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I'm thinking of getting a motherboard that has no IPMI and a CPU without integrated graphics. Can I boot the unRAID server using a graphics card to set up BIOS, etc. if necessary, and then start up a VM and assign the same graphics card to the VM?
I just want to be able to monitor the unRAID startup when necessary, but don't want to waste a slot and graphics card just for that purpose, if possible.
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He has only 5 3.5 drives. Look at his pictures and then you see all of them.
+ maybe some cache drives, but I guess those is 2.5?
According to the case specs, it holds only 2 x 3.5 inch drives (and 2 x 5.25 inch). Glad to see the OP found a way to install more.
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The Asrock mb form factor is SSI-EEB, whereas the Corsair 540 is E-ATX. Did you have any difficulties mounting the mb?
Also, how are you squeezing in all those 3.5 inch drives?
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Thanks for the advice. I'm avoiding "ES" CPUs and looking at the S-Spec as well.
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I've been spending far more time than I should browsing around eBay, and came across various "non-Intel" Xeons. The "manufacturers" are companies like HP, Lenovo and Dell. I'm assuming that the Xeons are in fact the real deal, and it's just that the processors came from servers manufactured by the companies quoted.
I'm hoping someone can confirm this before I go out and buy something that turns out to be proprietary or non-standard in some way.
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Not sure if it applies to your MB, but came across this from a FAQ on the Asus website http://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1009608/
For the Adaptec 6805E it says "There are some compatibility problem of latest Adaptec firmware 19147. If it’s necessary for you to use this controller, please downgrade the firmware to previous version 19109 or contact Adaptec for technical support."
Don't know what version you downgraded to.
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MATCHING PAIR SR0H8 INTEL XEON E5-2670 8 CORE 2.60GHz 20M 8GT/s 115W PROCESSOR
According to http://www.cpu-world.com/sspec/SR/SR0H8.html this S-Spec (SR0H8) doesn't support VT-d; or at least it isn't listed under "Features", whereas the same CPU with the SR0KX S-Spec does have VT-d listed.
I don't know whether this is just an omission on CPU World, and I can't find anything definitive on the Intel website.
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What case are you using? Those coolers don't stick up nearly as much as I thought they would.
Supermicro Sc933. Those are technically 2u coolers.
Ah, my mistake. I was mixing up your coolers with another poster who was buying the SNK-P0050AP4 cooler.
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No, I disabled it right away since I didn't need it. My case only holds 15 drives, so I use two M1015s.
What case are you using? Those coolers don't stick up nearly as much as I thought they would.
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Get a 16 x 3.5" drive chassis and use adapters for the SSDs? Norco has various chassis that will hold 16 or more 3.5" drives.
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Are these $90 for v3 Xeons???
Sadly, no. But come back in 3 years
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I just wish it had more than one PCI-e slot.
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This is I think the only dual socket ATX with x16 slot.
Asus Z9PA-D8
http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/B00BRF7DAC?tag=mixtame-20
That is actually what i'm looking at right now. For anyone else interested in that one, note that the row of blue sata ports is only usable with a special add-in card.
One nice thing: square ILMs, so more choice of CPU coolers.
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What dual cpu mb you are looking at that doesn't have at least one x16 slot ?
I think any dual socket X9 series (LGA2011) Supermicro in an ATX form factor doesn't have an x16 slot. I would love to be proven wrong.
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Yes, they do have proprietary ones, but those are very obviously different - you can tell by the shape alone. For example, some look like a motherboard that has one quarter or one half missing.
My concern is about ones that are labelled as ATX or E-ATX.
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While googling around about Supermicro motherboards, it seems there are some complaints that the mounting points on the motherboards are not always standard. I don't know if this is specific to their E-ATX boards or also their ATX boards.
I also see very often (always?) on their motherboard description pages that a "Revision M" chassis is required/recommended. This seems to be specific to Supermicro chassis, which implies that other (i.e. normal) chassis might not work. I'm really not keen to go drilling holes in PC cases, so I'd be interested to know if anyone has had problems mounting Supermicro motherboards, or if not, what cases "work" with the motherboards.
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8. Noctua NH-U9DXi4 90mm SSO2 CPU Cooler (x2). Runs very cool and is low profile enough not to come close to Norco cover.
I'll need something lower profile as my 4u server has an elevated motherboard tray. A 2u cooler will be fine, and even a 3u cooler might fit. What about?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835114126
That cooler is passive: no fan. Don't know if you're OK with that.
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plus I have no driving reason for it other than to have it ;-)
That's more than sufficient reason!
Any special requirements for PSUs if running dual CPUs? What extra motherboard power connectors would be required?
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I would think twice about the one you linked to, as it apparently is rated for 8400RPM and 52 decibels of noise (Unless the server lives somewhere far from living areas.. in which case it would probably be a fantastic cooler!!).
http://www.supermicro.com/ResourceApps/Heatsink_Matrix.aspx
Its little brother the SUPERMICRO SNK-P0050AP4 get excellent reviews around the web and would be a more suitable cooler for home use. It's what I will be buying. It also comes with square and narrow mounting hardware, so no worries about it not fitting... It's rated for 3800RPM and 38 decibels.
Thanks; it's certainly been a learning experience. At first, I just thought, heck, find socket number, find cooler, how difficult can that be?
