I've been updating my Dell Drac blog-post with all new things I Learn, but I think I have enough to say to create a new post.
So I yesterday started out with installing firmware updates on 7...
Read MoreLDAPS with Kemp loadbalancer
So for our applications with LDAP configuration (like Nextcloud) we'd like to encrypt the LDAP connection because without it, it's just plain text.
For Microsoft Active Directory Domain...
Read MoreJumbo frames S2D
As been blogged about Dennis, we’ve recently built a S2D cluster. While configuring the RDMA networks, I was wandering what the impact of the jumbo frame sizes were on the performance you can...
Read MoreMaximum number of Exchange Databases reached
So we have an highly available Exchange environment with multi-tenantcy configured. This would seem a bit much wiht only ~20 employees, but we did this to get some hands-on experience with...
Read MoreHyper-threading Hyper-V update
After writing about a performance issue we had with HT (Hyper-threading) on Hyper-V hosts, and having seen this problem on more Hyper-V hosts. I thought I would give an update on the things I've...
Read MoreS2D, Intel P3600 and no Dell OEM support on WS16
I'm gonna share a few things I've learned about the S2D configuration with the Intel P3600 in our Dell R730xd.
First off, be aware of KB4052341 about degraded performance and errors with the...
Read MoreLooking for a Senior Devops infrastructure engineer
Do you want to work in a great company with great people where you can make your own succes by helping to creating a new privacy oriented service based on open source? Come join us!
What do...
Read MoreR740xd Storage Spaces Direct Ready nodes (S2DRN) available!
It has taken a while, but the R740xd s2drn documents are here.
The deployment guide has been updated, the (firmware) support matrix and a first known issue with an RDMA driver. I haven't...
Read MoreS2D setup with HBA330/H330 fixed in Dell configurator.
So in our whole soap about how to get RAID1 on our OS disks in a S2D setup, we actually found an answer. The solution was to use a HBA330 for S2D setup and a seperate H330 RAID controller for the...
Read MoreAnswer to the quizz: add a pci h330 to have raid1 for your os on a r730xd
I'm actually on a cycling holiday from tromso to bodo, so I'm writing this on my phone from a tent. So this article might be not so pretty as you are used to.
I have an answer to the the...
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