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Judge Schnoopy posted:This looks really cool if it works, but the backend network connectivity has me skeptical. What does it take to get RDMA fabric (RCoE) set up between three servers and a switch? I mean, Hyperflex is just software hyper convergence on top of Cisco hardware. Cisco didn't write the software.
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big money big clit posted:I mean, Hyperflex is just software hyper convergence on top of Cisco hardware. Cisco didn't write the software. They didn't write the Springpath storage VM software but they designed the Fabric Interconnect to handle a single ethernet connection to each server for all communication. This is the part I don't understand with Hyper-V. Does it use standard ethernet to a layer 2 switch for the RDMA, or is there special hardware / separate ethernet connections on a separate switch for the storage traffic? vv OK thank you, they do require a top of rack switch and separate RDMA NICs in each server, makes sense. I'm glad Microsoft is getting into the converged field though to challenge VMWare solutions. Judge Schnoopy fucked around with this message at 22:22 on Sep 27, 2016 |
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Sep 27, 2016 22:16
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You may find your answer in here https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server-docs/storage/storage-spaces/hyper-converged-solution-using-storage-spaces-direct
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Sep 27, 2016 22:17
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RCoE is an IP based protocol, so you can use any Ethernet switch. DCB switches would help since they support priority, but aren't required. There's also nothing special about the Cisco UCS chassis/interconnect that makes hyperconverged possible or optimal. It wasn't designed with that in mind and some traffic flows can even be a little goofy since the IOMs are single homed to an FI and the FIs don't act like switches.
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Sep 27, 2016 22:25
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mayodreams posted:I was chatting with my account manager at Zones this morning and he was trying to get us connected with our new VMware rep. lol, bullshit. We're a VMWare shop still mostly, but our remote offices run hyper-v clusters just fine and it's so much loving cheaper it's not even funny.
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Sep 27, 2016 23:35
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big money big clit posted:There are certainly large enterprises that use Hyper-V, but it's far fewer than use VMware and that's not likely to change any time very soon. So, Where is the money then?
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Sep 28, 2016 00:05
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Tab8715 posted:So, Azure.
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Sep 28, 2016 00:14
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Tab8715 posted:So, Cloud services. Anything they can get you to pay a usage based subscription for.
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Sep 28, 2016 00:14
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Tab8715 posted:Ah hah, Disk encryption is now generally available for Premium VMs, which use SSDs.
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Sep 28, 2016 02:43
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I have been doing a wireless deployment for a client and have gotten everyone to call the AP flashing when unable to find a controller the "Christmas tree" . I giggle whenever someone new mentions the AP in Christmas tree mode. But then that quickly fades when reality kicks in and I get mad that option 43 isn't working because they have an infinite amount of dhcp scopes
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Sep 28, 2016 03:42
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Ignite chat: Vendor took a few clients out to BLT steak house for dinner tonight. drat good meal.
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Sep 28, 2016 04:48
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Sep 28, 2016 07:18
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Chickenwalker posted:I'm in a middle management position, went in for an interview today at another company and basically learned through the course of the interview that they were looking for a more junior tech. At the end of the interview I think they were ready to bite but I told them the position wasn't what I was looking for at this point in my career and thanked them for their time. Sounds like you've successfully acted like a normal human; I know that can be difficult for management types, congrats! (You're overthinking)
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Sep 28, 2016 09:04
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skipdogg posted:True. I was talking to some former co-workers last week and was told that the USAF had signed a brand new contract to continue Messaging services in its current form. For the last couple years there's been a big push by the big muckety-mucks to go to The Cloud. I guess it came to a head a few months back when someone finally asked them what they thought The Cloud was. Silence. "That's what I thought." I guess the price tag for email in The Cloud was so prohibitively expensive because of all the additional security required, plus building the infrastructure from scratch, plus hiring all new personnel, plus all the licensing costs, that they determined the existing Messaging setup was a bargain and signed the IAFNOS contract that's been sitting there for the last year or so. My former co-workers are still waiting to see the substance of the contract (which I suspect means it's not going to be very good). Not sure if I got out of there just in time, or if I should reconsider going back in light of some of the developments in new job. Have to wait and see I guess.
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Sep 28, 2016 12:54
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Chickenwalker posted:I'm in a middle management position, went in for an interview today at another company and basically learned through the course of the interview that they were looking for a more junior tech. At the end of the interview I think they were ready to bite but I told them the position wasn't what I was looking for at this point in my career and thanked them for their time. That's absolutely fine. I've cut interviews short both in person and on the phone for that exact reason.
