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by kc77
Tue Feb 18, 2014 9:23 pm
Forum: Linux, Unix, and Assorted Madness
Topic: I needed a new distro
Replies: 175
Views: 45801

Re: I needed a new distro

What you describe was mentioned previously. XFCE is still using GTK 2.X, and apps that have been updated for Gnome3 use GTK 3.X, which has a different theming engine. Only so much of it is because of GTK3 incompatibility. XFCE in default form looks horrible. Even Gnome 2 without theming engines loo...
by kc77
Fri Feb 14, 2014 3:59 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: RAID 5 > GPT
Replies: 10
Views: 4184

Re: RAID 5 > GPT

Unfortunately there are many server boards found brand new today that don't support UEFI. The problem isn't a server problem. All other OS's really don't care. You should break up the array container anyway. RAID 1 for OS drive (100 GB) + RAID 5 or whatever for the files. Are there any older drives ...
by kc77
Wed Feb 05, 2014 10:44 pm
Forum: System Builders Anonymous
Topic: Hot Swap Tower For server
Replies: 17
Views: 4128

Re: Hot Swap Tower For server

I'm a big fan of cube designs. A) They look better for server duty and less like something spawned from a lost episode of Tranzor Z and B) They usually are far more flexible to different needs. The Lian Li PC D600 might work for you. There's enough space in there to add as many Hot Swap bays as nece...
by kc77
Wed Jan 29, 2014 8:30 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: Ubuntu as host for VM storage in XenServer
Replies: 20
Views: 5596

Re: Ubuntu as host for VM storage in XenServer

Send over your NFS settings. Basically I'm thinking bonding two 100Mb links + old crusty 2950 + poorly configured NFS + Raid 1 isn't going to set the world on fire.
by kc77
Sun Jan 12, 2014 8:02 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: Ubuntu as host for VM storage in XenServer
Replies: 20
Views: 5596

Re: Ubuntu as host for VM storage in XenServer

Do you have extra money to spend? Is the datastore / storage appliance meant to service other things than just Xen within your data center? Not really, part of the problem is I work at a non profit. I'm dealing with the sunk costs of the systems that were put in a year or two ago. That's why re pur...
by kc77
Thu Jan 09, 2014 7:34 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: Ubuntu as host for VM storage in XenServer
Replies: 20
Views: 5596

Re: Ubuntu as host for VM storage in XenServer

Agreed. The reason behind settling on CentOS was about using the Dell Open Manage tools. Using a product like Nexenta or FreeNAS means running the build as the vendor sees fit to implement it. It's a forest for the trees situation. They will tell you if a drive is down, but they do not monitor thin...
by kc77
Wed Jan 08, 2014 8:15 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: Ubuntu as host for VM storage in XenServer
Replies: 20
Views: 5596

Re: Ubuntu as host for VM storage in XenServer

Cent right now does a far better job at supporting the Xen host kernel than Ubuntu. However, unless you are going to use Cent as your Dom0 there will be little to gain from it. NFS servers done on just about any Linux platform are pretty universal. The packages / config files might install in differ...
by kc77
Thu Jan 02, 2014 7:21 pm
Forum: Linux, Unix, and Assorted Madness
Topic: I needed a new distro
Replies: 175
Views: 45801

Re: I needed a new distro

Sure, some specific packages gain a big boost using specifically-tailored compiler options. However I really think that is overkill to custom-compile an entire distribution, even considering how too aggressive compiler setting can wreak havoc on some programs. I used Gentoo for 3 years and I was ve...
by kc77
Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:18 am
Forum: Linux, Unix, and Assorted Madness
Topic: I needed a new distro
Replies: 175
Views: 45801

Re: I needed a new distro

Yes, I'll admit that LVM/MD setup during Ubuntu installation isn't exactly straightforward. I think you can set up LVM in the graphical. It's Raid that I think is missing. http://i.stack.imgur.com/2QCp9.png And try doing it on a UEFI motherboard sometime if you want an exercise in extreme frustrati...
by kc77
Thu Jan 02, 2014 1:23 am
Forum: Linux, Unix, and Assorted Madness
Topic: I needed a new distro
Replies: 175
Views: 45801

