Hi, everyone, I see today this error on my Dell server PowerEdge R530:

"mem0702 correctable memory error rate exceeded for dimm_b2. reseat memory" .

What's going on pls ?

Hiya. Please let me know if this is out of scope and if so, if you have any idea where I could post this?

I have a very potent gaming PC running a 13600KF with 128gb of fast RAM, with a 4070ti super. I am running some version of windows 11.

I also have my laptop (win11, specs technically do not matter but midrange+) which is weak in comparison, and compilation really drains my battery.

Occasionally, I want to work on some modules on my laptop and run both tests (which would be easier I suppose, since I could just run the tests in the Docker container) and the engine.

The project I’m working on now is a pretty large scale multi module game engine that is based on CMake and C++20. I build with MSVC on both my laptop and primary computer. I can do this both with a docker image and with only CMake on the host. The Dockerfile sets up all the boring dependencies with Vulkan and x11 and whatnot. On the host I only need the Vulkan SDK to compile with CMake.

I was wondering what I would need to support sending a compile command from my laptop to my primary that would maybe cross compile a build binary directory that I can read back from maybe an ftp server or some file listener or whatever? Any ideas are good ideas.

I’ve read about Jenkins, but setup seems extremely difficult to a newcomer, but I could very well be wrong.

I don’t think I need to support connections from outside of my home so local network is sufficient.

I don't know hardly anything about servers, but I would like to build a cheap one for my very first one, and I would like it to be able to handle about 4 people playing vanilla Minecraft on it, possibly 8, but not all at the same time if that makes any sense at all. I would also like it to be able to handle plex.

I was thinking about just getting a dell OptiPlex and adding some ram and SSD, but I don't know what processor I need or if it would be better to just build it myself. What requirements would you recommend for a plex server/Minecraft server with up to 8 people.

Any better options/tips/help would be very appreciated, I am trying to keep it as cheap as possible though.

Hi,

I'm from Vancouver looking to sell a server that I inherited, but I don't really know what I have and was looking for some expertise. This is the information that I was able to pull together. I'm thinking of selling this on Facebook marketplace and was wondering if there's any more pertinent information that one would want to know. Also what you think this would be worth or could be sold for. Thank you in advance for any help that could be provided.

Product Overview

• Model: Dell PowerEdge T640
• Form Factor: Tower Server
• Drive Bays: 16 x 2.5" SAS/SATA bays (supports SAS/SATA drives)

Processor Details

• Processors Installed:
  • 2x Intel Xeon Silver 4110
  • Clock Speed: 2.10 GHz
  • Cores per Processor: 8 cores
  • Cache: 8 MB L2, 11 MB L3

Memory

• Installed Memory: 64 GB DDR4 ECC
• Memory Speed: 2400 MHz
• Maximum Memory Capacity: 0.75 TB

BIOS and Firmware

• BIOS Version: 2.9.4
• iDRAC Version: 4.40.00.00 (Express License)
• UEFI Compliance: Version 2.7

Network

• Embedded NICs: 2 x 1GbE
• PXE Support: Enabled for multiple devices

Power Supply

• Power Configuration:
  • Redundancy Policy: Hot Spare Supported
  • Power Factor Correction: Enabled
  • PSU: Dual support

Storage

• RAID Controller: Embedded RAID Controller
• Backplane Firmware: Version 2.52

Additional Features

• Video Memory: 16 MB
• Memory Operating Mode: Optimizer Mode

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I am simply trying to get support for V2 Xeon processors. My BIOS is old, iLO is old, etc... Nothing will update, every time it either stops at 1% or says another load is in process, or gives some kind of error code with no other explanation. I have tried this from iLO, boot USB, and from within an OS. Please help.

