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    VMware ESXi Storage Server/SAN

    "this is really dumb and shows that you do not know much about" Comments like these really irritate me. Maybe I'm the only one that interprets this as contempt, but I really wish some people could learn to be more uplifting and less brash
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    VMware ESXi Storage Server/SAN

    Sorry for not scouring your website for this answer, but what NICs do you run? I have a 64bit intel pro GT card, but will obviously need something new for this config.
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    VMware ESXi Storage Server/SAN

    I also noticed you have 10 Giga nics on your server system... I'm curious, how would one maximize the speed of all those drives? are they all in 1 big array? and if so, do you access, say.. a windows share over a balanced nic configuration?
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    VMware ESXi Storage Server/SAN

    I've had mixed results with zfs... that was what I initially used for my 4TB server that I'm now using hardware raid5 on. I was really annoyed by the writing bursts that would take place. I'd get like 70MB/s and then 30MB/s, and so on and so forth. I guess I need to build a setup that will...
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    VMware ESXi Storage Server/SAN

    Reading about IPMI 2.0.... I'm going to ditch my KVM and get all my new machines with this stuff. I cant stand all these cables. One thing I'm interested in knowing... the Norco 4220 and 4020... do either of those support SGPIO? I currently have a server that does not, and it would be really...
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    VMware ESXi Storage Server/SAN

    Yeah, I was going to PM you or comment on your blog, but I just got busy/lazy. But I'm ready to start buying stuff for this and other projects, so I hope to start moving forward this week. As for your PCMIG board, that's a great idea.. so all it does is power that PCIe port? And one thing...
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    VMware ESXi Storage Server/SAN

    You are actually the man I've been wanting to get in touch with. I saw you posts from [H] and really like your website. Great information. I actually thought about the gigabyte mobo/config you setup as my SAN (running linux + iSCSI or something like that) and then maybe a xeon for the ESXi...
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    VMware ESXi Storage Server/SAN

    From your sig... I love me some Corrado's as well... sweet cars indeed. I'm rethinking this whole project because I'm seeing that going production quality equipment is going to kill me and be way more expensive than I had intended. Instead I'm thinking more along the lines of a single...
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    VMware ESXi Storage Server/SAN

    Hey guys, i'm in the process of researching a project I'd like to complete in the next few weeks, and I'm having a bit of a hard time finding all the info I need. In short, I'd like to build an ESXi server for the purpose of testing SQL clusters, 2008 server clusters, AD, etc, etc. Basically...
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    measuring disk activity? (like Anandtech Storage Bench)

    I recently found ATTO bench and have found it pretty useful. I found it being used in a number of SSD benchmarks and so I have been using it to measure my www, sql, and file server performance. http://is.gd/aTHOE
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    DELL PowerEdge T105 Small Business Server

    Does anyone know if this unit is a BTX or normal ATX? I'd want to throw this sucker in a 1U case
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    hot?: HP 1gb/10$ still on?

    http://www.buy.com/prod/acp-ep...loc/101/204588735.html doesnt seem to be HP but it has the part number... 2GB for $10 AR
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    Crap Gigabit Speeds

    Well I jumped on the gigabit bandwagon because I wanted to start moving more stuff over to a file server I have setup. The problem is that I'm getting like 15% utilization on my network when sending large files. Here is an example of the best I've done so far...
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    8 port Gbit Switch $40 shipped no rebates

    I've been reading a bit about jumbo frames and unless your entire network is gigabit, its pointless. Like for me, I have a network printer, an an xbox and neither can be upgraded to gigabit.
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    Taiyo Yuden 100 pack 4x DVD-R TY01 Revived!

    when they start shipping TYG02, email me. :-) oops, i didnt read the end of the thread. Can a couple more people confirm TYG03 before I buy?