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Network pics thread

zaccaglin said:
And a nice tool at that, or you can tweak speedfan as I've done in the past and your good to go.
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Never tried speedfan on my dl380. Though I've only had Linux on it anyway so speedfan wouldn't work :p
I made a thread over at the untangle forums that got hpasm working on debian installs. YeOld found a easier way to get it working:
http://forums.untangle.com/86946-post12.html

I've also gotten it to work great under OpenSUSE. If anyone is interested PM me for details. as I don't want to derail the thread anymore...

Get back to the PIX :D :cool:
 
oh dear a DL380G4! We scrapped this kind of kit a long time ago due to the cost of running. 1 of those things takes about 1amp!
 
MikeTrike said:
New toys:
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I was reading about those a few weeks ago, very interested in getting my hands on them for our data center switches. Even though they are redundant in a HW failure scenario they do not have redundant power supplies and I don't see us replacing our switches anytime soon.

Doesn't look like they have support yet for 220v.
 
RiDDLeRThC said:
I was reading about those a few weeks ago, very interested in getting my hands on them for our data center switches. Even though they are redundant in a HW failure scenario they do not have redundant power supplies and I don't see us replacing our switches anytime soon.
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Yeah, it's kind of a quick and dirty way to give A/B power feeds to devices that are not A/B capable or space restricted. I've seen some cisco and HP switches that use external 1U 2nd power supplies. Which is a bit wasteful and awkward space wise. Once I get one of these hooked up I'll share more. I ordered five of them from BIC Group, one of their resellers.

EDIT: Also to be honest, they could have designed it like a dongle instead of a big thing sticking out of the back. Even a 6-12" power cord on the end designed to anchor to a screw via zip tie just the same would be more maneuverable and more stable/secure for that matter.

It's not bad, there are just better ways to design it IMO. i.e. both feeds into the back with a 6" dongle.
 
MikeTrike said:
Yeah, it's kind of a quick and dirty way to give A/B power feeds to devices that are not A/B capable or space restricted. I've seen some cisco and HP switches that use external 1U 2nd power supplies. Which is a bit wasteful and awkward space wise. Once I get one of these hooked up I'll share more. I ordered five of them from BIC Group, one of their resellers.

EDIT: Also to be honest, they could have designed it like a dongle instead of a big thing sticking out of the back. Even a 6-12" power cord on the end designed to anchor to a screw via zip tie just the same would be more maneuverable and more stable/secure for that matter.

It's not bad, there are just better ways to design it IMO. i.e. both feeds into the back with a 6" dongle.
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Agree, can't say I'm a fan of the design. Our core and backend SAN switching is all Dell and like some Cisco and HP models they support a separate 1U redundant PS but we never purchased one.
 
If that Zonit thingy is too fat or heavy, you could always get a short extension cord for it. Doesn't Monoprice carry that kind of cord?
 
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MikeTrike said:
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These things are too expensive IMO. You're better off with just transfer switching your entire rack or replacing your switch with proper redundancy.

RiDDLeRThC said:
I was reading about those a few weeks ago, very interested in getting my hands on them for our data center switches. Even though they are redundant in a HW failure scenario they do not have redundant power supplies and I don't see us replacing our switches anytime soon.

Doesn't look like they have support yet for 220v.
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They do make 208~240v versions. $419 each.
 
Ockie said:
These things are too expensive IMO. You're better off with just transfer switching your entire rack or replacing your switch with proper redundancy.



They do make 208~240v versions. $419 each.
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They are a little pricey, we paid $375 a pop for the 208v friendly versions. You get more of a break in bigger quantities, we only ordered five.
 
MikeTrike said:
They are a little pricey, we paid $375 a pop for the 208v friendly versions. You get more of a break in bigger quantities, we only ordered five.
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Wow thats an insane price for that product....what kinda gear that doesn't have redundant PSU's is worth that kinda scratch to keep online?
 
$375 each? That doesn't even make sense.

You can buy like cheap $50 UPS units that can switch inputs (Utility/Batt) fast enough for computers, why on earth is a A/B utility switch so much?

When I first saw these advertised, I figured $60-$80....
 
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Brak710 said:
$375 each? That doesn't even make sense.

You can buy like cheap $50 UPS units that can switch inputs (Utility/Batt) fast enough for computers, why on earth is a A/B utility switch be so much?

When I first saw these advertised, I figured $60-$80....
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It's exactly what i thought too. :( a 500va rack mount / non rack mount ups would be cheaper..
 
I also don't like the design. They should have two rear C14 power connectors. That way you could use any PDU/UPS you already have or the normal power cord that fits your country's standards.

Two fixed wires on the top and bottom? Come on... That sucks. If they're lucky they have a broad patent, otherwise someone will make the better version of this. If these are popular, I expect APC, Tripp Lite, or someone else to have these out in under a year for $60.
 
Krazypoloc said:
Any switch worth its salt that needs HA is going to have dual PSU's.
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I always wondered why most switches DONT have dual PSUs. Other than the 90k core switches that are the size of a stove, all the 24-48 port 1U rackmount switches I've seen always have only one PSU.

