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Managed PDU: do you really need it?

PDUs with remote disconnection of sockets and groups of sockets, which are often called switchable PDUs, provide remote control of sockets and groups of sockets, allowing operators to quickly overload hung devices, block their activation, turn off excess power at peak loads and balance the load between phases in 3-phase networks by monitoring and disconnecting sockets. PDU (Power Distribution Unit), they are also power distributors, or power distributors, sometimes socket blocks, but this is ...
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Server rack monitoring: what is needed for this

Technologies are so advanced today that there are many tools for monitoring server racks and the entire computing infrastructure of a small enterprise. These systems also allow you to optimize energy use, manage backup power and control cooling. A server rack is a miniature ecosystem with its own climate, its own electrical part, as well as its own security and protection facilities. But how to ensure the proper functioning of the rack and early troubleshooting? The solution is monitoring ...
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Guide to the server power supplies

The power supply is a critical component of the server, on which not only the stability of operation depends, but also the operating costs. What types of server PSUs are used today and how to choose a power model. Server power supplies, which are used to provide power to server components, have various parameters, such as power, current, and voltage. Depending on the type of server enclosure and its capacity, power supplies are divided into different categories. Conventional ATX power ...
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5 free services for your docker server

In this article, we will look at 5 software services that you can install through Docker to facilitate the maintenance of your servers. This software stack is a Must Have for a small infrastructure using Docker (Swarm). In this article, we will look at 5 software services that you can install through Docker to facilitate the maintenance of your servers. This software stack is a Must Have for a small infrastructure using Docker (Swarm). 1. Watchtower This software package automatically ...
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HP has released the ProLiant RL300 server on the AArch64 architecture. Why is this important for the Cloud market?

The largest vendor of server equipment, HPE, produces the Proliant RL300 Gen11 model based on Ampere Altra (Max) processors. These are 1-socket 1-unit servers, delivered both according to the traditional purchase model and according to a relatively new type of subscription sales (Server-as-a-service). The new machines are designed for Cloud environments, that is, for companies providing application hosting services using container and hardware virtualization, as well as for Web hosting and ...
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Review of the 4-CPU Lenovo SR860 V2 server based on Intel Xeon Cooper Lake

... than in a standard x86 server. And the price of such ... the server in question is, of course, 4 high-performance Intel ... the cooling and power subsystem of top-end server models. And here, ... participate in the comparison. We have a first-generation AMD EPYC 7751p ... the juice out of the server, and where previously it took ... you: even Windows Server 2008, 2016 and Windows 10 work normally ... innovations. The server also supports non-volatile Intel Optane Memory 200 ... how on a 2-processor AMD server we are at the ...
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Review of ASRock Rack EPYCD8-2T server motherboard for AMD EPYC 7000

... serious advantage for assembling a server with several GPUs, because the ... serious advantage for building a server with several GPUs, because the ... meeting on the same board, Intel and AMD do not conflict, but complement ... However, EPYCD8-2T is a server board, without a hint of ... uses this chip. For the server market, where switching is carried ... (read our  AQuantia AQC107 vs Intel X550 comparison ) How to buy this ... you want to build a server with 4 GPUs in ... goal is to build a server for GPU computing, then ...
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Why AMD bought Xilinx: simple, clear language

When you look at how large companies are rowing everything that is bad in the world of protocols and network solutions, you do not immediately understand what is happening, so let's figure it out together. Over the past 2 years, large M&A deals have been going on in the world of server hardware, the most famous of which is the purchase by Nvidia chip maker of the Israeli Mellanox, the process of buying the ARM architecture developer by it. Intel is buying up technology developers in batches ...
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Threadripper vs. EPYC: testing three AMD 32-core processors in server applications

32 cores is where you can still get by with a 1 VMware socket license, and therefore the processor must be the fastest in the world! We will test 6 server applications, including 1C Enterprise, MySQL and NGINX, to choose the best! After the recent decision by VMware to change the licensing policy of Its ESXi hypervisor by accepting a limit of 32 physical cores per 1 processor socket, the 32-core milestone has become the front line where AMD reigns Supreme, and if today you choose a 32-core ...
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Guide to buying used servers

... in expansion cards - no. For comparison, the HP P410 RAID controller ... more. 7. Forget AMD, UltraSparc and Itanium - only Intel Xeon! If you don ... to mention Windows Server. As a rule, drivers for Intel are built ... a complete server . 9. HP, IBM, Dell, Fujitsu, Supermicro, Intel - which should ... in the whole world. Supermicro and Intel have only one advantage - the ... choose a model for your server, and if you buy a complete ... "Optimal" . In Supermicro and Intel servers, you can use any ...