Re: I needed a new distro

Seems to me this degree of customizability is more valuable on an embedded platform with limited RAM and/or mass storage. For modern desktops and servers the size of the OS on disk and the memory footprint of the kernel are largely irrelevant. Disk space and RAM have both gotten cheap enough that o...
by kc77
Mon Dec 30, 2013 5:37 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: NAS recommendations
Replies: 19
Views: 5304

Re: NAS recommendations

I seriously doubt combining even a couple of 1GbE NICs is required either. Considering one link tops out around 112 - 120 MB/s (Megabytes) and most hard drives can't do that sustained. There is very little in the way of workload that will saturate that. The only exception is if you really believe th...
by kc77
Sun Nov 03, 2013 8:57 am
Forum: System Builders Anonymous
Topic: Need advice on NAS build
Replies: 26
Views: 7230

Re: Need advice on NAS build

Please excuse the phone photo. I haven't been able to find my camera in quite a while. Ahh, I gather that your "geek cave" is about as well-organized as mine is. I occasionally lose stuff in the mess for weeks at a time too. Aside: Earlier this evening, one of the old UPSes at the far cor...
by kc77
Sat Nov 02, 2013 10:48 pm
Forum: System Builders Anonymous
Topic: Need advice on NAS build
Replies: 26
Views: 7230

Re: Need advice on NAS build

I went the Ubuntu + ZFSonLinux route. Can't complain. Speed is great and it's rock solid.

Here's mine:

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Please excuse the phone photo. I haven't been able to find my camera in quite a while.
by kc77
Tue Sep 24, 2013 2:52 am
Forum: Networking
Topic: Tough networking challenges
Replies: 34
Views: 9407

Re: Tough networking challenges

And this is why you shouldn't listen to hobbyists. There's a Henry Ford quote being thrown around these days, "If I asked customers what they wanted, it'd be faster horses." (I wasn't really him that said this.) Desk phones and running cable would provide almost all of the requested funct...
by kc77
Thu Sep 19, 2013 3:57 pm
Forum: System Builders Anonymous
Topic: Virtualization Server advice
Replies: 52
Views: 12032

Re: Virtualization Server advice

Don't do this. There are plenty of more widely supported options that are designed to run business critical assets with the reliability they need for cheap or free, and WMware Workstation or KVM* aren't it. Having run KVM for four years now in production it is has been rock solid. I'm talking Tonka...
by kc77
Thu Sep 19, 2013 2:57 pm
Forum: System Builders Anonymous
Topic: Virtualization Server advice
Replies: 52
Views: 12032

Re: Virtualization Server advice

For $5000 i would do the following: 1) In terms of which hypervisor tech to go with: if you want ease of use that's VMWare. If you want more freedom then KVM followed by Xen. 2) If power isn't too much of a concern I would strongly suggest looking at AMD for 2P builds. The prices are VERY VERY low. ...
by kc77
Tue Jul 16, 2013 3:43 am
Forum: General Software
Topic: File Depository?
Replies: 7
Views: 4356

Re: File Depository?

Hmm. Check out Knowledge Tree. It's open source. It runs on Linux. I don't remember if they have a windows version. There's also Alfresco. It's also open source runs on a tomcat server.
by kc77
Tue Jul 09, 2013 2:40 pm
Forum: Cases and Power Supplies
Topic: Dual PSU setup for ultimate gaming rig
Replies: 24
Views: 8808

Re: Dual PSU setup for ultimate gaming rig

Unless you are really going for something like Dual Sockets plus 3-way SLI and water cooling I don't see the need for dual PSU's. There are plenty of PSU's that can handle 3-way SLI and everything else. Something like this would work just fine. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
by kc77
Thu Jul 04, 2013 9:52 am
Forum: Linux, Unix, and Assorted Madness
Topic: Left 4 Dead 2 on Linux releases on Steam
Replies: 2
Views: 2619

Left 4 Dead 2 on Linux releases on Steam

Yeah I know the game is old. But for those who care it has been released for Linux on Steam.

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTQwMjE
by kc77
Mon Jul 01, 2013 7:34 pm
Forum: Processors
Topic: full FX 6300 review including overclocking... anyone?
Replies: 41
Views: 16505

Re: full FX 6300 review including overclocking... anyone?

