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    IPMI networking - too many ports used?

    In my DC rack, I have 6x SMicro SYS-2029BT-HNR (4 node 2U servers) & a few other SM servers. These 6 servers alone will consume 48 ports of IPMI switching, which means I need at least 2 switches to take care of all my IPMI needs. What is everyone else doing? Is there a better way to "solve"...
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    napp-IT for dummies

    Does anyone have a simple. "watered down", easy to use, easy to digest setup guide? I find the docs to be a lil cumbersome & the UI isn't very intuitive.
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    ESXi edge device: shutdown & power on

    ESXi v8 (running 2 vms), one of the vm's is the firewall. This is an edge device in a medical xray trailer. The trailer's generator gets powered on in the morning & turned off at night. Any good idea's on how I deal with daily ESXi shutdown & power-on?
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    napp-it AiO: NFS share - IP address change

    This box is getting setup at a temp location with a different IP scheme than it's final destination. How do you deal with a changed IP address for the NFS share (in napp-it AiO)?
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    projeKt NV24Me

    Build Name: projekt NV24Me Operating System/ Storage Platform: Chassis: SuperMicro SC216BA-xxxxx Backplane: Supermicro BPN-NVMe3-216N-S4 24-port 2U (SC216/219) NVMe direct-attach Power Supply: SuperMicro CPU: AMD EPYC 7F52 CPU processor 16c|32t Motherboard: ASRock Rack ROMED16QM3 Memory: 16x...
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    OM5: LC to LC

    Just because I like pretty cables... For use on some servers I'll be racking in a co-lo.
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    [WTB] [US - CA] - 16GB 2133 Samsung M393A2G40DB0 - lot of 100

    WTB - Looking for 100+ 16GB 2133 Samsung M393A2G40DB0 Pls PM
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    ASRock Rack ROMED16QM3: available where ??

    Anyone have any info on this mb? Is this MB only available in Europe? ASRock Rack ROMED16QM3
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    Cables: SFF-8643 | Oculink | Slim-SAS... etc.

    Where/how/who is a great source for all the various "SFF-xxxx" storage cables? Not interested in cheap shiny fakes!
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    8 Port U.2 to PCIe x16 SFF-8643 NVMe SSD

    Ceacent NVMe Controller SSD Riser or Linkreal 8 Port U.2 to PCIe x16 SFF-8643 NVMe SSD Adapter Anyone have any experience with either one of these cards? Do they perform the same? Is one better than the other?
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    [WTB] Intel DC P3600 1.2TB NVMe PCIe 2.5" SSD

    Looking for a few 1.2TB NVMe: Intel DC P3600 1.2TB NVMe PCIe 2.5" SSD Drive SSDPE2ME012T4D U.2 Prefer health life to be at least 96%.
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    Co-lo or homelab: how do you manage it?

    For those of you with servers in a co-lo or a sizeable homelab: How do you manage access to all the hardware? Is there some "fancy" private cloud software? (single pane of glass) VPN/RDP? Looking for some ideas!
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    Backup storage question recommendation!

    I have a 36 drive chassis - https://www.supermicro.com/manuals/chassis/4U/SC847.pdf Use case #1: store vm backup's use case #2: send backups to cloud (e.g. Wasabi etc) Looking for an o/s recommendation. - o/s or app must have a gui so I can manage the backup's ingested. - o/s or app must have...
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    ESXi 7.x/8.x HBA/Storage question.

    Say you have a single SMicro host (single node) with LSI 9300 + 8x SSds. (ESXi is installed on a separate disk). How do you "pool" the storage to make a large datastore?
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    Mini-ITX with 4x NVMe (front load)

    https://www.supermicro.com/en/products/chassis/compact%20mini-tower/721/sc721tq-350b Looking for a mini-ITX chassis with 4 front load NVMe? ` Does it exist?
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    Internet Access at Co-lo facility.

    At the co-lo, I currently have 100Mbps with 250Mbps burst & I'm looking to upgrade. I can go with the "blended" service, 250Mbps with 1Gbps burst or what other options might I have?
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    Ruckus R750 ZoneFlex Access Point 901-R750-WW00 $449.99

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/284635176297?ViewItem=&item=284635176297
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    WEPYC ThreadRipper build: FATbild

    Build’s Name: FATbild Operating System: Fedora 35 Workstation Storage Platform: NVMe CPU: AMD Ryzen ThreadRipper PRO 3955WX GPU: Gigabyte 1080 Motherboard: ASUS Pro WS WRX80E SAGE Chassis: Fractal Design Define 7 XL Black Drives: Samsung 980 Pro 2TB NVMe RAM: GSkill 8 x 16GB DDR4 3200 Add-in...
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    [FS] [US-So. Cal] SMicro H12SSL-i | Mellanox SN2700 | IBM - HUSMM1640ASS201 | HGST HUSMM8040ASS20 | Mellanox NICs

    Price Item Quantity Description $3,050.00 NVIDIA Mellanox SN2700 1 100 GBe switch $125.00 - SN2700 OEM Rackmount kit 1 Original Rackmount kit $125.00 - SN2700 spare 64GB mSATA SSD 1 latest version of Mellanox Onyx is loaded $1300.00 SuperMicro H12SSL-i EPYC 7302 8x 32GB 2666 RAM...
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    NVMe u.2 drives

    Anyone have links to some good NVMe u.2 drives? Min size of 1.6TB, to be used in VSAN cluster