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HP ProLiant ML310e Gen8 early system initialization hangs on 90%
just unboxed a brand new HP ProLiant ML310e Gen8 Server.
I can reach the iLO webinterface but the Server hangs on the early system initialization on 90 % with the status code 0114.
I did not find any ...
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Is it always a bad idea to build your own business server? [duplicate]
A friend of mine needs to replace his old servers and has a pretty limited budget. His IT staffs has suggested building their own servers instead of buying branded ones and he sought my opinion.
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Want to buy a Server [closed]
I want to buy server and I want configuration like Xeon quade core with two processor and 24 GB RAM. I am confused with IBM, DELL and HP.
Please suggest me some servers that I should go for it.
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Error messages in x3550 related to hard drives not detected at bios level
I have an IBM x3550 when I start it I get the following messages:
no logical drives found
no int 13 drives to support
bios not installed
I go into diagnostics and I noticed that SCSI ...
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my ibm x3550 server can't find the hard drives
I recently purchased a used ibm x3550 server with two 2.5" SAS hard drives included. When I boot the server it doesn't recognise them. I get into the bios and I can't see them there. I try to install ...
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Hyper-V Server 2012 Hardware [closed]
I have an HP ProLiant ML350 G6 that I want to use with Hyper-V Server 2012 to host up to 9 VM's.
The server has this specs:
1 x Intel Xeon E5606 2.13GHz LGA1366 (the motherboard supports 2
CPU's, ...
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IBM DS3512 Connection to IBM HS22 BladeCenter
I have a BladeCenter HS22 with 14 bladeservers. Attached to the BladeCenter I have a DS3512 storage array. I'm trying to access the DS3512 to configure it but can't manage to do it.
I have connected ...
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Local disk recomendations for Hyper-V 2012 nodes? [closed]
Are there any local hard drive recommendations for Hyper-V 2012 nodes, running in cluster using SAN for VM's?
Are the local hard drive only used for running the Hypervisor or is it used for ...
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Can I remove and test hard drive from Raid5 controller without rebuilding?
I have a new PowerEdge T320:
Intel Xeon E5-1410 @ 2.8 GHz
16GB
Windows Server 2008 r2 configured as Domain Controller
Dell PERC S110 Software Raid
4x 7200 rpm 1TB drives configured in Raid5
I have ...
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Advice on capacities [duplicate]
I could use some advice on what size/capacity disk storage, processor speed and RAM needed to create my Web server computer. What I have so far:
400mb for web pg info
200mb management softer
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Powervault MD circular console cable
We have two Powervault MD SAS devices, the specific model eludes me as these are remote and not accessible to me and anyone on-site doesn't have the capability to locate a service tag/serial or model ...
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Is there a complete reference for HP's diagnostic port 84 and/or port 85 codes?
The HP ProLiant DL580 systems (G5 is the one I'm interested in at the moment) have a two-digit 7-segment display on the system board (visible only inside the chassis) which displays various diagnostic ...
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Intel server board S1200BTL: KVMoverIP?
Do I need to buy AXXRMM4LITE module in addition to server board S1200BTL to get KVM over IP functionallity, or is it already built in?
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ReadyNAS 1100 Disk 3 keeps getting bad sectors
I am using a ReadyNAS 1100 and have had to replace the disk in slot 3 4 times over the past 1.5 years. The other disks have been perfect.
Disk 1 Power on hours: 26538
Disk 2 Power on hours: 26538
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Configure raid for IBM x3200 M2
I have a x3200 server and I have planing to use raid 1 for mirroring Sata Hardisk .
I am searching on google to find raid server manager for x3200 , but no luck .
Is there another way to configure ...
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What are the key things to look out for when evaluating a technology refresh on servers and storate systems? [closed]
I need to draft up a process to manage a technology refreshment on servers and storage systems.
what are the key things to look at when there is a technology refresh? CPU, RAM or other ...
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Difference between DL380 rails for different generations?
I just got an HP Proliant DL380 G5 server (it's actually Cisco branded, but I don't think that matters), without the rack rails. I'm trying to learn some server architecture and use it as a basic ...
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Non-ECC memory on Proliant DL385 g5
Is it possible to use non-ECC memory in the HP Proliant DL385 g5, the server is a test system so error checking is less important
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Maxed out disk space on RAID10. Thoughts on moving forward?
I have (4) 146GB HDD set to a RAID10 on one server. I have now run out of disk space and I would like to increase it, however, I do not have any available slots to install more HDD's and no available ...
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Why can not use 'Engineering sample' cpus? [closed]
I've seen some used CPU offers on ebay, with very attractive price tags. However we are being told that the cpu is an 'Engineering sample' and can not be used on servers in Europe and North America.
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Which version of SmartStart supports HP DL120 G6?
Version 8.70 for example does not support it - minimum 120G7. So cannot reinstall Windows Server on the old G6 here...
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What type of SAS/SATA cables do Dell SAS6/iR and SAS5/iR controller cards use?
I'm considering buying a bunch of these to upgrade our servers at work (with SATA drives, not true SAS). We are out of ports to plug disks into, and these cards are decently supported and cheap.
The ...
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Network Server Cabinets - How does the ventilation work?
Recently I've been looking at a range of network server cabinets with a mesh door at the rear. At the top of the cabinet are ceiling mounted fans with dust filters attached. These fans suck air out of ...
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What is the best hardware server to get for data? [closed]
I really don't know the best way to ask this question so I'm going to try and be as clear as possible. I'm not really a networker, I'm a programmer, but the company I'm with is looking at getting a ...
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intel server motherboard S5520HC not booting
This server was working fine when we took it out the rack, now it seems lifeless.
