Yearly Archives: 2011

Using Intel vPro to Remotely Power Cycle a Client PC

Patrick Kennedy - August 4, 2011 4

For those that are accustomed to IPMI 2.0 for their servers, with KVM-over-IP and the ability to remotely reboot a PC, Intel's vPro platform...

Intel vPro to the Atom: Only a matter of time

Patrick Kennedy - July 28, 2011 0

As some readers know, a big reason for the slow content on the site is that I am busy writing a big piece on...

Backblaze Storage Pod Upgraded – 135TB in 4U for under $8,000

Patrick Kennedy - July 21, 2011 6

One project that inspired some of my own work has been the Backblaze storage pod v1 which held 67TB in a custom 45 drive...

Quick Look: Adaptec 6E Series 6805E and 6405E RAID Controllers

Patrick Kennedy - July 19, 2011 3

LSI has been fairly dominant in the 6.0gbps HBA/ RAID 0/1/10 market for quite a while now. Early market entry, low cost cards, and...

Netflix raises prices (a lot) and what that means for SMB/ home server offerings

Patrick Kennedy - July 13, 2011 0

It is no secret that Netflix is a hugely popular streaming and DVD rental service. When it was announced that Netflix was decoupling the...

LSI 9211-8i SAS2008 6.0gbps SAS 2/ SATA III RAID 0/1/10 Controller

Patrick Kennedy - July 12, 2011 11

It is no secret that the LSI 1068e controller was one of, if not the most widely supported SAS controllers around but 3.0gbps serial...

How to Install/ Upgrade Memory and a BBU on a HP Smart Array P411

Patrick Kennedy - July 5, 2011 0

The HP Smart Array P411 is a fairly inexpensive 6.0gbps SAS 2 and SATA III controller. To enhance performance, the HP Smart Array P411...

California’s New Law and the Effect on California/ STH

Patrick Kennedy - June 30, 2011 2

As a lot of people know at this point, Amazon.com has terminated all contracts with affiliates in California. That decision, in response to the...

Keeping Servers On: BIOS Setup for Availability

Patrick Kennedy - June 29, 2011 1

Keeping a server online as much as possible means that one needs to manage several things. Good examples include maintaining network connectivity, ensuring all...

Quick Look: Silicon Image SiI3124 Based eSATA with RAID 5 and Port Multiplier Support

Patrick Kennedy - June 28, 2011 1

One question I am often asked is what do I think about port multipliers. The short story here is that I think they can...

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