Also kinda a side note, but it would be awesome if there was a 48VDC standard for network/server equipment. Imagine being able to run everything off a 48VDC battery plant.
 
It's not hard to find 1U 24-48 port switches that have dual PSU as options; or 48v inputs as options. Just check the datasheet and order what you want.
 
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Red Squirrel said:
I always wondered why most switches DONT have dual PSUs. Other than the 90k core switches that are the size of a stove, all the 24-48 port 1U rackmount switches I've seen always have only one PSU.

Also kinda a side note, but it would be awesome if there was a 48VDC standard for network/server equipment. Imagine being able to run everything off a 48VDC battery plant.
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.... there is... It's called telco equipment. You can specialty hardware meant for telcos that uses 48 DC.
 
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.... there is... It's called telco equipment. You can specialty hardware meant for telcos that uses 48 DC.
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I meant stuff that an individual can buy, like standard stuff you'd find on NCIX, etc... Telco equipment is an exception, and is usually rather specialized and very proprietary. DMS 100, 200 etc... Not something you'd have at home. :D
 
Red Squirrel said:
I meant stuff that an individual can buy, like standard stuff you'd find on NCIX, etc... Telco equipment is an exception, and is usually rather specialized and very proprietary. DMS 100, 200 etc... Not something you'd have at home. :D
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is there a ncix in the us ? ( or you in canada ) ?
 
Red Squirrel said:
I always wondered why most switches DONT have dual PSUs. Other than the 90k core switches that are the size of a stove, all the 24-48 port 1U rackmount switches I've seen always have only one PSU.

Also kinda a side note, but it would be awesome if there was a 48VDC standard for network/server equipment. Imagine being able to run everything off a 48VDC battery plant.
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48v is a real PITA. If you have used it for servers and switches/routers, you will quickly lose hair. It is not so cheap compared to AC solutions anymore... AC solutions have become much more cost effective in the past ~10 years and are a lot more scalable and manageable.

48v is pretty standardized, you can find a lot of enterprise gear available in DC options... it's just that it's not popular.
 
Crazy week.
We are getting a new 5th Axis CNC machine and apparently renting a separate facility for machines would cost to much right now. Solution? Move the engineering offices to lab and tear out engineering, 1/2 the lunch room, and gut every wall possible. Sooo with 3 days noticed, we moved engineering and this last Thursday, demo started. What is a pita right now is two of the walls contain the phone system. I got 90% of everything moved and was going to head in today, but apparently I ate something bad and now have food poisoning.

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I moved the old server rack to the other side of the wall and after seeing the terrible job they did taping/tarping things off, I am darn happy I did.
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I want to rant, only because the redneck hicks they hired never taped anything off so the entire "clean" facility is covered in drywall dust and they cut through my power to the new rack/servers in the lab. I hope everything comes back up Monday when the electrician fixes it, otherwise hell will be had.
 
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The Spyder said:
I want to rant, only because the redneck hicks they hired never taped anything off so the entire "clean" facility is covered in drywall dust and they cut through my power to the new rack/servers in the lab. I hope everything comes back up Monday when the electrician fixes it, otherwise hell will be had.
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My guess is that they were never paid to cover anything up or protect anything... as evident by the cheap company to rather destroy and remodel than to expand.

So if anything, I'd rather blame the management because they decided to perform this task and they were also the ones who hired the cheap framers.
 
Forgot to mention it was the GM's friends company they hired. Everyone agrees the place would be better off without him. Wonder how much of a kickback he got...
 
Slightly off topic but since I read a few threads previous that some folks got rid of some stuff, I'm looking for a 1U/2U rack server that I would be more than happy to pay shipping + more if you're just gonna toss it. Just need something to colo on a budget.

Here's a stack of three new Fujitsu RX200's we received Friday (WITHOUT RAILS!), have to wait until Monday to install them in the racks. There's three more that aren't in the picture that are going in as an elastic search cluster (no, the stickers aren't blocking airflow :p )

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Dark Shade said:
Slightly off topic but since I read a few threads previous that some folks got rid of some stuff, I'm looking for a 1U/2U rack server that I would be more than happy to pay shipping + more if you're just gonna toss it. Just need something to colo on a budget.

Here's a stack of three new Fujitsu RX200's we received Friday (WITHOUT RAILS!), have to wait until Monday to install them in the racks. There's three more that aren't in the picture that are going in as an elastic search cluster (no, the stickers aren't blocking airflow :p )

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How much you looking to spend for the server ? Looking for lots of power ? specs looking for ?

I might have a 1u asus server 4 drives core 2duo up for sale soon.
 
dashpuppy said:
How much you looking to spend for the server ? Looking for lots of power ? specs looking for ?

I might have a 1u asus server 4 drives core 2duo up for sale soon.
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Pretty light, I'd be happy with dual 603/604 Xeons and 2-4GB of RAM. Looking to go pretty cheap, just need something to colo and toss a few services on
 
I think we have some 2850's and DL360 G4's, maybe even some 365's. I know we have some IBM/other, but everything still needs to be tested. Have you tried craigslist? I see Dual proc 360's for $60-100 around here, which is cheaper then shipping.
 
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Christmas was a little late this year. I'll get some more pics once i get it all unboxed
 
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