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VMware vSAN - 20 VM power on
Today we are going to put the VMware vSAN cluster we have been writing about into use and test it out under a demanding VDI boot storm scenario
Intel Xeon D-1541 Benchmark OpenSSL verify
Today we have our Intel Xeon D-1541 benchmarks. The CPU is a 100MHz bump over last year's Xeon D-1540 but this revision adds SR-IOV and faster RAM support
QNAP TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP - mSATA SSDs
We have the opportunity to review a QNAP TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP and are publishing our first part focused on the hardware of the 2U rackmount NAS unit
Intel Xeon D-1528 heatsink shot
We have exclusive first benchmarks of a 6-core Intel Xeon D-1528 and have a comparison to many platforms this might replace.
Docker 1.10 released
Many STH readers use docker on a daily basis. Docker just had a new release version 1.10 which has some big updates to Docker Engine, Swarm and Networking
2 node flash vSAN - verify cluster configuration
In Part 2 of our series we setup the cluster needed for VMware vSAN. After this guide you should be ready to start using vSAN.
Gigabyte MX11-PC0
The Gigabyte MX11-PC0 is the first Gigabyte server motherboard to be released with a mini-SAS HD (U.2) connector for internal 2.5" NVMe storage.
STH Inaugural Meetup
It is time for the Inaugural STH Meetup on April 2, 2016 from 1-4PM in Mountain View, California. Come meet fellow STH'ers.
Supermicro X10SDV-4C-TLN4F CPU and DIMMs
The Supermicro X10SDV-4C-TLN4F is a low power mITX platform and the first in our lab with the new Intel Xeon D-1518. Let's see what the 35w networking Xeon D SKU can do in a small footprint platform.
Supermicro X10SDV-7TP4F key features
Two new Flex ATX Supermicro Xeon D motherboards focused on storage and networking applications with dual 10Gb SFP+ networking