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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

... capacity - in these tests, the CPU temperature hardly exceeds 56 degrees ... the server in question is, of course, 4 high-performance Intel Xeon ... s take a test program CPU-Z, which unevenly distributes the ... a lot or a little. CPU: AMD EPYC 7551p Cooling: Noctua ... and PyTorch frameworks on the CPU, at least in tasks where ... Pytorch and Tensorflow on the CPU is impractical, and you can ... about the  diversification of the CPU supplier . One of the tasks ... of which is justified in dual-controller storage, but not in ...
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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

... , but the prices for server hardware upset you? In ... UltraSparc and Itanium - only Intel Xeon! If you don't want ... best abandoned . 9. What is Server Platform? Originally, the term & ... to buy a complete server . 9. HP, IBM, Dell, Fujitsu, Supermicro, ... or look for another server. 11. Processor - Dual socket or more ... There is no point in buying 1 CPU ... server with the simplest Xeons, you will be supplied with two CPU ... numerous forums. Conclusion For your server, you are the last ...
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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 ...
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Review of ASRock Rack E3C242D4U2-2T motherboard for budget office server

... host with a 6-core CPU. For large companies, this ... the absence of RGB backlighting, server motherboards have: Location of ... compatibility with Windows Server, RHEL, SLES and Ubuntu Server Oh yes, ... record POST tests. Compared to Dell iDRAC, HPE iLO and ... 2 server reboot modes: Reset and NMI. Also for Xeon processors ... .10 Yes Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Yes PFSense 2. ... , along with FreeBSD, Windows Server and Linux, you can use ... for a budget hyper-converged server. Mikhail Degtyarev (aka LIKE ...