storage

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    [WTB] [US-IL] 30.72tb ssd's

    I am looking for 30.72tb NVMe ssd's. Need 6.
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    SOLD [FS] [US-MN] HP/Samsung 3.84TB SAS3 SSD PM1633 / 99-100% Endurance Left of ~7 PB

    SOLD I got some more of these and sold off 10, but have 6 left so I have re-opened this post. Selling some drives, I picked up some extras while I was there and figured I'd drop them here. Drives are 99-100% health/endurance and formatted to 512 blocks for standard server/HBAs. They are SAS3...
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    Need advice on complete homelab refresh

    I've been running a home lab environment for over 15 years. I've had several devices in use during those years. However, it's been a while since I was in "hardware" mode, so I'm _very_ behind the times. I was hoping that my ADHD super power (believing I can master a skill in 24 hours, but...
  4. mattlach

    Above 10Gig Ethernet Performance Tuning?

    Hi everyone, A few months ago in a discussion thread either here or on one of the many forums I frequent, someone linked me to what I recall looked like a blog post. I now cant find that blog post, nor the message in which someone linked me to it, so I come to you for assistance. The topic...
  5. mobycl1ck

    AsRock X300 storage configuration for TrueNAS

    Hi everyone, I’m looking for some input or fresh ideas on storage configurations for the AsRock X300. This compact little setup already has a 4650 APU, 16 GB DDR4 3200, and will serve as a remote TrueNAS server at my family’s house. Its compact size and low power draw were the main reasons for...
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    Refurbished Seagate Enterprise Capacity v7 12TB €74,95

    Severpart deals currently has a bunch of Seagate 12TB Sata Drives for cheap. Seagate Enterprise Capacity v7 ST12000NM0127 12TB 7.2K RPM SATA 6Gb/s 512e SED 3.5in Refurbished HDD
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    How to organize storage in a most balanced way for a combined Rendering-VM-AI Dell R730 Server?

    I am building a Dell R730 with 2x Xeon E5-2698 v4 20C, 128 GB RAM, 2x Tesla P40s. 1x PERC H730 Integrated 1GB PCIe 3.0 x8 OS Proxmox and whatever else needed.. I do have also a QNAP FS for data access through iSCSI or backups-off shore backups. Dunno know yet. The server will be used for...
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    Performance Characterization of Linux Storage Schedulers in the NVMe Era

    Something to read over Eastern. Nothing tooo fancy but still interesting to read. Enjoy. Link Share
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    EU [SOLD][NL] Z11PA-U12/10G-2G / XEON Silver / Gold / 12x16GB / 5x4TB DC-P4510 / 5x4TB SATA SSD

    Here we go ... so for the mobo, cpu's, ram and cooler I prefer a single sale. Hence the discount. I don't want to get stuck with a few modules or cpu's that won't sell. For all items: 100% working! Stuff ran for years 24/7 with no issues whatsoever. Mobo and Xeon Silver are 3,5 years old. Xeon...
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    Petabit on a DVD

    Super interesting paper about a rising technology of nanoscale optical disk memory with petabit capacity. Paper: Share
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    How to Exploit High-Performance I/O for High-Performance Storage Engines

    Read time ... Paper >> What Modern NVMe Storage Can Do, And How To Exploit It: High-Performance I/O for High-Performance Storage Engines Leanstore >> Website Src of data etc >> Leanstore OLTP Storage Engine - Github
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    SOLD [FS] [US-MN] 3.84TB SAS (6gbps) SSD 95%+ Endurance Remaining / HP 3PAR Drives

    SOLD I originally bought 19 of these, but only needed 11, so if anyone wants to buy the last 8 off of me I'm putting them up for sale here. Sale is through paypal invoice unless you are local to MN (55330) and want to do cash with discount. SMART data and pictures below. I have low level...
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    Proxmox & CEPH

    I would like to start a short poll that shall run for 90 days here. Any thoughts about Ceph deployment and/or other distributed HA storage solutions are very much appreciated. Thanks and keep voting.
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    Proxmox VE Ceph Benchmark Summary - 12/23 Edition

    Source: Ceph Benchmark - Fast SSDs and network speeds in a Proxmox VE Ceph Reef cluster
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    COMPLETE [FS] [US-MN] Seagate Exos Enterprise 6TB Drives (SATA 6gbps) - <1Year POH - Warranty to 2026 - 8x Available

    I have a set of 8x Seagate Exos 6TB 3.5" HDD I'm selling. They are the SATA version (ST6000NM021A) so they work in PC, NAS, workstation, Server, etc. I have them listed at $60/ea, free shipping if you buy 2+ and discounts for selling the lot (preference). These have excellent health with...
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    Your thoughts on storage solution for Hypervisor (U2 vs SAS)

    So i am building a new system but not sure what to use for storage. What i am looking for: 6 - 8tb usable space min 250k iops read & write, preferably ~400k under 40w for all drives (and hba if required) 1 drive parity / redundancy 1pb+ endurance per drive one pcie x16 3.0 slot for connection...
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    SSD version of Supermicro 5-in-3 JBOD enclosure?

    I have a pair of this enclosure and I'm currently using adapters to mount ten 2.5" SSDs into 3.5" drive bays. Does anyone know if there exists a higher density version of these enclosures purpose built for 2.5" disks?
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    [W] [US-TN] Dell MD3620F or comparable SFF SAN

    I'm looking for a Dell MD3620F or comparable 24x 2.5" SFF fiber channel SAN for my lab. Ideally something with dual controllers but can live nicely in a 2U form factor with the ability to add additional disk shelves. The MD3620Fs will pop up from time to time on ebay for $800, so looking to...
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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...