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    ESXi 5.5 boot issues with an IBM x3650 M2 2U server

    As a part of a home laboratory, I am building a 3-node ESXi cluster. One of these nodes is an IBM x3650 M2 2U server with 8GB RAM (for now) and 2x Intel Xeon E5504. As the title says, this server seems to be very picky about what to boot from and how. My goal is to install ESXi 5.5 onto an...
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    Which consumer motherboards can the IBM M5014 be paired with?

    As the title says, I have the popular M5014 RAID controller. I want to pair it with a low cost motherboard to create a storage server. Cost is a priority. Initially I planned to use the ASRock Q1900M, which at the price of around 60€ offers a pretty good value with the integrated Intel Celeron...
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    Help me build a VMware home lab

    I am looking to build a home lab. I actually already have one made of consumer hardware, but it's just not cutting it anymore and I would like to move on to a serious setup and virtualize my existing PC(s). I saw various threads/posts on this website about great deals for used server equipment...
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