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I am trying to set up TrueNas Core on a Dell PowerEdge T330 but it says no drives are installed but I have 2 drives installed. There are no error messages and the drives both have green lights on them.
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Hello Linus Tech Tips community, I'm reaching out for advice on setting up a home server. I've recently acquired a Dell PowerEdge R430 equipped with two Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 6-core CPUs @2.4Ghz and 32GB of DDR4 ECC Memory. The server has 8 hot-swappable 2.5-inch hard drive bays and my goal is to utilize them as a home NAS with redundancy. One of the challenges I am looking to overcome involves utilizing various hard drives of differing sizes. Ideally, I would like to incrementally increase the storage over time by swapping out any selected drive with a higher capacity one, without compromising the entire storage setup. Is this a feasible concept, and if so, could anyone provide some pointers on how to go about it? In addition to serving as a NAS, I would like to run a few services on the same machine, including a Plex server, Home Assistant, and possibly Nextcloud (or similar services). I understand that hosting multiple services concurrently could potentially present some issues. Could anyone shed light on what potential pitfalls I might encounter, and how best to avoid them? As for the software side of things, I plan on running Ubuntu and using Docker containers to compartmentalize the different services. However, I've come across information suggesting that running a NAS service in a Docker container might not be the best practice. Could anyone provide their experience or perspective on this? I appreciate any guidance on this matter and look forward to learning from everyone's experiences and insights. Thanks in advance!
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Hello I have a Dell PowerEdge R620. I booted Ubuntu server off a usb and installed it on one of the hard drives. However upon reboot I am getting no bootable device found. Not sure where to go from here or what setting I am overlooking. Thanks for the help in advance
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Hey folks! I really need your help making a pretty big decision. My situation is the following: I want to have a server for Proxmox (hypervisor 1), usage. I have the choice between building a server: https://nl.pcpartpicker.com/list/MKkHC6 (Please note i already have a gold, modular PSU, and plenty of drives), OR going with a refurbished dell server: Poweredge R530 (see screenshots for configuration setup for my budget, also.. sorry for it being in dutch). My perspective: Building a server, without worrying because of my 15 years of hardware experience, gives me MUCH more performance for the same price, at the cost of some features missing, like hotswap, aswell as idrac (dells version of ILO). The server shop is VERY well reviewed, and VERY trustable, and the guy on the phone i spoke, has been very helpful, which checks out with the reviews. The shop, is fairly close to me, so in case of something being wrong, or broken with the server, i could just drive there. Thank you very much for your input LTT community! Last but not least the screenshot of the server specs, would i go with this choice:
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I have recently purchased a PowerEdge R430 and had a few questions. The configuration I ordered contains one e5-2630v4, but I would like to upgrade it upon arrival. I am looking at getting either another e5-2630v4 with 10 cores (bringing the server to 20 cores spread across 2 CPUs at 2.2GHz (3.1 boost). My question is: Should I just get the $120 2630v4 or should I sell the one that is in there and buy an e5-2698v4 for $400-500 with 20 cores clocked at 2.2GHz (3.6 boost)? My knowledge tells me that the singular 20 core is best, especially since I will eventually be able to upgrade to two of them (and that is what I eventually want regardless of what I do now). I also believe that it is better to have all of the cores on one CPU, since there is less performance lost when the CPUs both have to communicate between each other and the chipset. I am planning to use this server to offer up virtualized computing to customers and so I need the core count to be higher than ten. Also, if I am running something like ESXi or linux with Docker, how many system resources should I allocate to the host OS/hypervisor. I was thinking about reserving two cores and 8gb of ram, or does ESXi do this on its own and not really need dedicated processor cores to manage these instances? Edit: The server also contains 32GB of ram, I believe DDR4@2133MHz. I plan on offering package deals of 4GB of ram per server core, so I would need to upgrade to 80GB (probably going to get 96 because it is an even multiple of that 32 that is already in the system). If I run only 1 CPU, that would give me just 6 RAM slots, meaning I would have to purchase 16GB sticks, and possibly having to sell the RAM that is already in the system, since these cheap ebay listers usually just stuff these servers full of small capacity sticks. I suppose regardless I should buy higher capacity DIMMs if I am planning on eventually upgrading the server to have 40 cores with 192Gb RAM or more.
