I didn't unpack the chassis yet. I will take a look this weekend. I'm assuming the trays may already support SSDs.Do you guys know if this 2.5" to 3.5"tray work on the server?
(5-pack) 2.5" to 3.5" Bay SSD Metal Hard Drive HDD Mounting Bracket Adapter Tray
I got the quote from the seller but it's expensive: (2.5” to 3.5” caddy adaptors £17e.)
This kind of adapters usually doesnt work with servers as hot swap trays require the connectors to be at a certain place and these doesnt care about it as its not a requirement when used on a desktop chassis like the picture shows.Do you guys know if this 2.5" to 3.5"tray work on the server?
(5-pack) 2.5" to 3.5" Bay SSD Metal Hard Drive HDD Mounting Bracket Adapter Tray
I got the quote from the seller but it's expensive: (2.5” to 3.5” caddy adaptors £17e.)
Mine came with 2 adapters per node and I only used 1 for the boot drive. If it SATA 2. I don't care as that is what my boot drive isDo you guys know if this 2.5" to 3.5"tray work on the server?
(5-pack) 2.5" to 3.5" Bay SSD Metal Hard Drive HDD Mounting Bracket Adapter Tray
I got the quote from the seller but it's expensive: (2.5” to 3.5” caddy adaptors £17e.)
Hi Ronan, in which configuration do you have the disks on your VMware cluster?See attached screenshot from the BMC on one of the nodes. The screenshot was taken from a node that's in a VMware cluster running a number of virtual machines.
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What exactly will you be doing with 2 x 64 core servers? I can't think of anything I would be able to use that much CPU power for.I have two of these servers. Nice machines at a good price point. Regarding noise levels they not "that" loud as they have good fan control but they can ramp up quite a bit when under load and all four nodes are in use. The BIOS in each node has the usual Intel options regarding fan control e.g Performance, Acoustic etc. There is no "silent" option. Unfortunately I don't have a sound meter or anything to compare the noise levels to at the moment. It also depends on how many nodes are booted and the load they are under. As mentioned in the previous thread the power-supply fans seem to make the most noise.
I actually don't use the internal drives for anything as all data is stored on SAN. Each node is capable of using 3 drives which wasn't going to provide the required IOPS for all my virtual machines.Hi Ronan, in which configuration do you have the disks on your VMware cluster?
I work in the IT industry so have lots of virtual labs setup to test various new technologies. I have many Virtual Machines running on the cluster as well as home stuff e.g Media, File Storage, DC etc.What exactly will you be doing with 2 x 64 core servers? I can't think of anything I would be able to use that much CPU power for.
So how do you have connected to the SAN? FC HBA or iSCSI?I actually don't use the internal drives for anything as all data is stored on SAN. Each node is capable of using 3 drives which wasn't going to provide the required IOPS for all my virtual machines.
Yes I am connected to the SAN with iSCSI using MPIO.So how do you have connected to the SAN? FC HBA or iSCSI?