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    Mellanox MCX311A-XCAT - EEPROM access / Transceiver compatibility

    Ahoy, I have been battling to get my Aliexpress connect-x3 EN card to work at 10G Can I get any confirmation from other users whether EEPROM reading (ethtool -m, ethtool -e) is available on this specific card (MT_1170110023)? Also if people have recommended transceivers to use... I have...
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    Zpool, same drive designation stuck in 2x z2 sub

    Somehow I have stuffed up (story not added due to lack of comprehension) My pool topgear has been degraded, today it went offline (C3T13D1 did not start at all, removing and reinserting got it back ((time bomb))) After managing to get back to degraded (can't access the data from network, yet)...
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    CPU Cooling 2011(-3) - 4U Passive or Active

    I am in need of dual cooling solutions for my newly acquired E5-2650v1's -- This setup will end up in a Norco 4224 (~150mm HSF height limit) that resides in a bedroom - IE quietness is important I originally ordered Intel AUPSRCBTP via Amazon(au) for ~$65AUD (Mid March), but naturally, they...
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    Tyan S7050 OS Compatibility

    Rough day :mad::mad: Does anyone have experience with the Tyan S7050 series motherboards? I recently grabbed an S7050A2NRF to replace my E3-12xxV1 setup. Am very slowly getting enough parts to actually start testing it and today I stumbled upon internet information saying it's not compatible...
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    Compatible Replacement Drive for ZFS Pool

    I currently have... 24x Hitachi 5K3000 2TB (HDS5C3020ALA632, PN 0F12117); 5400rpm coolspin - 512b sector drives - ashift = 9 - zfs v5, pool v31 (Sol 11.3 if that matters) In a Norco 4224 (Green backplanes IIRC, have not tested above 2tb but believe they are unlikely 3tb compatible) - I'm...
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    SE11, m1015 and hdd power save

    Has anyone here successfully configured hdd spindown in Solaris express 11 with a m1015? Se11 under esxi 5, 3* m1015 passthrough 9240 3.something drivers
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    SuperMicro X8SIA-F

    I've just purchased a Supermicro X8SIA-F off eBay (new) to replace my Intel mobo. And as usual, I'm already worried if I've made a mistake... Some threads on here have mentioned a limit of 2 cards able to pass-through with ESXi, due to a possible bridge chip? Is this certain? I intended to...
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    'Clarkson'

    Name: Clarkson (powaaaaaaaaa) CPU: Intel i5-750 GPU: 1Gb Gigabyte GTX460 (Currently RMA'd) RAM: 4x 4GB G.Skill Ripjaws Motherboard: Gigabyte P55A-UD7 Cards: Dell Perc 6i Drives: 60Gb OCZ Vertex2E, 500Gb WD Black, 6x 2Tb Hitachi 7K2000 Power Supply: Corsair HX650 Chassis: Fractal Design...
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    'May'

    Build’s Name: May Operating System/ Storage Platform: Solaris Express 11 w/ VBox Server 2008R2 CPU: Xeon x3430 Motherboard: Intel S3420GPLC (Grr at no KVM IPMI) Chassis: Norco RPC-4224 Drives: 160Gb Seagate 7200.4 2.5", 500Gb Seagate 7200.4 2.5", 24x 2Tb Hitachi 5K3000 RAM: 2x 2Gb...