, 2x Node, 4x E5 V3/V4, 56x LFF SAS3 3.5" bay - $299 - CISCO UCS C3260

    Can you tell me if these come with the heatsinks? I have a friend who ordered one and we will be working on it to get to the bottom of these answers but might be delayed if we need to get heatsinks.
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    [Update: Seller Complaints Accumulating] HGST Ultrastar He10 - 10TB @ $129.95

    I think you are missing the S in /dev/{s}da maybe. You can check with lsblk.
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    AVOID - 4U, 2x Node, 4x E5 V3/V4, 56x LFF SAS3 3.5" bay - $299 - CISCO UCS C3260

    Is there a "Way" for a homelab pleeb like me to get CIMC?
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    AVOID - 4U, 2x Node, 4x E5 V3/V4, 56x LFF SAS3 3.5" bay - $299 - CISCO UCS C3260

    Can you give us an idea as to the noise level and also the wattage you are seeing and amount of drives you have populated so far?