My loop is:
Corsair CPU Block (in pic)
Corsair radiators (total of 4)
EKWB 4090 Water Block
Aquacomputer EPDM Tubing
Aquacomputer Fittings
Aquacomputer DP Ultra Coolant
Before putting this loop together I rinsed out the rads like 20 times. They had a lot of gunk in them but I got them clean...
Looking for a good small silent or quiet box to use as an intelligent firewall. Want quad-core Intel and need two NICs. Would greatly prefer Intel chipset NICs, if possible. Any suggestions?
Brand new. I ordered these for PS4 on a deal from Rakuten and they sent me the wrong ones. Instead of dealing with them I'd rather just sell them to someone else for a better deal. Will do PayPal. Selling them as a pair only right now.
SPF.
Sitting in the first of 3 classes on VMware NSX this week. It's the launching point for a new CCIE-like program. Just put up a post on it.
http://jasonnash.com/2014/04/15/thoughts-on-vmwares-expert-level-certification-plan/
Applications for vExpert are open. Go apply if you want to attempt. Posting and helping others on here is a good community contribution item to put on the application.
http://blogs.vmware.com/vmtn/2014/02/vexpert-2014-applications-open.html
Upgraded the lab a bit yesterday. Took my 3rd host up to 32GB finally. Added a 128GB Samsung 840 Pro SSD to each host and put the current build of PernixData's FVP on there. Very nice. :) Taking a lot of I/O off my Synology.
Not hitting it hard yet..still testing. But so far it's great.
My post here:
http://jasonnash.com/2012/10/01/cisco-announces-nexus-1000v-v2-1-and-new-pricing-model/
Cisco split the product in to two license levels. An Essentials Edition that is free and an Advanced version that includes VSG for $695/socket. Very nice.
Heads up..a lot of people are having trouble with Synology DSM 4.1 and vSphere 5.1. Trouble as in..can't even boot a VM due to storage timeouts. Hold off until there is a fix from Synology.
Can't believe we aren't discussing the rumors here....
http://www.crn.com/news/cloud/240005840/vmware-kills-vram-licensing-will-focus-on-vsphere-cloud-bundles.htm
Just passed the VCAP5-DCD exam. Took a little over 2 hours. If you took the VCAP4-DCD then this will be very familiar...just a slightly revised version. I hate these exams...not a fan of the question types.
Thinking of playing with an appliance for Untangle. Let's say I do a D2700. Right now I'm running Untangle in a VM, which after some network tweaking, runs well given 1 vCPU on a box with an Intel X3440. My load average is real high (6 to 13) under really heavy load...pulling full 50Mb down...
Heads up that public voting is up for the VMworld sessions. My blog post here on my sessions:
http://jasonnash.com/2012/05/30/vmworld-2012-session-voting/
Appreciate any support. :)
Anyone headed to EMC World in Vegas in May? EMC asked me to attend for a special thing so it looks like I'm going to go. It's my first one so it should be fun...I'm also not speaking or anything so I have no real obligations except for probably taking customers and partners to dinner/drinks...
Working in the lab on some weirdness I was seeing with vNICs on UCS and the vDS. While rolling some hosts in/out of the vDS last night vCenter crashed and now won't start. Get this in the log:
2012-02-11T11:28:27.401-05:00 [02600 error 'Default'] [VpxdMain] Failed to initialize...
Flying out to Vegas for VMware Partner Exchange this afternoon...going to be a looong week. Flying out early because I'm in the vCloud Director bootcamp over the weekend.
Hate seeing myself on video...but Trainsignal put out the first clip from the course today:
http://www.vmwarevideos.com/cisco-ucs-implementation-video-by-thejasonnash-of-varrowinc
Selling a GREAT condition 15.4" MacBook Pro. This has the "hi-res" option for 1680x1050 resolution. Glossy screen. 4GB of RAM (upgradable to 8GB for CHEAP). 2.66GHz i7 dual-core CPU. HD is a 160GB Intel X25G2. Can send a 320GB spiny disk too if you want it.
Includes original box, discs...
24-port 1Gb Layer 2 managed switch.
GREAT lab switch. I use one in my VMware lab as well. They have a lifetime warranty on them and this one shows good link lights on all ports. Has the latest software on it and includes the rack mount ears as well.
This does VLANs, trunking/port-channels...
Just signed up for Partner Exchange in Vegas in February. I can't wait. I'm not presenting or really working to meet with clients that week so I plan to relax this time and just enjoy myself...
I scheduled this exam like two months ago and kept rescheduling it..I think I literally did it 7 times due to other things come up and no time to prep. We have an engineer meeting on Monday and I wanted to talk to the guys about the exam so I just went and took it cold today without any prep...
Selling my HP Touchpad setup. It's a 32GB with the Touchstone dock/charger and HP case/cover. Perfect condition. I have the box for the Touchpad (not the rest).
$240 which is what I have in it plus shipping from 28269.
EDIT: Trades are 2TB or 3TB HDs, 4GB or 8GB DDR3 ECC DIMMs.
Selling my HP MediaSmart EX495 Windows Home Server NAS. It's in perfect condition and includes:
WD WD15EADSSystem Drive (1.5TB)
Seagate ST31500341AS (1.5TB)
WD WD15EADS(1.5TB)
WD WD20EARS (2TB)
Running the original OS. This is the high-end MediaSmart with the dual-core CPU. Can add more...
Looking to move to a virtual firewall/router and need QoS. Grabbed the latest Untangle and it appears that QoS is no longer a free feature. That right? If so what's my next option? pfSense is good, but the QoS is way above what I need and want to mess with. I really just need basic priority...
Working on a BoM (Bill of Materials) for our engineers for a home lab. We're hoping to help subsidize the cost for them. See if you can do better than me on the servers. I want them to have two physical hosts with 8GB each. No internal disks are needed. Minimum of 2 NICs, prefer 3. All...
Spending the day on some lab work. We finally got some Cisco UCS lab gear here in Charlotte (have some in our other lab). EMC loaned me a VNXe to work with and do some blog posts on. Installing vSphere to the UCS blades right now. Just racked the VNXe.