My family is planning to build a 3-floor house, including a basement, and I want to set up a server in the basement to manage multiple systems. I’m new to this and may have some incorrect assumptions, but here’s what I want to achieve:

Server Requirements:

1. Security Camera Backups:
   • Store up to 7 days of recordings from all 1080p security cameras (both interior and exterior).
   • All cameras will be wired to ensure reliability.
   • These backups should be stored securely on the server but be able to be accessed via allowed devices
2. Personal Local Streaming Service:
   • Create a media server where I can upload and manage videos, audio, and images.
   • Media should be accessible on:
     • All TVs via Ethernet connections.
     • Devices (PCs, laptops, and phones) connected to the house’s local network.
3. External Disk/Storage:
   • Use the server as a shared external storage for PCs and laptops connected to the network.
   • It should allow file sharing and personal backups over the local wired network.
4. Network Infrastructure:
   • The main ISP router should connect to a VPN router which would be placed in various places around the house. (is aircove a good option for this ? i have a subscription to expressvpn)

Additional Features:

1. Security Camera Access Control:
   • Implement a system where only specific users can access certain cameras.
   • Restrict access to security cameras for anyone on the LAN without proper permissions.
   • An NVR (Network Video Recorder) with user-specific access permissions might be required.
2. Local Telephone System:
   • Install a wired telephone system (non-VoIP) with 2-digit extensions for internal communication, like:
     • 00: Living Room
     • 01: Kitchen
     • 02: Bedroom 1, etc.

Hey everyone, following up on my last post about the random fan ramp-ups on my ProLiant DL380p Gen8 (original thread).

I installed the modded firmware with the fan control toolkit that many recommended. I did manage to get it working somewhat, but I’m still confused about a few things:

1. SSH Output Issue

The first time I SSH into iLO and use the fan control commands, I get the output jsut fine (not for all commands though, mostly only when you use wrong syntax). However, after closing the SSH session and reconnecting later, the same commands give no output at all. I did some testing, and the commands do still work, but without output, which it’s pretty frustrating.

• Is this normal behavior?

• Am I doing something wrong?

I saw a script somewhere that keeps the SSH connection open in a screen session, is that what I’m supposed to do? To stay SSH’d into iLO permanently? Why is it like this?

2. Fan Command Behavior

I've setup a script that runs when Proxmox boots which basically does this for each fan:

fan p X min 26  
fan p X max 128  
fan p X blow 255

• min 26: Sets the minimum fan speed to ~10% (26/255).

• max 128: Caps the fan speed at ~50% (128/255).

• blow 255: Sets the blowout speed to 100% (255/255).

However, I’ve noticed that even when I manually trigger blowout mode with fan p X bon, the fans only go up to 50% speed, not the full blast I’d expect for emergencies. Shouldn’t blowout mode override the maximum speed? Am I misunderstanding how this works?

3. PID

I’ve seen some people using pid instead of p in commands. I don’t fully understand what PID does or how to configure it. Is it a better approach than setting min/max speeds?

Any advice, insights, or examples would be hugely appreciated. Thanks in advance!

My boyfriend recently built a server and his birthday is coming up. I want to get him something to extend the memory but I am sadly clueless. He is incredibly kind and humble and won’t tell me what parts he would want cause they are “too expensive”. I can add pics if it helps but any suggestions are appreciated!

I've recently started looking into the idea of switching from an old refurbished Proliant server I have and building a server with my own custom hardware configuration in a smaller chassis to both save power and space in my server rack. The Epyc 4564P caught my eye because of the AM5 socket and because this one 16-core CPU has more compute power on a lower power budget than my two 18-core Intel Broadwell CPUs put together in my current server. However, with the recent launch of the Epyc 9005 CPUs, I was wondering if I should wait for AMD to announce something similar for Zen 5 Epyc on AM5(assuming everyone is as in the dark as I am about AMD's plan to release a Zen 5 Epyc on AM5) or if I should go ahead and pull the trigger on the 4564P and do a regular upgrade later if/when the same thing happens with Zen 6?

Edit: Crossposting this in a couple subs involving servers and home networking because I don't know the best place to really ask this question. Seems a bit out of scope for PC building subs, but not entirely sure.

This is all I could find on Samsung’s website and I couldn’t find any up-to-date part decoder… any clue?

Hi there, hope you all are well. I need some help please.

Long story short, we have purchased 6x 960GB DELL SATA SSDs for our PowerEdge R550 Servers, and currently we have 3x PowerEdge R550 Servers.

Each server currently has 2x 500GB SSD drives that are configured in Raid 1 with 1 virtual volume that’s hosting the OS (Windows Server 2022).

We will be formatting those installations and installing Windows Server 2019 (on the side note, so data backup won’t be needed).

Each Server will get an additional 2 of the 6 drives we purchased as additional drives, so each of the 3 servers will physically have 4 drives (2x 500GBs and 2x 960GB drives.)

