Review of ASRock Rack EPC621D6U-2T16R server motherboard for 30+ drives
Extremely interesting server motherboard of Micro ATX format with built-in SAS controller. It can connect 30 SATA devices plus 1 NVME plus PCI Express via the Slimline port and output data via the integrated Intel X550-T2 10 Gigabit LAN controller.
Today we are reviewing the ASRockRack motherboard, which is designed for those who assemble a Big Data server or storage system for hundreds of Terabytes. The EPC621D6U-2T16R model resembles the previously considered
That is, using only one ...
Review of the 4-CPU Lenovo SR860 V2 server based on Intel Xeon Cooper Lake
A very interesting server with a price of $ 1M, created for SAP HANA and applications with high RAM consumption. Here, the processors are located one above the other, there are 3 TB of memory, 4 power supplies, monitoring with predictive analysis of breakdowns and 48 storage slots.
Today we are testing a very special server from the family of vertically scalable x86 systems. The Lenovo SR860V2 quad-processor is designed to handle mission-critical workloads such as transactional and resident ...
A new look at server immersion cooling: news from the OCP consortium
We take a powerful server and immerse it in a tank of liquid, then apply voltage and hope that no sparks fly. But maybe we should be afraid of something else: continue to build data centers with a service life of more than 10 years, the cooling of which depends solely on air flows? How sustainable is an industry that spends more on providing electricity to rotating fans than it does on powering processors?
It's still hard to get used to this spectacle: we take a powerful server and immerse it ...
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 ...
What factors should be used to choose the server processor?
Why when choosing a processor, do not pay attention to the price per core or the price per Watt, but rather use the cost of a Megahertz with HT disabled and using Turbo Boost?
Here's how it used to be good: for servers, there was a single Pentium Pro processor, which you didn't need to choose. With the advent of multi-core processors, it became clear that the more computing blocks, the better, but only until marketers stepped in and pided one CPU into ten sockets with ten cache options and ...
Review of ASRock Rack E3C242D4U2-2T motherboard for budget office server
Practically, when you need a solution for a host running a security gateway, a 1C server and a Kubernetes node, you can even give up ECC memory in favor of Core i5, Core i3 and even Pentium Gold. In general, where a high frequency is needed in single-threaded loads, it is often not enough unless a normal motherboard
We love powerful 48-core processors, but not every customer is willing to pay for such capacity: even among modern companies with hybrid infrastructure (local + remote cloud), ...
Review of ASRock Rack EP2C621D12 WS motherboard for double Xeon LGA3647 processors
... dual-processor motherboard and go for even the simplest 6-core Xeon ... for machine learning functions, so Xeon Scalable processors in this case are ... dual-processor motherboard and go for even the simplest 6-core Xeon ... the server, then everything is clear, except for the Marvell network ... series, including the top-end Xeon Platinum 8180. Power is supplied ... partially offset by a very clear interface for viewing logs.
BIOS ... logs.
Testing
Processor: 2x Intel Xeon Gold 6146
Memory: 32GB (2x16GB ...
Review of the server cooler Noctua NH D9DX i4 3U
This cooler is designed primarily for workstations and any installations with LGA-2011 v3 Square ILM and Narrow ILM sockets mounted in the same workspace with staff, be it storage systems or terminal servers. With its compact size, it can be absolutely silent, and if needed - for increased efficiency or maximum fault tolerance, it can be equipped with 2 fans.
A good server cooler is a rarity, because the main thing for industrial PC builders is a low price, and since the noise level in ...
Review of server cooler Noctua NH-D9 DX-3647 4U for Xeon Scalable
Compact cooler for Intel Xeon Scalable series processors, compatible with both ... good motherboards for workstations on Xeon Scalable appeared, and this year ... the mass use of Xeon Phi and Xeon Scalable processors is still ... thermal interface directly to the cooler base. Of course, processors ... would touch the heatsink.
On dual-processor motherboards, two Noctua NH ... 3647 4U is a universal cooler for Xeon Scalable processors, which you can ... be understood that for older Xeon Scalable processors with a power ...
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 ...
