Dedicated Crypto Mining Open Compute server build.

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Klee

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I'm running XMR-STAK-CPU on both Ubuntu 16.04 and 17.04 systems.

And I do not want to run the miner using the sudo command but if you do not run xmr-stak-cpu as sudo
you will get this error after every reboot:" Error: MEMORY ALLOC FAILED: mmap failed".

Unless you reenter this command "sudo sysctl -w vm.nr_hugepages=256" every time before you run xmr-stak-cpu.

To keep from having to reenter it every time after reboot do this:

Edit /etc/sysctl.conf

"sudo nano /etc/sysctl.conf"

Put this at the end of sysctl.conf

"vm.nr_hugepages = 256"

Reboot the system.

Check the page size .

"cat /proc/meminfo | grep Huge"

The output should be something like this:

"AnonHugePages: 4096 kB
HugePages_Total: 256
HugePages_Free: 256
HugePages_Rsvd: 0
HugePages_Surp: 0
Hugepagesize: 2048 kB

The page size is 2048 KB."

Then you should be able to run "bin/xmr-stak-cpu" without the error and without having to reenter "sudo sysctl -w vm.nr_hugepages=256".
 
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Klee

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Just gonna run them for a few days before try one 1 gig stick per cpu.

Should run ok, since each node is running ~550 - ~ 650 mb's of ram.

550 for the headless node and 660 for the one that still has the video card.
 

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How many cores are in the CPU on the right? The sensor only shows 8 cores per CPU but they're numbered strangely.
 

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How many cores are in the CPU on the right? The sensor only shows 8 cores per CPU but they're numbered strangely.

The cpu's that show core's 0,2,3,5,8,10,12, and 14 ?

Those are E5-2667 V3 ES cpu's , they appear to be at least 15 core cpu's that intel deactivated all but 8 cores. Some programs show 8 cores others show what lm-sensors is showing.

They are a HCC die in size and have 35 MB L3 cache each so 70 mb for the pair so that means mining in monero I can mine on all the threads (32).
 
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They have a littler higher "highest" speed.

914.3 H/s and 897.9 H/s.


 

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The server has been running a whole week now and %100 solid.

I removed the 32 gigs of ram in node two and now have four 1 gig sticks per node, two 1 gig sticks per cpu.

I'll run them for a week then go to 1 gig stick per cpu.

Node one has been hashing a little faster than node 2, node one had four 8 gig sticks of Samsung DDR3 12800 and node two had eight 1 gig sticks of Hynix DDR3 8500.

Now both nodes have the DDR3 8500 and are configured identically except node one has a SSD and node 2 has a WD 1 gig hdd.


EDIT: The DDR 3 8500 ram does make a little bit of difference, about 10 H/s slower than the DDR3 12800.
 
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Klee

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Just wondering, will ram fillers help with the temps of the cpu's? With just one or two sticks of ram next the the cpu heat sink a lot of air seems to be bypassing the cpu cooler.
 

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I just ordered four more E5-2660's, a pdu and I have figured out my 250v wiring needs.

The corner that has been my vintage pc and pc build area needs a complete reorganization, deciding to build a rack or maybe just use shelving rack.
 

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Final prices and setup and performance.

2x Wiwynn open compute server $380.00 NEW*
4x E5-2660 V1 cpu’s $207.92 (best price found but the seller only had 4) USED
4x E5-2660 V1 cpu’s $230.80 USED
8 Gb of DDR 8500 8x1 Gb sticks $17.50 USED
4x used hard drives that I already had $00.00 USED
1x New HP PDU $10.00 NEW*
2x Power cords to reach unused 250V a/c outlet $20.00 NEW
*not including shipping

Total $866.22 gives 3480 H/s

I did not include the prices of the video card or pci-e usb card that were installed to install Ubuntu Server 17.04, the video card was an old Dell oem nvidia that came out of a free pc, the usb card was borrowed from my main pc.

To mine XMR that comes out to about $1000.00 less than a dedicated 5 GPU rig using RX580 4 gig card with slightly higher performance.

I went with new Wiwynn open compute servers, you could save another $100.00 buy going with two used Quanta open computer servers, I hate buying used motherboards and was willing to spend a little more.
 
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Any word on power consumption @Klee? I see that several people asking in the thread, but no reply as yet. I would love to know so I can figure out what the return would be per open compute server given my local currency and electricity spot rate. Compared to using a 1080 Ti (0.4 h/s/$), Genesis Mining (0.9 h/s/$), or the 4-node Supermicro server I found on eBay (0.5 H/s/$), your open compute solution is by far and away the most efficient at 2.5 h/s/$. But that only accounts for the server output - how about the inputs?

Also, just out of curiosity, is the RAM you are using error correcting? I guess it does not really matter while mining, but might be a consideration if you intend to use the nodes for something else later.

Update: I see from the Wiwynn SV7210 datasheet that each node is rated at 300W max. That will do for back of the envelope calculations.
 
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Klee

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Any word on power consumption @Klee? I see that several people asking in the thread, but no reply as yet. I would love to know so I can figure out what the return would be per open compute server given my local currency and electricity spot rate. Compared to using a 1080 Ti (0.4 h/s/$), Genesis Mining (0.9 h/s/$), or the 4-node Supermicro server I found on eBay (0.5 H/s/$), your open compute solution is by far and away the most efficient at 2.5 h/s/$. But that only accounts for the server output - how about the inputs?

Also, just out of curiosity, is the RAM you are using error correcting? I guess it does not really matter while mining, but might be a consideration if you intend to use the nodes for something else later.

Update: I see from the Wiwynn SV7210 datasheet that each node is rated at 300W max. That will do for back of the envelope calculations.

I still do not have a way to measure the power, my kilowatt meter is 110v only. Any idea what I can use to read it that will work with 250v? The clamp on amp meters I have seen I just am not sure of their accuracy at lower amps.