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I'm currently looking to augment or replace my current 2x24" Dell UltraSharps with a 4K HDR monitor. Primarily I'll be doing PC work for development and drafting, but would also like to do some light console gaming in HDR as well. Eventually I'll be setting up a home theater with likely an OLED...

I've previously built my own FreeNAS boxes for storage, but now I'm looking to get my company stood up with FreeNAS as well. So, I don't want to go the DIY route for this build. Do you have any recommendations on vendors to purchase from? My company generally goes with Dell hardware, but so far...

SOLD! Starting of a thread to sell off parts I'm not using. First up is a mobo/CPU/RAM combo parted out. Discounts if you want all three. Intel i7-4770K (Socket 1150) - $250 shipped ASRock Z87E-ITX Motherboard - $50 shipped Includes retail box 8GB RAM (1600MHz Ballistix Sport) - $25...

I'm looking for a rackmountable UPS for my small server rack. Ideally I'd like one with an ethernet port, but one that can be managed with NUT or some other tool is important. Goal is to be able to monitor and shutdown an ESXi box on power failure. Doesn't need to be pretty, but I do need it...

I'm considering picking up an APC Smart-UPS 1500 off ebay that comes with a network add-in card (APC 9619). Is this a valid combination for use with NUT? My goal is to eventually get this to be able to shutdown my ESXi box in case of power failure.

I have an older computer (~3GHz Intel, 8GB DDR3, Onboard graphics) that I originally was using for an HTPC before moving to a Plex/Roku setup. Would this machine make a decent Steam OS box? I also have a Win 7 PC with a decent graphics card (1GB RAM) with Steam installed that I primarily game...

I currently have an ESXi server that I would like to have automatically shut itself down if there's a power outage... so that means it needs to be able to monitor the UPS it is connected to. I see lots of rackmount UPS with serial ports, but adding network ports seems to be a costly option. I...

In napp-it, under the "Jobs >> Email" page, how do I change "Opt3" to use a port other than 25? Verizon blocks it, need to use something else. I'm sure the setting is accessible via a file on the command line, but not sure which one.

I ran into an issue with my ZFS all-in-one setup this past weekend while changing around my network setup and IP addresses. Thinking I did something wrong, but not sure what I should be doing instead to change my VM server IPs. I have an ESXi instance with gea's OmniOS VM appliance running a...

I've grown beyond my current cases for the number of drives they hold, so I'd like to look at getting a rackmount disk chassis that I can connect via SFF-8088 to my server. Not looking to spend a ton of money, as I don't need an exceptional amount of performance. Mostly looking for convenience...

I picked up one of the new Intel NUC with an i5. Added 16GB RAM and a 120GB SSD. With a little bit of customizing of an ESXi 5.5U1 install disk I was able to get it up and running smoothly. Intending for this to be a small portable demo type box. Has anyone else been using these boxes for ESXi...

I'm in the process of putting together a quote to buy a server that will be hosting ESXi and bunch of VM's. Typically I've just gone with Dell, but getting really frustrated with their "hard drive tax". Does anyone have a vendor they've had good luck with? This is for work, so plan to just...

I've spent the last several days configuring my router (ASUS AC68U) after flashing it with TomatoUSB. Overall I'm really impressed with the software, and have nearly everything configured as I'd like, with the exception of a few issues I'm having. Hoping someone can help out! First off, I have...

I'm on the fence on whether I need to set up a pfsense router/firewall, or if I can set up two separate networks behind my ASUS router that both have internet access and a separate VPN connection. This would mean I'm sharing a single external IP. I don't believe I can do this with my router's...

I picked up an Intel Pro/1000 PT Quad-Port adapter for this board thinking it would "just work", but I've had nothing but problems with it. It uses two 82571EB chipsets, which work fine with ESXi, but half the time the motherboard doesn't seem to detect the NIC itself. I have to set in the BIOS...

I just set up a new Supermicro X10SL7-F board with 32GB of ECC memory and a quad-core Xeon. I believe everything is basically working properly, but I have a few questions after playing with ESXi and running a few VMs. Would appreciate any input! 1) I picked up a quad-port Intel Pro/1000 PT...

I'm looking to expand my setup at home to include a lab and could use input on if my plan so far makes sense. I'm not 100% on the layout so far, but I've drawn up a rough diagram that I hope makes it easier to understand what I'm trying to accomplish. I have a few questions, and would appreciate...

I'm looking to build a home VMware lab mostly for self-training and development. I'm currently looking at a single mATX board (X10SL7), and therefore my number of expansion devices is limited. I'm considering replacing my current Windows 7 desktop with a GPU with a VM. I know I can pass the...

I'm currently using an original Droid RAZR MAXX, and after two years it's hitting a wall. Battery life is still good, but it's gotten slow and buggy, even with a wipe/reload/root/clean-up. So, figure it's time for a new phone. The problem is that I want to keep my unlimited data plan, which...

I'm currently in the process of creating a new zpool (RAIDz1) and want to copy my current pool's data over as simply as possible. I'm not worried about downtime, so during the copy process I'm fine with any services being offline. I'd appreciate any input or suggestions on how best to do this...

I've picked up a bunch of new hard drives for my file server and looking for suggestions on how to do a full stress test on them before putting them into my server. I'm not confined by any time constraints.

I'm looking to build a ZFS/ESXi hybrid server per Gea's instructions, and I believe the X9SRH-7F board would make a great platform, but I have a few questions. Motherboard Link Is there another motherboard that is considered better? I don't need 10G Ethernet. Has anyone used this specific...

I'm running ZFS on Ubuntu, and looking to get a controller to attach 8x4TB SATA drives. The best controller I'm aware of at the moment is the LSI 9211-8i. However, I don't believe it supports spinning-down of drives, and might not support drives larger than 2TB. Is there a recommended HBA for...

I'm getting an itch to rebuild my HTPC, had my eye on a Llano mini-ITX setup. However, I'm not seeing any for sale! Anyone have an idea when they will be available?

I've set up my file server (build log here) with OpenIndiana and napp-it. Everything working there so far, but now I've managed to screw things up. My best guess is a permissions/configuration error, as my *NIX knowledge is pretty low. Per the napp-it install guide to setting up SMB, I should...

I've recently put together a 12TB storage server, with the intention of running a OpenSolaris/OpenIndiana based ZFS array. I have the 6 data drives connected to the motherboard's SATA ports, and the OS drive and optical connected to the Rosewill controller. I'm able to run OpenIndiana just fine...