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    Sounds like a picture-perfect use for a cloud...

    Sounds like a picture-perfect use for a cloud service like Amazon EC2, to me. You'd spend a couple of bucks for access to one of their high-end instances long enough to do your compiling.
  2. Sticky: I'm happy to see a new benchmark thread start up...

    I'm happy to see a new benchmark thread start up with a newer benchmark tool; but is it wise to get going again, with what is essentially just a slightly fixed up version of the old one.. and it...
  3. I could, using things like drbd and other...

    I could, using things like drbd and other technologies - you don't NEED a back-end SAN to be HA.. that I don't do it that way, and that I use a back-end SAN just as you do, isn't my point.

    My...
  4. Why, when it can be the same technologies, even...

    Why, when it can be the same technologies, even for the hardware, and can come with a support contract if you'd like? And by simply giving up a GUI and having to have a few more knowledgeable people...
  5. Defending Sun directly isn't really my forte,...

    Defending Sun directly isn't really my forte, which is why I mentioned homegrown using the same technologies they use in the 7000 series.

    But, to your point, the Sun 7410 does, in fact, have dual...
  6. I actually hadn't noticed.. dealing with Dell...

    I actually hadn't noticed.. dealing with Dell chassis for years, I just assumed it'd be a 2.5" 12-drive if anything. Wow, they've finally caught up with the rest of the world! Course, that's only the...
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    "Jails", Virtuozzo/OpenVZ and so on are, to be...

    "Jails", Virtuozzo/OpenVZ and so on are, to be frank, NOT virtualization.

    When you compare Xen (with hardware virtualization) with KVM, it's a fair comparison to be making.. when you compare...
  8. One of the major differences between Dell and...

    One of the major differences between Dell and SuperMicro that becomes readily apparent as you try to do storage or virtualization stuff is that Dell is absolutely abysmal at CPU and drive bay density...
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    1&1 won't even do an OS reload and set it up...

    1&1 won't even do an OS reload and set it up using LVM from the get-go (I can understand not wanting to 'convert', but surely an install, even if by hand [especially since the default on CentOS/RHEL...
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    Mind you, you're not 'converting' XFS to LVM. ...

    Mind you, you're not 'converting' XFS to LVM.

    You'd still be running XFS (or whatever) - LVM is a VOLUME MANAGER, not a filesystem. An FS still has to be created and formatted onto the LV's, if...
  11. For an MD3000i - 400 MB/s max, ever, seems to be...

    For an MD3000i - 400 MB/s max, ever, seems to be the logical answer.

    It only has 4 Ethernet ports tops, each a Gbit in speed, so..

    If you assume each drive is a measly 40 MB/s (a safe low-end...
  12. We use Adaptec 5805 or 5085's (depending on...

    We use Adaptec 5805 or 5085's (depending on internal or external disks) for high-end builds; haven't had a problem with one yet. We're also a 3Ware convert, and don't buy 3Ware anymore.
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    This sums it up beautifully. How much would...

    This sums it up beautifully.

    How much would those 5 or 6 new servers have cost you, all purchased within 17 months, compared to your monthly hosting bill?
  14. The ZFS Intent Log (ZIL) is not a 'write cache'...

    The ZFS Intent Log (ZIL) is not a 'write cache' per se, depending on what you mean by that. I mean, it is, but when you specify a ZIL device that's something else. Data does not enter the ZIL device...
  15. I hate hard drives.. and I'm a storage architect....

    I hate hard drives.. and I'm a storage architect. What I hate is that there's 'enterprise' and 'RAID' edition drives. It's crap. You rarely if ever know what that means, and there's plenty of...
  16. When talking small, like 4 cabinets full, putting...

    When talking small, like 4 cabinets full, putting them in a basement isn't necessarily silly, but there's a lot of things to consider that almost any reasonable datacenter has that you will need to...
  17. This is going to vary widely from employer to...

    This is going to vary widely from employer to employer. I can tell you at the multitude of hosting companies I've worked at, the list of responsibilities and duties that the level 1, 2, 3 handle, and...
  18. NetApp?

    This seems like the 'best' place to post this, since I doubt the Dedicated Server or VPS section is rife with SAN buyers, and the Managed are probably not really savvy on the technical side, so..
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    I don't get it. You want the completely unmanaged...

    I don't get it. You want the completely unmanaged price on a server (a measly $75) and you don't know how to manage it?

    Cheap dedicated servers are typically provided with little to no support of...
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    It CAN be a way to go, if you eventually want a...

    It CAN be a way to go, if you eventually want a cheaper monthly fee or you have some desire to some day have the server. Be sure that any L2O you go into, you're aware of what distinctions they make...
  21. Please stop. Just stop. There are so many...

    Please stop. Just stop. There are so many inaccuracies, half-truths and flat out lies in the above post that I urge anyone reading it to purge it from their mind before you act on any of it.
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  22. I hear this sort of thing constantly - oh yeah,...

    I hear this sort of thing constantly - oh yeah, in the cloud, your app can be using the CPU's from 3 boxes, RAM on 12, HD on 3.. this is not the case. I'm not even aware of a cloud like this. The...
  23. ESPECIALLY given PayPal's higher fraud rate, I...

    ESPECIALLY given PayPal's higher fraud rate, I cannot imagine anyone dealing in > $100 transactions without some other form of verification. It's also far easier for a PayPal user to 'charge back',...
  24. I hate this crap. The word cloud needs to be...

    I hate this crap. The word cloud needs to be banned. Half the time, it's being used to describe platforms and products that have existed for YEARS. Suddenly you call it cloud and everybody wants a...
  25. For a deal that unfortunately never occurred (so...

    For a deal that unfortunately never occurred (so I've sadly never gotten to enjoy any of Chong's servers), I emailed Apaqdigital a SuperMicro build and a request for quote on it - it had been...
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