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I have a 2(3) server setup that does exactly what you are looking at doing. -File Server(I have HP Microserver Gen7 running Oi/Nappit) -HP Microserver Gen8 with Xeon 1230 swap running Hyper-V Hyper-V box runs 2 domain controllers and a Plex VM. I stream 720/1080 to Rokus and xbox360s...

Do you have a lot of customization in the template definition? Convert the template to a VM, export it as an OVF, then convert the VM back to a template. Import the OVF to the other system and recreate the customization spec.

EdgeRouter X for routing with an Amplifi(no mesh extenders) for wifi.

We're still on vRanger, but once I moved the VMs over to VVols I have almost instant snapshot removal after the backups complete.

Our SANs are(Nimble), but purchasing 120+ sockets of Veeam Enterprise Plus is a tough sell.

If your san supports it, look into VVOLs for servers that tend to be problematic with the snapshot removal process. We had a number of VMs that would take almost an hour to remove the snapshots and it was killing our SAN IO.

What OS/Domain functional level?

For my home setup I went this route: HP Microserver Gen8 running Hyper-V with 2 DCs and a Plex server Norco ZFS box running openindiana/nappit on bare metal. I've played with all-in-one/passthrough in the past, but it was more hassle than it's worth. If I need more compute I can set up an...

If you're going ESXi, get a 16-32gb small footprint thumb drive for the OS. Most modern motherboards will even have a USB port directly on the motherboard for this purpose. For the raid, make sure you have a real raid card, and not softraid.

I've seen something like this on a VM with a history of failed snapshot backups and consolidation badly needed.

Instead of using the keep VMs together rule try a host affinity rule with the "should keep VMs together". This will allow the VMs to migrate off during patching, then migrate back when the host exits maintenance mode.

How many interfaces are in your esxi server?

We've been using 10g iSCSI in production for the last 4 years with no issues. The twinax cable is essentially a copper cable with built-in SFP+ modules.

The FreeNAS FC method looks extremely hackjob and not a representation of real world FC. I would recommend checking ebay for intel X520 10GE based cards and snagging some passive twinax cables, much less frustrating in the long run.

Most modern motherboards have an onboard USB port, or you can get an adapter to use one of the USB header ports. No need to have a USB port hanging off an external port.

Nimble.

With server 2008 I've seen a lockup if you rescan, but no issues if you just refresh volumes.

With the current feature parity, the only use case would be extremely niche features, or insane SOD in relation to network operation. It is a royal pain to manage updates/host upgrades.

How is the physical switch configured for lag/team/none. Also do the link negotiation/duplex settings match 1000full vs auto?

I run vRanger which is similar in function. We have a "helper" per host to perform the backup jobs. Backing up a large number of VMs on a single system concurrently can cause the backup jobs to take a lot longer to complete. For larger VMs I would check for updated VMWare tools and VSS...

At some point either during the linked vcenter joining or SRM config the installer will bomb out with a cryptic message about the accounts being the same. I ran into it during the very early 5.1 release.

Are you using the same vcenter service account on both sides? If so, don't.

Thankfully Force10 only complains about Cisco Passive Twinax cables.

One of the biggest cost cutters for 10G I've run into would be Twinax cables. If your cable distances are within the 1-5M range these can be significantly cheaper than SFP+ and fiber.

We run 1gb iSCSI in some of our older sites(Equallogic/Nimble). Unless you're aiming for some crazy backup or file transfer windows the storage network throughput isn't going to be an issue.

Dirsync isn't that hard until you get on the phone with MS Tech support. I've had to do restores on our dirsync box at least 3 times after a Jr. SA has been on the phone with them. Single sign on should get a bit smother once they roll out the next wave of AzureAD with bi-directional sync.

No biggie, the 1000 series wasn't out yet when we quoted ours. Good information to have if we need to quote out a satellite site.

My numbers were for the NX-3000 series. Looks like the NX-1000 comes in at a lower price point.

3 nodes of nutanix is around 90-130K. Depends on the memory and CPU of the nodes.

Drop down to 3-4 hosts and respec with 128 or 256GB of RAM. Get a quote for a Nimble CS220. Look at the Force10 S55's for 1g, or the S4810 if you are going 10G. I would also swap out the broadcom for intel on the daughtercard.

You can easily get by on all of these VMs running 1GB of ram: DNS, DHCP, DCx2, WSUS, WDS You should be fine with 32GB

Some "Green" switches are known for forcing all ports to operate at the lowest connected speed.

I know, I was trying to allude to the point that if the storage array doesn't require it, or there isn't some work done on the storage switching, then it might not work.

As mentioned already it comes down to what SAN vendor you're working with. Equallogic for example runs off of the flat storage network(single vlan). In this case seperate VLANS would not work. EMC on the other hand can work with more of a mesh fabric like you would do with FC fabrics. One...

Does the application utilize CUDA, and does the comparison system have a GPU?

Are there firewall rules on the comcast box restricting traffic outside of the dhcp range?

You will need to get into the switch cli. Ssh or telnet into the cmc address, then issue connect switch-a1, connect switch-b2, etc to get to the terminal for each switch. Do you have access to the blades? I would take an inventory of what is installed on each blade as far as NICs go and work...

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LA as in Los Angeles or Louisiana? 65K in LA is like 40K in Ohio.

No. All of those settings are used for storing roaming profiles. The local copy is used while the session is active and any temporary file related OS activities are stored there. What is your goal/reasoning for this change? My guess is that the final solution you are looking for is a...