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poweredge Best Budget Server Stack For Performance
NPDPdev posted a topic in Servers, NAS, and Home Lab
I am building my own local server hosting company, and I need advice on what servers to stick with in the long haul. I do not have much money, but am starting a new job soon and don't have many expenses, so I will be able to put most of my money in to this. Still, though, my money is limited and so I am mostly looking in to older generation servers. I am specifically wanting to go with Dell PowerEdge servers because of the features of their iDRAC management system. I have decided to go with PowerEdge R430s, as they are pretty affordable for their power. I can source them for $200 for a barebones system, or $400-500 for a system with one or two low-end CPUs and a small amount of RAM. I plan on mostly maxing out these servers (40 cores w/ about 192-256GB of ram), so parts in them when I initially purchase them will likely be sold immediately or used only until I can afford to upgrade them. Again, I am starting this from scratch, so I don't need insane computing power, probably until a specific customer requires it and is willing to pay the premium. I have a few questions: Is going with servers so old a good idea? It allows me to begin at a time that I wouldn't otherwise be able to, and I believe that they have a comparable amount of compute power and capability as a slightly newer server would have. A full size rack costs about as much as as an upgraded r430, so for now they will be on the floor in a well ventilated area. At how many servers should I probably buy a rack? I was thinking before I bought my 4th one, or by the time I needed to buy a large switch. I am planning on ordering a rackmount switch, PDU, APC, and maybe a cheap KVM switch (Dell branded with adapters that allow for USB and VGA over ethernet cable). Do I need any other equipment for now? (I have a modem and router of course) At what point should I buy a dedicated backup server, and would it be okay if it was cheaper and a bit older? I think until then I will be using two separate arrays, one with high capacity drives, others with mid-capacity SSDs. The servers have 10 2.5" drive bays, which would allow for me to run something like 8 2tb SSDs and 2 8tb HDDs. I am planning on upgrading each server to 40 cores with 192-256gb of ram. Should I instead buy more servers with more modest amounts of power? (like two with 20 cores and 128gb ram, as opposed to one 40 w/ 256) This would also save costs, as I can buy about 3 10 core CPUs to every 20 core, and I could buy lower-capacity DIMMs, also saving a little bit of money) I know this is a rambly post, but finally, please don't say something like "people are better at this, or this will never take off" as I want to do this, it is my money, and hearing that would likely make me less prone to admitting failure if it happens anyways. -
Hi All! I would love some advice regarding my home lab setup. Below is my current hardware and some features and functions I would like my home lab data center to accomplish! I have 3 Dell PowerEdge r710 and 1 Dell PowerEdge r410 a few of the servers have all HHD's and a few have SSD's. All except the r410 have RAID PERC controllers. One r710 has a Nvidia GT 1030. I also run a Mac OS server with an external RAID 5 hard drive using SMB for a file share. This is my main File share server and it gets the job done but it is less than ideal when I have all of these servers. I have yet to transfer all the data from the Mac server to one of my PowerEdge machines because of a lack of stability in my home lab "data center" setup. I have been playing around with Proxmox and setting up my home lab "datacenter" and experimenting with all the stuff you can do with hypervisors and servers. Everything that I have set up has not stuck or has been inadequate lacking a main feature or function that I'm looking for in my ideal home lab. That leads me to the functionality that I am looking for. For starters, a major requirement is running a hypervisor. Proxmox was recommended to me but I'm willing to learn something else if given a good enough reason. A major requirement is to passthrough all my GPU's to my VM's. I also need hot-swap capabilities for my storage because I can't afford to fill up all my r710's currently. I am willing to go to a software-defined storage model instead of utilizing PERC controllers. I would also like the ability to run storage pools and resource pools. In an ideal world, I also would like to tie the Mac Server into the mix using this storage as extra probably backup capacity. (every time I have tried to SMB connect it to Proxmox it fails.) Ideally, I also have some sort of replication that is occurring for redundancies. Can someone guide me in the right direction to accomplish these requirements? Am I using the wrong hypervisor? Do I need to get rid of the PERC controllers? What is the best way to configure these? I look forward to hearing the communities opinion and advice. Thanks in advance! ~Googs55
