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Configuring the Open Compute Open Vault 2U Knox Unit JBOD storage array
The Wiwynn ST7110-30A is a 30 drive SAS/SATA JBOD storage array designed around the Open Compute (OCP) platform. Known as the “Knox Unit” or “Knox Device”, it is manufactured by Wiwynn. The unit is field serviceable, completely tool-less, entirely redundant, and quite easy to manage and configure. See the entire feature breakdown here. Device Information Highlights […]
Tags: cloud computing, Facebook Servers, Facebook Storage, OCP, Open Compute, Open Vault
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ESXi 5.1 serial console based (headless) kickstart
As you saw in my previous post, it takes a little work to get an Open Compute Platform (OCP) server to install ESXi 5.1. The main reason being the lack of video card, the second reason being that only “old people” know serial :) Keep in mind, my OCP servers (Hyve) have three interfaces, eth2 […]
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Installing ESXi over serial console (headless, no video card)
I ran into a unique scenario where I had a server to install ESXi on that had no video card (maybe open compute style?). That being said, I figured that PXE installation would be the easiest method. First lets look at the PXE installation method of installing ESXi… Server boots, grabs DHCP address then downloads […]
Tags: esxi, opencompute, pxe, quanta, windmill
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Tintri VMstore Wish List
For the past two years, Tintri’s VMstore product has been my preferred VMware storage solution. The most complicated portion of the installation of the product is the rail kit. It took me just a couple of installations to add a hammer to my tool bag in order to bang the rails into place. The ability […]
Tags: deduplication, hammer, iops, microsoft, nfs solution, rail kit, roadmap, storage solution, tool bag, usability
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