Hi all, If you need a cheap rack alternative there is this which is quite Interesting and can be bought if I’m not mistaken from ikea.
https://wiki.eth0.nl/index.php/LackRack Sent from my iPhone > On 23 Nov 2017, at 21:05, Jonathan Engwall <engwalljonathanther...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > A barebones and lot of 73 gb drives might be cheaper yet. > Rather than adding a loop I would like a compact rack. P2P and 10g Ethernet > isn't as attractive. A storage 2006-2010 age, ready to connect to my > flextronics is what I am looking for. At that price I had to give it thought. > I have two PE2950's so a PowerVault seems like the obvious answer. Shipping > is just so high with the vendors right now. The topspins are pcie 8x, a lot > of five was a steal. Cables seen to have a minimum price...generally each > cable's is both in And out? Maybe that is fibre again. > And about the dental probe: I live in Mexico. Almost everything is for sale. > You are a big help, thanks again. > Jonathan Engwall > > >> On Nov 23, 2017 3:26 AM, "John Hearns via Beowulf" <beowulf@beowulf.org> >> wrote: >> My experience - go to your local pharmacy and purchase a dental probe. You >> use it to threaten the switches as in Dustin Hoffman in Marathon Man. >> >> Seriously, the dental probe is used for releasing the latches on those >> cables in tight spaces. >> >>> On 23 November 2017 at 00:24, Jonathan Engwall >>> <engwalljonathanther...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> I have ordered two flextronic 8 port switches and five topspin dual port >>> HCA's. Most of these decisions were a combination of cost limitations (it >>> sits on my coffee table) and careful scrutiny of photos on eBay. >>> Right now I have a great price on an HP SmartArray with controllers. >>> My first concern is that it will require a 1U machine to manage RAID and my >>> next concern is that the controllers will need adapters for the 4x SDR >>> cables which I believe will connect to the TopSpins and Flextronics. >>> Anyone with hands on experience with this '08 gear, please help me out. >>> Jonathan Engwall >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin Computing >>> To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit >>> http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin Computing >> To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit >> http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf >> > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin Computing > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit > http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
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