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I have a Poweredge T310. It's an older unit I got from my work. It came configured with a PERC, but I want to connect the drives directly to the motherboard and not use the PERC at all. There are six SATA data connections, as far as I can tell, so data is all set. Power is my problem. The PSU has a large 8-pin connector coming off it. This is plugged into an adapter that powers the combination data/power cables connecting the drives to the PERC. These cables are made in such as way that I can't use the power portion without using the data portion, so I can't use them to just power the drives. What I'd like to do is convert the PSU's 8-pin connector into four SATA power connections. That way, I can power the drives with that, connect them to the board for data, and be all set. The problem is that, while I know a fair amount about hardware, I'm not as good with servers. I have no idea if the adapter I want is standard, perhaps using the PCIe or some other common connector, or if it's a Dell special. Simply put, I need to convert an 8-pin PSU connector to four SATA power connectors, but I don't know what adapter(s) to look for. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks.
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I want to build a NAS for just basic home use. I have about 11 500GB WD HDD's (not NAS drives) laying around so I would like to have a NAS with at least 8 bays (3 spares). I have a drive large enough to make a backup of the entire NAS. I plan to use the NAS for pictures, videos, movies and computer backups, as well as my game library backup. (about 2TB worth of data). I would like decent transfer speeds to it so maybe an SSD cache or RAM Disk? I would like to use FreeNAS because its free, unless anyone else has any better OS ideas. Price point, I would like to be under $250 max I was thinking a Dell PowerEdge r520?
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I am having a problem with my PowerEdge R720 and do not have an idea why. I purchased the riser cable/adapter to power a GPU and have put an AMD R9 280 in. I can start the server perfectly fine and ESXi sees the GPU listed. Everything works until I try to power up a VM that has the card attached. The server ends up having hardware errors shown below. I have tried to move the GPU to a different slot but the issue is still present. For verification, I put an AMD HD6850 in the server and had zero problems including booting up a VM with that card passed through. I'm not sure if its a power issue or not. The server has dual 1100w PSUs so I wouldn't think power is the problem.
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Hello, I have a Dell PowerEdge 2950 Generation 1 server that has two Intel Xeon 5050 Dual Core processors. I have been searching the Internet trying to find out if the Gen 1 can support any quad core Xeon. From what I have seen they officially support the 5000 and 5100 series from which neither has a quad core model. I heard that some had been able to get the 5310 to work which is a quad core but I cannot find any other information. Granted I can pick two of them up for 6$ but I don't want to have them laying around if I won't be using them. Does anyone have a more definite answer? By the way, I know this server is unbelievably old (I do have a Gen 3 with quad cores) and I have full plans on buying R710's and other equipment when I have money available. Bear in mind these are being used in a personal environment and not corporate. Thanks, SgtKilgore406
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Hi everyone, Is there a more affordable option than the Dell PowerEdge T330? Specifications include: - 32 GB RAM - RAID 1 (2 * 2TB traditional hard drives - WIndows Server 2016 - Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 3.5GHz, 8M cache, 4C/8T, turbo (80W) - 3 year warranty and technical support Server needs to communicate with 5 local clients and 5 remote clients. Server needs to host about 5 or 6 fairly low resource applications. Need to purchase 5 user licenses and 5 remote licenses. Client wants something for under $2000. The above system and specifications list for $3747.77. Are there any other options you recommend? Thank you for any help you can give.
