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Hmm, even more to worry about, then.
My only concern would be compatibility with future drives and the initial cost. For example, if it was made before 4k sectors and wouldn't work correctly with them. If it doesn't have those issues, I'm interested. Never thought of using a RAID card as a HBA. How much do those normally cost or what is a good deal?
Then, the only concern I have before I switch to ZFS is memory requirements. I'll probably try it out to see how it does and then get a SSD to speed it up.
That is good, but my worry is after that. How long will the card work for me, basically. I know that there isn't an answer for this, but it is something I think about.Of the two I would think the better choice is the IBM m1015 as it's just an LSI 9211, which should support 3tb drives as well as anything 4k sector
That is good, but my worry is after that. How long will the card work for me, basically. I know that there isn't an answer for this, but it is something I think about.
I'll probably have to test each server individually, but I can find out. I'm going to guess the entire rack idle is 650-800w. I'll need to know this number for when I buy a UPS, anyway.
I'm not too worried about a single point of failure, but rather data integrity. Now, if the price difference isn't huge, then I might consider it.
I am running on 120v and I have a dedicated 20a circuit. At least, that is what I think is installed. I have a Compaq R3000, but I don't know how to test the unit to see if it works. I don't want to drop $200 on batteries to find the dang thing doesn't work.
I was asked to join the Team 32 folding competition on the 15th, so I figured I might as well. Let's see what these servers can do.
I'm taking classes over the summer and needed access to Visio. To do this, they gave us full access to MSDNAA. I've downloaded 2k8 server, Exchange and Microsoft SQL. Why? Cause I can.