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    CCENT/CCNA [H] study group

    640-802 passed! All I can say is to READ and UNDERSTAND every facet of the books. I had been taking the official practice tests, and getting in the high 900's. Running packet tracer labs and getting them done in about 15 min without having to look up answers on google/books. The actual test...
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    CCENT/CCNA [H] study group

    Looking at that site looks like I would probably want to get at least one more router, for a frame relay switch in the beginning. This works out since my job agreed to pay for all the hardware I want (up to $1000), provided I complete CCNA by the end of this year, and CCNP by the end of next...
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    CCENT/CCNA [H] study group

    This thread has rekindled my interest in getting my CCNA/CCNP. I've mucked around with some old 2500's in school, and played with a few sims.. but that was 10 years ago. At my job we are starting to get serious about some more complex networks so the time for me to learn this is now. I went...
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    New All-In-One Build (Storage/Virtualization)

    Need to get a 2nd SAS -> SATA breakout cable. That is about all that is holding me back, lol.
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    New All-In-One Build (Storage/Virtualization)

    farscapesg1: Yep, the onboard controller would remain non-passthrough. Just the HBA would get passthrough. My thought was what you said. Both SSD's are connected to onboard SATA ports. One provides datastore for OI itself. The second provides a datastore to OI as well, however this 2nd...
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    New All-In-One Build (Storage/Virtualization)

    Actually the local storage controller does NOT need to be used by ESXi due to my usage of a USB thumb drive. However, I do not really want to attempt to passthrough the chipset controller, who knows what else might try to go with it. I was thinking of making a datastore on the ssd rather than...
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    New All-In-One Build (Storage/Virtualization)

    Just seeing what the consensus is on the following build, any tips/tricks for optimizing would be appreciated. Antec 300 Case Antec 500w PSU Supermicro Mini ATX MB (Intel C202 chipset) Intel Sandy Bridge Xeon (4c, 8t) 3.x GHz 16gb ECC Unbuffered RAM IBM M1015 HBA (Going to go IT Mode)...
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    iSCSI SAN Homebrew Performance Question

    Thx for the info. I was going to double up the link to a 2gb. FC HBA's are waaaay outta my budget range considering my storage setup only cost like $500 to begin with lol. And yeah, those 100 hits (being very generous) dont even use sql yet. the sql is for a shopping cart/inventory/etc kinda...
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    iSCSI SAN Homebrew Performance Question

    So even with crappy 'green' drives i'd be maxing out a 1-2gb link? Food for thought for sure.
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    New VM Box

    Going to build a VM front end (back end data storage will be via my Open Indiana NAS (ZFS, iSCSI or NFS)). Parts list: 1x SUPERMICRO CSE-512L-260B Black 1U Rackmount 14" Mini Server Case Model #:CSE-512L-260B 1x SUPERMICRO MBD-X9SCL+-F Micro ATX Server Motherboard LGA 1155 Intel C202...
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    iSCSI SAN Homebrew Performance Question

    So I am a mad tinkerer like most users here, and currently have an all-in-one virtualized storage system (thanks to napp-it). My current storage system is spec'd below: Semperon 140 8gb ram 4x 2tb 5400 rpm spinpoints, connected via onboard sata controller Right now I use said parts...
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    Intel Core i7 Full System Drawing @ [H]

    Ding!
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    New System Planning

    Im sure theres 1000 of these threads made each minute, so bear with another one. Ive been out of the loop on PC hardware for quite some time, last pc I build was a 2.4b P4 (which oc'd like a demon.) I do my research and buy quality products. That being said here is the specs of what I am looking...
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    Full PC Build Opinions

    Hm.. perhaps I will review some raid numbers others have posted. If it is truely not worth it, 1x 73gb raptor will suffice, as I do not need a large amount of storage. Or maybe 1x36g raptor and 1x 160gb sata150 drive.
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    Full PC Build Opinions

    I am after complete speed and fault tolerance in the case of the hard drives. I want raid 0's performance (HD's are still the slowest piece of the puzzle in any computer), but raid 5 affords me some protection should one drive dump on me. I feel that 5 gives close to raid0 speed with some degree...
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