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Last evening, I was curious regarding Fujitsu's server solutions. Their rack models are ok, but they don't seem that special. However, their 10U blade chassis looks great on paper. They pack two more blades than the equivalent HP model (the BL c7000). They are more flexible regarding the...

I saw the review. I expected the advantage to be around 40%, not 30%. It's not bad, but it's less than I thought. Worth going for it over the old generation anyway, of course. Unrelated to the review, but I looked at Intel's ARK specification sheet and I simply don't understand why the...

IMO, if you're considering a new AMD 8-core, a new motherboard and additional RAM, you're better off with a new build entirely. For this one, Merc's offer for the 955 x4 looks pretty good for your situation. Merc never asks much for his parts anyway.

So finally, as of 5 minutes ago, all my systems are finally back at running the client. I could have done it before, but I guess I've been lazy (and quite busy).

I've found this page quite helpful to understand the various networking and storage interfaces that currently exist in the server world : Demartek Infiniband really stand out for an interface introduced as early as it was compared to the others. IB devices are not more expensive than FC 8Gb...

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Anyone ever used Altaro's Hyper-V backup software before? That's what we're eyeing to copy our VMs on our new virtualized setup. We plan to buy the Unlimited Edition. Of course, we'll try the free version before, but I would appreciate any feedback you guys would care to give.

Just to be clear, I'm talking about the RTM here, not the preview.

So far, both Avira Antivir and Avast are said to be incompatible with Windows 8.1. I installed Avast despite the warning, but my system stopped twice when I left it at idle for a few minutes last morning. I came back and instead of shaking the mouse, I had to boot the system. Waste of my...

No decision yet, but it should be done by this time next week. Both suppliers we've contacted don't give us what I asked them to, which is something that pisses me off. I want a c3000 with D2220sb DAS and BL460c blades. One sent a quote with a c7000 (it would be complicated for us to supply...

HP's part numbers for the BL460c Gen8 blade server are 718045-L21 and 718045-B21. For the DL380p (2U, non-blade), those are 715224-B21 and 715224-L21. I haven't found those for Cisco yet.

Cisco and HP have already certified the new Xeon E5 v2. I know for sure about HP because I'll have a quote with the new proc. tomorrow and regarding Cisco, this article states : It's important to realize two things : The server market is flat and has been for a while. The manufacturer have...

It's been a hard birthday to forget since 2001. Happy birthday.

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Honestly Mark, this is the least of my concerns. If it was one of the GTX 580 or either of the Radeon cards, I would care. However, the GT 440 doesn't even add 5K ppd. And it's working now. If the problem reoccurs, then I'll ask for help if I have time to spend on this. Right now, I have...

They are. Or at least they should be. I've tried to download both in French and English, but every time the download terminstes before the file is completed. I'll try again later this evening, when I'll be at home. Anyway, it should work for you guys too...eventually.

In my case, the GPU is a GT440. Yes, it is old and no, it doesn't help much (less than 3000 ppd on the current WU - Project 8018).

I've recently used Cooler Master's Silent Pro Gold 450W and Seasonic G series without issue. Both are fairly affordable, very efficient (80Plus Gold) and produce low amount of noise, if any.

I did rebuild my main computer too yesterday and also did have some trouble getting my first GPU WU. I simply paused, exited and restarted the client and I've had no troble since then. One of the assignment server must be down or partially functional. Despite what their monitoring says, it...

AC is the latest norm, not N. To my knowledge, the wifi key isn't sent in plain text ; it's encrypted. It can be snooped on, but then they have to decode it. And Striker's idea to switch channel is a good one. I've often done it with success. Nice app BTW.

Only one day left.

Normally, you have to chose to use the RAM XMS profile in order to operate it at its nominal value. The other stuff, sounds like a semi-fonctional motherboard to me. If the owner doesn't want to do a BIOS upgrade, then the only other solution I see is the same you mentioned : return the board.

What's incredibly ironic is that Microsoft's board strongly considers Elop, the guy who's believe to be largely responsible for Nokia's debacle, as their next CEO, a man who's supposed to raise Microsoft from its current stagnation. IMO, we'll have yet another analogy to "failure", next to...

I'm surprised that Intel chose to launch the consumer-grade Ivy Bridge-E before the Server variant. I would have expected them to launch both simultaneously. Anyway, less than a week before the new Xeon are out. In the meanwhile, both the peddlers we deal with (two companies) and the...

All but my old computer desk. I planned to replace it anyway. Now I don't have enough desk-space to plug all my computers. I have more urgent things to attend to for now, but I'll buy another desk in the upcoming few weeks. I'll almost certainly buy a used one.

I'm back! Only three of my five systems though. I don't know where to put the other two since I only have one desk cleared for the moment. It might take some time before I return to my usual rythm. BTW, The single 919 points unit I produced yesterday...I don't know where it came from. All...

And there's been plenty of that. About three wheeled-garbage containers worth and I'd still have another one to fill. I have internet at home since ~11am, but I still haven't plug a single computer. The house is full of boxes and it might be a few days before I'm fully operational again...

