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Recent content by Tau

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    ZFS CPU Choice

    Yeah the 2TB drive limit on these controllers is actually what they are being moved up to (current 1TB drives) moving it up to 2TB drives. One of the pitfalls of using older hardware. There shouldn't be a lot of load on this box, about 7 workstations accessing it for data storage/retrieval...
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    ZFS CPU Choice

    It does seem like it, Everything on the pool is currently replicated to a backup solution so I could play around with it... However after thinking about it for a savings of sub 500GB i dont really care to bother with it, or the potential hassle that comes with it. When the DDT becomes to big...
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    ZFS CPU Choice

    I was thinking it would be good for the VM backup dataset as the core of pretty much all the machines is the same. However If the gain is not that great compression may give me a pretty similar result without the performance penalty. I did know that once the DDT no longer fit in RAM it would...
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    ZFS CPU Choice

    If memory serves dedupe can be enabled on a dataset level... or is it pool wide? I remember reading somewhere that it was 10GB of ram per 1TB deduplicated, or somewhere along those lines. It will have 4x trunked gigE for data transfer and it may get a fibre card for faster esxi replication...
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    ZFS CPU Choice

    I am looking for a bit of feedback on what CPU to put in my soon to be rebuilt ZFS storage server. Old spec was Q6600 8GB ram, 21 spindles in 3x 7 drive raidz60. I recycled the CPU/mobo/RAM out of it into another project so its basically a ground up rebuild. I plan on moving it up to 2x...
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    Like New Intel SBCE Blade Center With Blades

    To the top!
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    Like New Intel SBCE Blade Center With Blades

    Bump.
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    Like New Intel SBCE Blade Center With Blades

    I have a basically new Intel SBCE blade center with 4 blades, it was used for about a week for a proof of concept that ended up not going through. Configuration as follow; Intel SBCE Blade Center; 3x IXM5414E Blade Server Ethernet Switch Brocade FCSW4BR 4GB SAN Switch Module SBCECMM2...
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    Intel SBCE Blade Center with blades

    So I'm not sure if anyone would be interested in this but i figured I would post it. I have a basically new Intel Blade Center server. This unit has less then 10 days of run time on it, it was purchased for a project and we decided to go another route. This is an Intel Blade CEnter SBCE...
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    Would anyone want to buy this stuff?

    Where in Canada is it? I just quoted fedex to ship a SBCE full of blades on a skid for $350, thats including my discount... so you are probobly looking at $500 or so...
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    New Toys

    Yup, loaded with 250GB drives, and less then 100 hours on them :) The blades are all Intels, dual 5160s, 2GB RAM, Brocade Switch module, Console module, 4GB mezzanine's. Cant really complain... I'm just dredding how loud the Blades are going to be.
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    New Toys

    So I picked up some new toys from work today... for basically free :cool: cookies if you can identify the hardware ;)
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    Here is the 590, in all its GB leaked glory

    Canadian Retail price on these is projected for $859.99 (from one of the major rerailers), cost being high $700's.
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    wanted: guide for win7 sp1 usb stick

    Here comes your tutorial; 1) Aquire properly sized USB key 2) Connect USB key to computer 3) Go to Start > Run, Type in "CMD (no quotes) Press Enter 4) In the new CMD Prompt windows type "Diskpart" again no quotes In the new diskpart window type the following commands to format and make...
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    Cooling and power for your home lab?

    Your lucky... here its not uncommon to see 35*C in the summer.... most of the time for days at a time... If every there was a time I wanted to die.... its then. Math looks good to me... Hmm maybe I dont remember as well as I used to :( Your power cost is about the same as mine, mine...
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