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Sep 28, 2016 13:03
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Yeah, I'd be more pissed that that wasn't fleshed out during a phone interview.
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Sep 28, 2016 13:56
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Knowing what you want is more thank 90% of people out there so go you
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Sep 28, 2016 14:04
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An office email came in: "Men's urinal closest to sink sprays water on you when you flush Building maintenance has been notified." Glad I'm having a better morning than that guy.
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Sep 28, 2016 17:07
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When I worked at the ad agency my boss (the GM) asked me to try fixing the urinal that wouldn't stop flushing. It was roaring away like Niagara Falls. Gather 'round while I tell you all about the Regal Flushometer... EDIT: VVVVV HA HA HA Dick Trauma fucked around with this message at 17:22 on Sep 28, 2016 |
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Sep 28, 2016 17:14
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Hmm I thought you guys were using shared storage. Everything looks like it is running locally on your hosts with no clustering or shared storage... It's right there! 
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Sep 28, 2016 17:17
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Nuclearmonkee posted:Hmm I thought you guys were using shared storage. Everything looks like it is running locally on your hosts with no clustering or shared storage... HAHAHAHAHAHA OH JESUS
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Sep 28, 2016 17:26
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Is that a DC power supply just chilling out in the open
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Sep 28, 2016 17:29
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Nuclearmonkee posted:Hmm I thought you guys were using shared storage. Everything looks like it is running locally on your hosts with no clustering or shared storage... oh my godddddddddd
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Sep 28, 2016 17:44
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Nuclearmonkee posted:Hmm I thought you guys were using shared storage. Everything looks like it is running locally on your hosts with no clustering or shared storage... Also the gross OM1/OM2 fiber hanging there.....
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Sep 28, 2016 17:46
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Thanks Ants posted:Is that a DC power supply just chilling out in the open Of course. The fiber is way worse than that photo shows. All om1 for starters. Had 24 strand on one end with 8 on the other in one instance. An electrician bought a fusion splicer and was pulling individual pairs out and splicing them to go to god knows where. He doesn't have any test equipment and has never calibrated the splicer. No documentation or map exists. In another area there is an 500ft copper run with problems (surprise) and another 600ft run they fixed by putting a hub in at about 300ft. This runs a 24/7 manufacturing facility. Nuclearmonkee fucked around with this message at 18:18 on Sep 28, 2016 |
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Sep 28, 2016 17:46
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Nuclearmonkee posted:Hmm I thought you guys were using shared storage. Everything looks like it is running locally on your hosts with no clustering or shared storage... where did you get a picture of my home lab
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Sep 28, 2016 17:53
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Clearly none of you acting shocked have worked at an MSP before.
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Sep 28, 2016 18:02
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How does an Xserve running Open Directory in TYOOL 2014 with all of the internal disks failed so the OS (10.6) was running off a software RAIDed pair of external FireWire disks sound? "Our network isn't very reliable" 
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Sep 28, 2016 18:04
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Internet Explorer posted:Clearly none of you acting shocked have worked at an MSP before. MSP, poo poo. This is literally what they were doing here at the ski resort when I started.
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My poor boss cries a lot. He's very emotional. I never get to see it, but he's pretty open about it via chat. And I know this because he prefaces every question with "hey qq"
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That took me far to long to get the actual intention of that invented shorthand.
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ChubbyThePhat posted:That took me far to long to get the actual intention of that invented shorthand.
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I interpreted it as tears.
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MC Fruit Stripe posted:My poor boss cries a lot. He's very emotional. I never get to see it, but he's pretty open about it via chat. I get that at my job all the time and it always makes me laugh. As a private joke, I always respond with an ambiguous answer like "I'm always available for a quick qq. Feel free to reach out if you need it  "
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SeaborneClink posted:"quick question" ? Pretty sure it's quite quiet
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I thought maybe his first and last name both started with a Q, which is rather unique if you ask me...
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Dr. Arbitrary posted:I get that at my job all the time and it always makes me laugh. As a private joke, I always respond with an ambiguous answer like "I'm always available for a quick qq. Feel free to reach out if you need it "hey qq" "I'm here for you" Ambiguous enough to sneak it in there.
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If someone said to me "hey qq" to mean "hey quick question" I'd probably punch them in the face
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CLAM DOWN posted:If someone said to me "hey qq" to mean "hey quick question" I'd probably punch them in the face No you wouldn't.
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CLAM DOWN posted:If someone said to me "hey qq" to mean "hey quick question" I'd probably punch them in the face I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought that.
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