On 2013-06-22 11:24, Udo Grabowski (IMK) wrote:
These are absolutely marvellous machines, we have seven of them
and NEVER had any problems. You should consider using enterprise
server sata drives, since the desktop variants have problems
with read and write speed given the vibrations in that box
Wow, just when I was looking for a new box to add too. I already have
the older 36 drive 4U box but they have managed to double the capacity
in 4U of space in less than five years and with 3.5 drives too?
Have you tried this Saso? Illumos runs on that board and with the
onboard SAS
On 23/06/2013 14:30, Christopher Chan wrote:
Have you tried this Saso?
I haven't tried that particular box, but given that physical
construction is irrelevant when dealing with compatibility, I wouldn't
worry about it. What matters is what chips are in there.
Beware about depth of the machine,
On 21/06/2013 14:58, Gary Gendel wrote:
I have a possibility of picking up a decommissioned X4340 (thumper) w/o
disks to replace my aging V20z ( and multiple external drive stacks
cheap. It looks like it should be supported by looking at the HCL.
Is there any gotchas I should be aware of
On 22/06/2013 10:24, Udo Grabowski (IMK) wrote:
I can only recommend the X4540, these are the best workhorses
I've ever seen, and it's a pity that there's no useful successor
for that price/capacity ratio that runs under OI/illumOS.
Yeah, they were too good value for money, so Oracle decided
I have a possibility of picking up a decommissioned X4340 (thumper) w/o
disks to replace my aging V20z ( and multiple external drive stacks
cheap. It looks like it should be supported by looking at the HCL.
Is there any gotchas I should be aware of before I commit to purchase?
Is there
On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 1:58 PM, Gary Gendel g...@genashor.com wrote:
I have a possibility of picking up a decommissioned X4340 (thumper)
Hm. An X4340 is some sort of power transfer unit.
Thumper = X4500
Thor = X4540
w/o disks
That's the killer. These boxes are very fussy about the
On 06/21/2013 11:56 AM, Peter Tribble wrote:
On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 1:58 PM, Gary Gendel g...@genashor.com wrote:
I have a possibility of picking up a decommissioned X4340 (thumper)
Hm. An X4340 is some sort of power transfer unit.
Thumper = X4500
Thor = X4540
Whoops, it's the X4540
x4540s use the LSI controller. We got an upgrade on our x4500 because of
systemic problems with our Raid-z setup and the Marvel controllers and the
drivers (This has been several years, maybe 4)
On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 4:48 PM, Gary Gendel g...@genashor.com wrote:
On 06/21/2013 11:56 AM,
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x4540s use the LSI controller. We got an upgrade on our x4500 because of
systemic problems with our Raid-z setup and the Marvel controllers and the
drivers (This has been
On 2013-06-21 19:34, Doug Hughes wrote:
Most of the early marvell problems have been addressed with software fixes in
the oracle release of solaris. I couldnt say about OI. Yes, the 4540 is better
all around.
It should also be noted that X4500 were limited with 16Gb RAM officially
(I think
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