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Guide to buying used servers

Your business has already grown so much that you need your own server for CRM, MySQL or virtualization, but the prices for server hardware upset you? In this article, we will tell you how to save up to 100 times on buying used server hardware and not regret buying it. Server equipment has a huge safety margin, it can operate 24/7 for years and decades. And if you are not worried about the lack of warranty and support, but there is a desire to buy a top server at the price of a good mobile phone ...
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Synology UC3200 Review: affordable dual-controller iSCSI storage

First dual-controller storage from Synology, marketed as iSCSI storage for virtualization hosts. We will test how quickly it switches between controllers and how it recovers back. Perhaps since Synology released its first rackmount NAS, at all press conferences the company has been asked when will they release a 2-controller solution? The manufacturer himself explained for a long time that the company has a High Availability solution for organizing NAS into a cluster, that in the modern ...
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QNAP TS-2483XU-RP review: 24-disk head unit NAS

QNAP has got very interesting monstrous NAS-s for working with large amounts of data. The storage system under consideration today with a head unit for 24 3.5-inch hard drives makes it possible to pack 384 TB of data into one system and do without expansion shelves at all, which may be quite enough for the needs of a small enterprise. QNAP has got very interesting monstrous NAS-s for working with large amounts of data. The model under review with the long name TS-2483XU-RP is a data storage ...
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Aquantia AQtion AQC107 vs Intel X550-T2 - comparing 10G interfaces in iSCSI and CIFS file operations

Aquantia network chips are increasingly being distributed as an expensive home or low-cost business solution for 10-Gigabit networks. We compared the company's youngest chip with Intel's flagship network card when working with file operations, and the results were amazing. The young company Aquantia was not known to anyone 2-3 years ago, and today its network controllers have become a passport to the world of 10-Gigabit networks for thousands of gamers around the world. This brand entered ...
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Huawei OceanStor 2200 V3 review - entry-level block virtualization storage

... , FCoE interfaces and Ethernet with iSCSI support, it is 12 Gbps ... same speed. When connected via iSCSI, direct access to iWARP/RDMA ... will connect storage systems via iSCSI, but the configuration mechanism via ... a logical grouping of different iSCSI initiators that can belong to ... SmartIO controller is a separate iSCSI target with a specific IP ... transfer logical disks from Dell, IBM or HP storage without interrupting the ... host adapters using DirectAttach cables, Intel XDACBL3M. On test servers running ...
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Intel Xeon D-1600 processor family

Intel has updated the Broadwell-DE series of embedded processors for Edge applications. First of all, the frequency of each of the cores has increased, support for 4 10GBe network controllers has appeared and the performance of QAT technology has increased. We first got acquainted with the Broadwell-DE series processors in 2015. Now, four years after the initial release of this series of SoCs, Intel is releasing the 1600 Xeon D processor line, and in this article, we will discuss what's new ...
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Thecus N5500 Review: enterprise 5-disk file server

This file server will be of interest to large companies. It is assembled on the basis of a fast Intel Celeron M processor with a frequency of 1.6 GHz, it has support for a reliable file system ZFS, two network ports with aggregation, the ability to stack and connect via USB to a computer. But the most interesting thing is dynamic iSCSI partitioning, which will save space for iSCSI connections. We have already covered Thecus file servers. This company is interesting for its non-standard ...
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Why Intel Xeon Platinum 9200 did not go to the masses

To date, no major vendor has announced support for Intel Xeon Platinum 9200 processors. In this article, we'll talk about why. To date, no major vendor such as Dell EMC, HPE, Inspur, Lenovo, QCT, Huawei or Supermicro has announced support for Intel Xeon Platinum 9200 processors. Other vendors such as Wiwynn, Gigabyte, and Tyan also say they have no plans to support the Platinum 9200 series. HPE (Hewlett Packard Enterprise) will support the Platinum 9200 when it closes the Cray acquisition, ...
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Dell server buying guide

Dell servers are known primarily for their customers - the largest American corporations, including government organizations, use Dell equipment. And for any customer, the Dell symbol is a sign of excellence in quality control, performance, functionality and service support. This article is a quick guide to the Dell server models available in early 2011. Over the past few months, Dell has meticulously refined its PowerEdge server lineup, adding reliability, performance, and the ability to ...
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NetGear ReadyNAS 3200 - 12-disk industrial storage

... or Thecus as IBM, HP and Dell. Today we will devote ... Motherboard - SuperMicro X7SB3-NI015 using Intel 3210 chipset with ICH9 Southbridge ... and users. Conveniently, an iSCSI partition is created within a ... one gigabit channel, using iSCSI and SAMBA protocols. And ... tests. Test system configuration: Intel Xeon X3220 1 Gb RAM ... write caching works over the iSCSI and Samba interfaces. The ... streams, in contrast to iSCSI, which gives a big ... backup system, support for iSCSI sequential backup, plus the ...