I can't take TECHSPOT seriously: They max out the graphical settings on the gaming tests and then comment that there's not much difference between processors in the results. /facepalm. As much as I want AMD to do well, reviews like this always highlight one glaring issue: Their older "stars&qu...
by kc77
Sun Apr 28, 2013 3:48 pm
Forum: Linux, Unix, and Assorted Madness
Topic: Destructive ideology
Replies: 85
Views: 23432

Re: Destructive ideology

..... Meh I'll be nice.
by kc77
Sun Apr 28, 2013 1:59 pm
Forum: Linux, Unix, and Assorted Madness
Topic: Destructive ideology
Replies: 85
Views: 23432

Re: Destructive ideology

Considering you haven't actually provided any of your own personal information. Why don't you provide your own directly from your own computer. If you aren't willing to do that then really stop asking for me to give you my information. I didn't ask you to provide me with your Neopets account's pass...
by kc77
Fri Apr 26, 2013 9:44 pm
Forum: Linux, Unix, and Assorted Madness
Topic: Destructive ideology
Replies: 85
Views: 23432

Re: Destructive ideology

Yeah my data and I'm not giving you that. You don't have to believe me. You can completely believe that what they record is completely innocuous. It's your right to believe what you will. If it's standard practice, why has no other Ubuntu user noticed the problem? Considering you haven't actually p...
by kc77
Fri Apr 26, 2013 6:46 pm
Forum: Linux, Unix, and Assorted Madness
Topic: Destructive ideology
Replies: 85
Views: 23432

Re: Destructive ideology

Again, any support for that bald assertion? Yeah my data and I'm not giving you that. You don't have to believe me. You can completely believe that what they record is completely innocuous. It's your right to believe what you will. But if you feel that I'm blowing smoke. I'll help you find the data...
by kc77
Mon Apr 22, 2013 7:10 pm
Forum: Linux, Unix, and Assorted Madness
Topic: Destructive ideology
Replies: 85
Views: 23432

Re: Destructive ideology

That being said. Canonical should have given the choice either before install or right after it. Before I moved over to Ubuntu-Gnome to get a stock G3 experience what pushed me there was stumbling onto what zeitgeist was recording on the regular Ubuntu iso. It records everything. No I'm not joking,...
by kc77
Mon Apr 22, 2013 2:58 pm
Forum: Linux, Unix, and Assorted Madness
Topic: Destructive ideology
Replies: 85
Views: 23432

Re: Destructive ideology

Joe Brodkin/Arstechnica posits that a significant number of users may well follow Stallman's advice to leave Ubuntu. I hope he's wrong in this case as I don't see a wounded or dead Canonical as a positive outcome for anyone. It's amazing how rabid fanboys justify spyware when it's from their favori...
by kc77
Fri Apr 19, 2013 5:50 am
Forum: Linux, Unix, and Assorted Madness
Topic: Debating what OS to go with for my "new" server
Replies: 18
Views: 6430

Re: Debating what OS to go with for my "new" server

ZFS would be nice, but certainly isn't a must-have. There's plenty of things that I like about it, but I realize that this means switching OSes (because Linux and ZFS ain't exactly low maintenance, and I'd rather not go for btrfs right now). Well, let's go ahead and throw that misconception out the...
by kc77
Fri Apr 05, 2013 7:19 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: Is RAID 5/6 dead due to large drive capacities?
Replies: 86
Views: 23714

Re: Is RAID 5/6 dead due to large drive capacities?

What about expanding a RAID 10? It's supposed to be more "safe" because there are no parity calculations, ya? Either way it seems like "don't worry about rebuilding 2 TB drives in a RAID 6" turned into "oh geez don't expand a RAID 6 with 2 TB drives, that's askin' fer troub...
by kc77
Wed Apr 03, 2013 8:04 pm
Forum: General Software
Topic: Data bases for dumb dumbs.
Replies: 69
Views: 17222

Re: Data bases for dumb dumbs.

We are currently starting a(nother) CRM project utilizing an off the shelf solution. While it's been said before I would like to reiterate that the way to go is with an off-the shelf solution. The problem you'll encounter with rolling your own isn't necessarily the form itself. That's easy. But it's...
by kc77
Fri Mar 29, 2013 9:27 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: What graphic card to view HD video
Replies: 43
Views: 5026

Re: What graphic card to view HD video

Pretty much any card aside from the bottom of the barrel DDR3 card will work just fine. Newer cards for the most part add more formats that can be accelerated or improvements in audio delivery (bitstreaming, etc) but not much else when it comes to video output.
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