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Short and sweet: how to choose a RAID/HBA controller for the server

RAID controllers have not left and are not going to, on the contrary, hardware controllers for NVME and PCI Express drives (including M2 format drives) are entering the market. The abundance of drives and software features of RAID/HBA make you approach this choice as responsibly as possible, otherwise you may lose data. RAID controllers have not left and are not going to, on the contrary, hardware controllers for NVME and PCI Express drives (including M2 format drives) are entering the ...
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Server fans: what they are, how they work

Server fans play a key role in maintaining the temperature at an optimal level. They operate at high speeds to ensure sufficient airflow within the server system, thereby cooling it. Most server fans are designed to operate at different speeds, which significantly enhances their efficiency. This means that when the server system is under load, the server fans operate at higher speeds to increase cooling, and when the load is light, the speed decreases. The main function of server fans is to ...
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Lenovo ThinkAgile VX3320 review - a hyperconverged solution for simplified enterprise-wide vSAN deployment

... the Lenovo SR630 Gen2 server in 1U format and has two Intel Xeon Scalable ... VX servers to it. Lenovo XClarity Integrator and Lenovo XClarity Administrator As already ... for Lenovo ThinkAgile and ThinkSystem systems, through which firmware updates for server components ... also switches, computers, storage and other Lenovo equipment. Integration into the ... the system from both vCenter and Lenovo XClarity Administrator. The setup process ... with the already installed Lenovo ThinkAgile VX-and the requirements of ...
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Review of Lenovo ThinkEdge SE50 and SE30-industrial and peripheral PCs based on Core i7 with passive cooling

These are universal computers that can simultaneously be used in production, at peripheral facilities, and are equally well suited for PC-controlled equipment, for building control rooms, laboratories, and engineering workplaces. No moving parts concept, 4G/LTE support with eSIM, DIN rail mount and RS232 ports. The development of robotics and automation of workplaces today has led to the fact that the OT industry (short for operational technologies), which includes a system for receiving ...
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Review of the 4-CPU Lenovo SR860 V2 server based on Intel Xeon Cooper Lake

... MHz four 28-core Intel Xeon Platinum 8380H a total ... too primitive, and after all, each Intel Xeon 8380H consumes up ... processors, which include the Intel Xeon 8380H installed here. The ... server in question is, of course, 4 high-performance Intel Xeon ... we need to understand the Xeon Platinum 8380H frequency matrix. ... Each of the 4 Intel Xeon 8380H processors has a ... machines. Note that Intel Xeon processors with an H index ... budget for the server rack. System monitoring and UEFI Lenovo SR860 V2 has ...
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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 ... However, EPYCD8-2T is a server board, without a hint of ... to Dell iDRAC, HPE iLO and Lenovo XClarity management systems, here you ... , unlike Intel X540 and Intel X557 (used in Xeon-D), this chip ... uses this chip. For the server market, where switching is carried ... you want to build a server with 4 GPUs in an ... goal is to build a server for GPU computing, then EPYCD8 ...
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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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Article about vertical wall-mounting of servers

An interesting solution for home laboratories, small test rooms or maintenance-free points where 1-2-3 pieces of equipment are placed, and every square centimeter is worth its weight in gold I often came up with the idea: why not place servers vertically, because if you do not have a special server rack, but have a 1U-4U machine, and even a full length of 655 mm, then this bandura will take up the entire room, the entire table or rack. No, I'm not saying that server cabinets are outdated and ...
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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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EPYC hosting: exploring how AMD is changing the VDS hosting market

Today, hosters can place up to 1024 virtual machines on one machine, which allows them to dump, increasing their client base in a highly competitive environment. We'll explore why AMD's 64-core EPYC processors are at the heart of a new look at VDS. The data center market demonstrates double-digit growth y/y together with the incessant exponential growth of information on the Internet. Today, own “VDS-point in the cloud” has become as commonplace for modern active people as a credit card ...