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Recent content by Mobit

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    Server room overhaul

    While I understand our staffing is not ideal, I don't think an additional two full racks of batteries is a viable option. Neither is a generator considering we lease a single floor of a 5 story building and don't exactly have the flexibility to implement something like that. The power outages...
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    Server room overhaul

    I'm not worried about losing data, I'm more concerned with redundancy in terms of maintaining uptime. If we could figure out a way to keep everything up and running if in the event of hardware failure (These LSI cards run pretty hot... we've lost two in the last 5 years or so even at 68*F in...
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    Server room overhaul

    Hi folks, Our current setup is less than ideal. I'd like to add some redundancy / failover to this system if possible. At the moment, we have the following: -1x Supermicro 4U server (SSG-6047R-E1R24L) housing 4 LSI 9286CV-8e controllers -10x 24-bay JBOD with single SAS expanders (each with...
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    Slow rebuilds on RAID card (LSI 9286CV-8e)

    Thought I'd add that this is in a Supermicro server that has had no issues with the other card or expansions connected to that card. I know they run hot so I added a large fan that encompasses them both so that they're always around 60C.
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    Slow rebuilds on RAID card (LSI 9286CV-8e)

    I have two RAID cards in the system and they both seem to be functioning normally with the exception of one specific expansion chassis. It's a 24-bay Sans Digital box running RAID60 (4TB drives in 4 spans of 6) that was recently swapped out of a failed chassis. I put all the old drives...
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    GigE switch traffic

    Thanks to you both. That helps a lot in finding the right gear for the job.
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    Very scared, RAID5 not showing up. Any ideas?

    Track down the backplane(s) used in the device and make the swap. It's the cheapest way to troubleshoot it hardware-wise. I've also had gear flip out on account of power issues in the building, although I doubt that's the case it's still a possibility and should be looked into. If you're...
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    GigE switch traffic

    I've been doing some research on storage solutions and am hoping to get a straight answer on one very important aspect - the maximum overall throughput of a gigabit switch. Is that gigabit shared throughout the unit, or can (theoretically) each individual drop be running at speeds that when...
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    *Official* Norco data storage products thread

    Well damn. I suppose running 6 SFF-8087 through an unused slot into a 6-port controller could work, it's just a bit messy and limits me to a single unit. We're trying to keep everything "local" on a Mac Pro so that it's easier / faster for assistant editors. That and there's no way in hell...
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    *Official* Norco data storage products thread

    Very informative read. I was about to pull the trigger on the DS-24e (with the built-in SAS expander) before I read this. I liked the idea of the expander not because it provided any performance increase, but because of cheap scalability and simplified cabling. LSI SAS6160 What I'm...
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