I'm supposed to move tomorrow's evening, but I still haven't rent the truck. I was supposed to pack all my stuff today, but I've only packed about half of it. I hate packing. I hate washing walls, floors, removing dust and about anything else related to cleaning and during a move, you have to...

Of course, you've double-checked the CPU heatsink installation and insured that you didn't forget to apply thermal paste, so I won't mention it. You haven't removed the case fan next to the motherboard, targeting the CPU placement? Do you use high-end RAM that needs 1.65V? They do get hotter...

There's obviously been an outage at my home. Only two of my five systems are still contributing. The situation won't be back to normal before tomorrow's evening. My contribution will also be greatly reduced next Monday and early Tuesday since I'll be moving.

BTW, the #QK763A 1.2TB Flash IO Accelerator have specifications that look suspiciously similar to a certain Fusion-io IO Accelerator... And anyone knows if I can plug both a #583210-B21 Infiniband HBA and a #684212-B21 2-port FlexFabric 10Gb adapter inside the same BL460c Gen8 server?

I've read that 8Gb fibre channel has a significantly lower latency than 10Gbps SFP+ connection, so the former is preferable to connect a SAN. However, how does the latency of 16Gb fibre channel compares to 40Gbps QDR Infiniband? Both are comparable in price (if anything, Infiniband is...

The StoreVirtual 4000 looks like it's nothing more than a Proliant DL380p with a nice software bundle. Not that it's a bad thing. I've considered using a DL380p as a NAS, with OpenFiler. HP's software is probably better than Openfiler in an all-HP setup.

None of you ever used an HP StoreVirtual 4000? Configured two Procurve switches with stacking modules and with single IP management? Handruin's experience with the BL c7000 chassis will certainly be helpful eventually. We are more targetting the c3000 right now, because feeding the servers...

I'l soon fully experience the joy of configuring a bunch of Windows Server 2012 R2 and migrating older Server version to it (among which one Server 2000). I've played with it a little so far, but since it wasn't to be the production installation, I haven't taken too much time on it yet. I'll...

Am I alone here to work with HP rack servers? For now, we only have a few G5 and G6-era servers, as well as half a dozen switches (Procurve 2510-48G and 3800-48G). However, with our upcoming upgrade, we'll add a few more servers of the latest generation. Wether those will be blade servers of...

RTM is available, but no access for MSDN subscibers. Motherfuckers!

Ballmer wasn't bad in every department. I read an article about his tenure and the company doubled its profits under his reign. No matter who they elect, there will be hits and misses. Ballmer was very good on the business-targeted side of the company, but he's always been lacking on the...

JTR, you don't own a car, you don't drive a car and AFAIK, you don't even have a permit. If you would, you would not even consider any of the solution you wrote about above. Your arguments are noted, but dismissed (on that subject, your view on other subjects is very often valuable). I have a...

I just want to mention that I'm against these measures. All of them. There are times when you need to accelerate quickly, even in urban area. There even are emergencies when it's useful to break (slightly) the speed limit. I'm not in favor of fools driving at 50mph in scolar zones, but...

From what I read, AMD's drivers aren't as stable as Nvidia's under Linux.

Well, something's changed in your design since the early 2000's because your vehicles resist a lot better during impact tests. You were near the bottom of the lot back then while you lead the pack now. If the strategy hasn't changed, then the execution has. The point is, GM builds better cars...

Yeah, since the government saved GM's ass, the company really stepped up on the safety of its vehicles. Back in the Cavalier/Pontiac GrandAm days, on the safety side, your cars were junk. But now, except perhaps for Volvo, your lineup is the one that scores the highest on collision test. My...

IIRC, the GT630 is just a rebadged GT430. Same for the GT640 DDR3 edition (the GT640 with DDR5 is based on an updated GPU architecture). I have a GT440 in my main computer and it handles 1080p just fine with the DVI link.

Well I sure hope that the new driver will help Dave to restart his contribution. Otherwise, if things don't change, we'll lose 6 positions before the end of October. On another subject, with the new Ivy Bridge-EP processors arriving on September 9th or 10th, I wonder if a dual-socket 12-core...

We will lose a lot of positions until the end of the year unless we get some help. Even Colby Mules might re-overtake us since one of their main producers (nscc) has resumed his contribution after a one week hiatus that allowed us to overtake them. We're not even 200K points in front of them...

I've never had this problem before. I have a KVM switch here that sometimes need to have its USB mouse unplug and replug for it to work when I connect a computer to it for the first time, but it's probably not the some problem as the one you describe. I cannot know if a touchpad would work in...

Working on spreedsheets on a 1366x768 is counter-productive. Anything involving text is limitative too. It's a resolution reserved for near-sighted elders.

I'm pretty sure it was a BKC error.

They better not do the same trick on their server chips. Those I'll buy for the server farm upgrade in about three weeks will cost ~3000$ each. If one fails just after its warranty expires and I find out those mofo put a cheap thermal interface into it, I'll drive to their head quarter and...