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    Rate my setup, server style

    Bumping this 2 years later for an update. I did end up going with 4 Minisforum UM790s ( 2x2tb storage, 96gb ram ) in a proxmox cluster. Initially I did the hyperconverged thing with ceph, but as these units only have 1x2.5g network connection it wasn't all that exciting. I ended up throwing...
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    What's a good backup program for Linux?

    Tar + bzip2 + gpg is my preferred combo.
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    ESXi free 8.0 seems to be the last one (now available again) !

    I'm not quite sure what the intent behind this is. By pulling the free version, they let the genie out of the bottle; everyone who hadn't already been considering it started exploring their options. We saw huge boosts in alternative platforms like proxmox and xenserver ( among other platforms...
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    Your home ESX server lab hardware specs?

    More, and not just for home use. I've got a small business that has a cluster with HA and live migration capabilities. Compared to what it'd have cost me to set that up in vmware, it's insanely cheap. Particularly when you utilize something like ceph on the nodes ( although I have a truenas...
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    Rate my setup, server style

    Haven't bought anything on the lists yet. Well, that's not entirely true; I did buy the UM790 for my home lab Tiny but mighty.
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    Rate my setup, server style

    I'm moving from esxi to proxmox, and I've been playing with different setups. I've been somewhat isolated in a small business of late, so I'd like some outside perspective on the best way to proceed. Servers - Integrated storage, Threadripper for each of the two servers. ZFS SSD striped...
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    damn
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    lol.
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    Oh, you should thank people for their stupidity; "Because you can't keep yourself from clicking on damn near everything, I was able to pay off my car 3 months early. Thanks!"
  10. grasshoppa

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    Joke's on you, I'm two beers in already
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    The fuck I can't. Momma didn't raise no quitter
  12. grasshoppa

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    Oh, we day drinking in here? Let's GOOOOO
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    Around here? More of a demand. Or an expectation
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    god damn it
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    I mean, hi
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