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So there is this old Dell hardware, which would be bundled together with the things I actually want, namely 1x Powervault MD3000 with 2 dual port controllers 1x Powervault 124T tape library 1x Poweredge 2950 dual X5410, 8GB (~50 bucks from what I've seen) All working and in good condition. To make the deal worth while I need to know for how much I can resell them. So if anyone's got any ideas it would really held me out.
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my friend is going to send me and has already sent another friend a dell poweredge t420. the friend that has already gotten it is having trouble with getting it to run with a gpu (gtx 750). when he got it it had a pair of scsi cards in the pcie slots and the computer would not run without them until he updated the bios. when he put the gpu in it the pc wouldn't post to the monitor using hdmi, he plugged in the VGA and it showed that it crashed. he's running Linux if that's important (i will be to). please help
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Hello everyone, the problem is that my friend saw Linus' video on the old two cpu xeon gaming PC and thought of doing the same. Now, the motherboard he bought is a Dell Poweredge 2900 II (ym158), and he (nor I) have any idea on how to turn it on. Does anyone know what pins have to be jumped, and if something particular is needed? Thank you for your support, EMENCII
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Hey guys another random question so as the title says i came across a dell poweredge 2970 for about 30 dollars it has 2 AMD Opteron 2378 processors, 16 gb of ram, 2 73 GB SAS hard drives plus 4 300GB SAS hard drives.....now i already have a NAS server i made from a T610.....im wonder what are the options i have to do with this 2970 i have access to any copy of windows server through my school. I was thinking a personal cloud but i wanted to ask everyone here to see what i could do with this server im up for trying new things ... Thanks everyone for your time in reading this post and responding.
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Hello, I'm looking at getting in to the world of servers and wanted to get a Dell PowerEdge R710 but the thing is that I quickly found that while the server is pretty dang cheep the HDDs for it are quite expensive. Would it be possible to just through standard SATA HDDs in place of the SAS HDDs? Thanks!
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So just got an email from Dell about the following Dell has discovered an issue where communication between the PowerEdge RAID controller and the iDrac does not request optimal fan speeds for certain hard drive models. This could potentially result in excessive medium errors & hard drive failures. Are they serious, i'm confused as to how fan speed would effect this considering that the fans are always at 100% and our powerdge servers like most are inside a room that's 17c ?
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Hello i am looking to put my Dell PowerEdge SC1430 TW856 motherboard in a Norco case and looked at the Front i/o connector and noticed that its meant for a single connector and i cant find a pinout for it ANYWHERE(not even the manual) . Does some one have a pinout for it. Thanks,
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I'm having problems with a Dell Power edge R710, It was working with 2 quad cores and 40GB of ram. I then put two X5670 in it, and filled up all the dims with 4 GB server ram sticks, and now its just flashing, the little display is flashing, power button flashing, and HDD bays flashing, no beeping or anything, it's just turning on and then turning off. before I start taking it apart ram stick by ram stick does any one know what this could be? Heres a video (hopfully that works): DSCN3254.MOV
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Hello, Just installed Debian 9 on my first server. (PowerEdge R610)However, I am not having any success getting it to connect to the internet.From the looks of it. I can see that it's recognizing the interfaces as I'm able to select them using the network manager.But, once plugged in, no connection is established. Not even a prompt or anything.I tried to bring the eno1 interaface up via the terminal (ifup command)But no luck,Terminal returned something along the lines of"Interface eno1 not recognized" http://fb.pics/image/tQzbhttp://fb.pics/image/tahhAny and all help is appreciated.Note: I'm used to kali linux and this OS a new to me.
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hey all, i was recently given a dell power edge 2900, it had server 2003 on it, and the previous user asked me to wipe it, but all i had laying around was windows 7 home premium. Ok, i know the limitations, but thats not why im here. as i was in windows configuring everything, my little brother thought it would be fun to pull out one of the drives from the front cage, it has 4. now it wont boot into windows, and when i throw in my windows 7 disk to do a fresh install, it says that the drives cannot be found. now is this a drive issue, or a back plane issue, or raid card?