I have tried all the normal checks, booted off one cpu, changed memory.
When you put power to the board, it turns on ...
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Building vs buying a server for an academic lab [closed]
I'm looking for advice on the classic build vs buy question.
We need a new linux server to run Matlab computation on in our lab (academic). Matlab parallel computing toolbox licence allows up to 12 ...
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Intel server hardware failure; does not work
I have a rackmount server from INTEL that suddenly stopped working. The model is SR2400SYSD2. The server was functional and was shut down normaly for relocation. After being connected again it refuses ...
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Install old c hard drive as secondary drive in other computer [closed]
I am planning on taking a c hard drive from a computer I am no longer using and adding it to another computer as a secondary hard drive for more space. The old computer was windows vista and the ...
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RAID 5 with hot spare or RAID 6 for Production System running two virtual Servers
We are buying a dual hex core ibm x3650 with 64 GB RAM and 7x300 GB HDD. This server is hosting two virtual servers, web server and database server. I am using Double take high availability to ...
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Dell's equivalents for HP's hpasmcli and hpacucli tools?
As per title. Basically what are Dell's online tools for checking or changing BIOS/RAID-controller level conf. For Linux.
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How does one 'qualify a server'
Here is the scenario. Say you are going to be a purchasing great deal of servers, but first are trying out hardware from a vendor, and you need to qualify it.
Also, say that the custom software that ...
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P4300 G2 SAN FAN Header Connections
I've recently had to replace the System Board on my P4300 G2 SAN due to a failure to find a boot drive. Unfortunately after replacing this it won't boot past the POST screen, it identifies that there ...
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Hard drive performance in small-sized server+RAID 5 [closed]
Disclaimer: I'm an undergraduate intern and this is my first server build
I've been asked to build a small server for our team around the office. We are trying to maximize space (our motherboard has ...
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Are keys for HP ML 150 G6 chassis all the same?
Recently we dragged a heavy box next to the HP ML150 G6 Server which had a chassis bezel key sticking out of it. So the bezel key broke in half.
Is it possible to buy just a replacement key or they ...
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Whats better, Higher GHz and fewer cores or more cores with lower GHz for a ruby app [closed]
I just finished developing a web crawler that essentially allows users to crawl their site and it informs them on errors through out their site. However my app is very server resource intensive. it ...
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Suggestions for a small lab server hardware [closed]
I'm looking for suggestions for a small lab I'm going to have to build. The requirements are as follows
Virtualization support (so I can run vmware esxi, kvm, hyper-v, etc) - just a couple of ...
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Save the Dell PowerEdge blue indicators
I'm staring at several racks of Dell Poweredge servers, which have behaved very well for us, but...
The blue power indicators (LCD backlight on newer machines) fade out over time.
I think I could ...
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Determine the motherboard/chipset type on FreeBSD box
I need to know what chipset / motherboard type for a FreeBSD box.
Is there a quick way to do that without ports ?
Thanks
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If consumer grade hard drives and parts are so bad, how does Backblaze do it? [closed]
In case you don't know, Backblaze is somewhat famous for making custom ginormous boxes of disks made entirely out of consumer grade parts for their file hosting business. Their newest version holds ...
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Linux [Hardware Error] message from kernel
Since yesterday I get the following message every few minutes:
Message from syslogd@hostname at Nov 23 12:31:17 ... kernel:[8024326.816370] [Hardware Error]: MC4_STATUS: Corrected error, other ...
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What server setup for a small web development company? [closed]
I co-own a company with a friend of mine and we have decided to buy a new server to support our business (our current server is an Asus EEE Box, working great but too limited :) ).
I should mention ...
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Where server power is lost? [closed]
I have server with 2x2 GHz core
but php works very slow on it, I am write syntetic test
for($i=0;$i<10000000;$i++) {
$x = sqrt($i);
}
generate ~ 30 sec
but on local machine with 2x2Ghz ...
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IBM x3500 Server managament/monitoring tool
I took over monitoring an older IBM x3500 7977 server and i don't have much knowledge of IBM servers.
I'm looking for the equivalent of Dell Server Administrator from IBM, just to monitor and alert on ...
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HP DL380 G3 2U For Basic Web Server in 2012
I have an opportunity to pick up a used HP DL380 G3 2U for $100. I'm looking for a basic entry level web server that I can host a small - medium size website on and more or less learn the ins and outs ...
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Precautions for moving servers across town?
EDIT: of course after asking the question an exact duplicate is shown...I apparently suck at searching correctly...requested close with link.
This is more of a curiosity question that could probably ...
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Buying a Server vs Hosting on a Datacenter
I'm planning to host a website. It would be a photo-sharing website.
I'm trying to find out a server that I should buy to put the website online.
The website is in Apache PHP.
I'm assuming the ...
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Point in which server (machine) efficiency drops, cores and ram
If a server is going to run virtual machines on it, each with 2 cores and 3gb RAM, is it more efficient (processing-power-wise, not in energy costs or parts cost) to run one huge server with quad ...
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Email server hardware configuration [closed]
I am running email exchange in a low end server and I feel its the time for me to go for a high end server. This time I want to upgrade my server such that it must withstand for 1,000,000 users. I ...
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Starting a datacenter [closed]
I know maybe here isn't a good place to ask, but I'm about to start a little datacenter (hosting domains) and also hosting dedicated servers. [I don't know anything about server details] (and also i ...
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Hardware Calculate for Sql Server 2008 [closed]
How can i calculate recommended hardware for a sql server ?
How can i implement hardware plan for sql server ?
After Edit:
My Application is Designed By Silverlight.
I 30 table in my database and i ...
