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Configuring Zabbix for monitoring access points and Keenetic routers

If your company uses Zabbix for infrastructure monitoring, you can integrate Keenetic routers and access points into this platform by following our instructions. This greatly facilitates network maintenance and incident investigation. In all cases when I came across the use of Keenetic in business, none of the owners set up means of active monitoring of these devices, even if there were two or three dozen access points. There can be many reasons for this, ranging from banal laziness and lack ...
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Short and sweet: how to choose a RAID/HBA controller for the server

... operating system When choosing a RAID controller, it is important to ... only the compatibility of the RAID controller with your operating system ... at the level of software monitoring. In most cases, the ... built-in configuration and monitoring tools are easier to install ... array, HBA is preferable, since RAID controllers, oddly enough, are prone ... , so where the hardware RAID controller simply refuses to restore data ... to purchase a hardware RAID controller for Windows Server and individual VMware ESX ...
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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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What can Synology be replaced with in the conditions of sanctions. Part 2: Choosing a software

... these disks on a disabled server, the machine will still boot ... folder is unavailable when the server boots (for example, it ... capable of replacing Synology Media Server. It is better to use ... or to a third-party server . You will be surprised, ... , Proxmox has its own Backup Server product with deduplication and incremental ... not installed on a local server…  Joplin  looks very good, ... draws for us from the monitoring stack. As if not so ... one method - using a hardware RAID controller where the disk load is ...
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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

... in the server. Each fan is independently monitored and controlled ... by the server controller. In ... budget for the server rack. System monitoring and UEFI Lenovo ... which RAID settings, functionality for updating firmware, and monitoring itself ... Microsoft System Center, supporting monitoring of processors, VRM power ... fans, power supplies, and RAID controllers, as well as ambient air ... monitoring system. I would not be surprised if somewhere inside the server ...
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Guide to buying used servers

... The batteries in the IBM server RAID controllers last 10 years. If HP ... disk system, the server must have a battery-powered RAID controller. It can ... when the server boots up, you can go to the RAID controller menu ... supplies, a battery on a RAID controller, two processors and SAS ... components: motherboard, self-diagnosis board, RAID controllers. Hard drives do not need ... in doing this Reset Internal Monitoring Settings (BMC, HP iLO, ... the RAID controller has failed, a new one may not be available. Server ...