But as outsider mentioned, there are Narrow and Square ILMs and there don't seem to be many coolers for Narrow ILMs. Also, it takes some digging around to find what type of ILM is used. (It doesn't help that the manual for the X10SRL-F I'm thinking of shows a Square ILM in its illustrations for heatsink installation - admittedly with a disclaimer - while the mb diagram shows the Narrow ILM.)
The SUPERMICRO SNK-P0050AP4 looks like a good bet - but now I have to see whether I can get one locally.
I noticed that the Supermicro Heatsink Matrix lists a lot of passive coolers - is that a realistic option? Or does it require vast volumes of air moving through the case?
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Xenon: Inert gas usually used inside light bulbs.
Xeon: Line of CPUs made by Intel.
I wish I could blame it on autocorrect...
Any specific coolers recommended? I'm a little worried that with a vertically mounted motherboard I'll have a heavy cooler pulling downwards.
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What cooler would users here suggest for a Xenon E5-2600 v3 series CPU? I've never bought a CPU without a cooler before, so this is a little new to me.
I'm considering LGA 2011v3 socket motherboards, but for coolers will this be no different from any other LGA 2011 socket motherboard? I mean in terms of cooler mounting points.
For example, this one mentions only LGA 2011 and Xenon E5-2600 (no v3). Would it work?
http://www.amazon.com/Supermicro-Heatsink-Cooling-LGA2011-SNK-P0048AP4/dp/B0090YPQJ2
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Thanks, jonp.
It looks like the only differences between the X10SRL-F and the X10SRi-F (which is slightly more expensive) is that the X10SRL-F has an extra PCI-e x16 slot, while the X10SRi-F has a different Intel GbE controller that allows VT-c (but I have no idea if that is of practical use to me). I think the X10SRL-F is the better choice as it will let me run two graphics cards if I ever get that far.
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Thinking of building a new unRAID server; having not used unRAID since version 4 (remember when 400GB hard disks were cutting edge?), version 6 is a whole new world. I'd like to have perhaps up to 3 or 4 Plex streams, 2 or 3 VMs and try some gaming. I'd also like to have at least 10 SATA3 ports on the MB (it seems that most of the add-in cards are a little fiddly, or perhaps I just remember the problem posts). This new server will be as much a learning tool for me as anything else, and ultimately the priority is to be able to play around with VMs and ensure that there is the possibility of doing some gaming at some point with GPU passthrough.
I have lifted this from another thread:
For the best possible experience with VMs and GPU pass through, we recommend either to use a Xeon E5 processor (pricing starts at ~$217 MSRP for these) or an Extreme Edition desktop processor. These have ACS capabilities.
So I looked at various options for these CPUs, which seem to come down to LGA2011-v3 motherboards. Here in Singapore, the choice is a little limited, and the pricing is probably quite different from the USA (generally more expensive), but it boils down to this: either an X99 mb or an LGA2011-v3 mb with a server chipset, which here pretty much limits me to Supermicro.
So if I go with an X99, probably an i7-5930K is a decent choice, or else a Xeon E5 series. But since memory prices for DDR4 ECC RAM and DDR4 unbuffered RAM are pretty similar, I might as well go for ECC RAM, and therefore a Xeon E5. The cost of an X99 mb plus i7-5930K is similar to the cost of a decent Supermicro mb and Xeon E5, so I thought why not just go with a server chipset and if possible get the benefit of IPMI?
Initially I thought of a Supermicro X10SRL-F plus Xeon E5-1650v3, but the only local distributor I can find has no stock and I would have to wait two weeks. Then I thought what about a dual socket mb, the Supermicro X10DRL-I and a Xeon E5-2620v3? This is a little cheaper, but also no stock. Based on what they do have in stock, one possibility is a Supermicro X10SRi-F with a E5-2630v3. This is the most expensive combo, but for about an extra US$100 I would be getting 2 extra cores. The E5-2630v3 is not quite as fast as the E5-1650v3 (Passmark 12869 vs. 13531), but it's 85W vs. 140W.
This puts me at around double my original budget
, but IF I want the smoothest VM + GPU passthrough experience, this looks like it might be a logical conclusion.Would welcome any comments/opinions on this.
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PC Specs
CPU
Intel Xeon E5-2620 V3 2.4GHz 6-Core Processor
SUPERMICRO SNK-P0050AP4 Heatsink for Supermicro X9DR3-F Motherboard (UPDATE , Changed Heatsink to Compatible one for this M.Board)
Motherboard
SUPERMICRO MBD-X10SRA-F-O ATX Server Motherboard Single Socket R3 (LGA 2011) Intel C612
Memory
SAMSUNG 16GB 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM ECC Registered DDR4 2133 (PC4 17000) Server Memory Model M393A2G40DB0-CPB
SAMSUNG 16GB 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM ECC Registered DDR4 2133 (PC4 17000) Server Memory Model M393A2G40DB0-CPB
Was there a reason for going with DDR4 2133 RAM? Intel website indicates that the E5-2620 V3 supports up to DDR4 1866. Reason I ask is that I found a bundled package being offered that includes the E5-2620 V3 and DDR4 2133 as well.
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, but IF I want the smoothest VM + GPU passthrough experience, this looks like it might be a logical conclusion.
Boot with graphics card then assign it to VM?
in VM Engine (KVM)
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Thanks for the point about Nvidia GPUs.
OK, I understand that I lose the console, but I assume I can still at least get to the web-based GUI? And what is the console used for after unRAID has booted up successfully?