Would I be able to setup these 4 drives in Raid 5, configure 2 virtual volumes (1 for OS and 1 for Data)?

If it’s possible, would anyone be able to guide me on how to do this?

Thank you so much in advance!!

I got that 12 momth free trial for windows server 2025 so I was like word time to make a server (I have zero experience like none at all) and that didn't go well had to downgrade cuz almost nothing worked then I got 2022 it was going good but then I went to bed and now my mind is wondering I ended up shutting it off for tonight but I was thinking maybe I should get something a little more user friendly or idk safer so I don't freak either and maybe daul boot windows 10 on it for games and stuff

Hello! Finally purchased a blade server and want to run some projects on it but it seems the drive plane does not detect any drives at all. I have all SATA drives and the only way I've been able to get a drive to work on it is an NVME drive on a PCI slot adapter

Is there any known issues with the Dell R520s and their drive planes? I updated the BIOS to the latest version available (2.9) and I also confirmed power is getting to the plane via multimeter. Should I stick to SAS drives?

Thank you for the help!

Hi, I hope I'm not repeating something here, but I did a bit of research (I admit, not too deep).

I'm planning to set up a homemade server (TrueNAS) using spare parts I have lying around (2x 4TB + 2x 2TB HDDs + 1 SSD for cache).

Here in Brazil, buying HBA cards is very expensive, so I'm looking to import one via eBay. This model: 9211-8i 6Gbps HBA LSI FW:P20 IT Mode is one I found. I know it's quite old, but it's affordable and, based on my research, it fits my needs. I just wanted to know if anyone has used this model and has any observations to share.

Hello everyone

I'm not very familiar with the enterprise server world, I've read some documents but I prefer to have some "real" quick diagnosis

Long story short, I've received this beaten up Dell poweredge T640 (what a shame)
The server is in a bad shape: chassis is bent in some areas, one disk bay cannot be taken out and it seems its slot isn't recognized, and god knows what else it suffered

I've tried powering it on, the system starts, fans kick and disks start blinking, but after something like 10s it starts blinking an amber light in the front and on the (i) sign on the back, when I press the (i) button it starts blinking blue but nothing happens. I've tried plugging screen but it doesn't work

So I got a few questions, of which the ultimate one:

- What does the blinking mean ? I've read online that it meant issues with the PSU but I'm looking for some confirmation

And other side questions for my culture:

- Can I power the machine for testing with using only 1 power supply instead of both ones ?

- What is that (i) sign under the VGA port and what does pressing it do exactly ?

- Would there be a way to save this machine, or is it too complex and I'm better off disassembling it and selling it by pieces ?

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Hi everyone, for the past couple of weeks, my server (ProLiant DL380p Gen8) has been acting up: the fans ramp up to full speed for no apparent reason. The temperatures are perfectly fine, and the server is in a very cold and relatively dry environment. Here’s what’s happening:

Every morning, I wake up to the sound of the fans running at full speed, and I can’t figure out why. Resetting the iLO calms them down temporarily, but after some time, the fan speed percentage slowly creeps up—about 1% every 30 seconds to a minute. Not every time does it reach 100%; sometimes it stays around 50%-80%. Normally, the fans would sit at around 6%-11%.

This behavior started (probably just a coincidence) after I updated Proxmox (pve-manager/8.3.2/3e76eec21c4a14a7 (running kernel: 6.8.12-5-pve))

Even though the server is old, I bought it refurbished from a reliable seller, and it arrived in excellent condition, well-cleaned. So, I don’t think there's any dust that is causing the fans to “go crazy.”

Unfortunately, I’m relatively new to "server hardware" and not sure what information you might need to help. I’ve attached some screenshots to provide more context. Feel free to ask any questions, and I’ll do my best to answer.

I really need help figuring this out. Thank you all in advance!

I recently installed the Agentless Management Service, as others with the same issue resolved it this way, but it didn’t work for me

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This was the power meter when I woke up, which is absolutely insane, fans were at 100%

Sorry, not a techie so I'm assuming the ports that you plug CAT6 cables into are called LAN ports. The question(s) I have are:

1. If I plug in multiple CAT6 will that help at all. My router and the house has multiple ports and nothing is really being used towards what we are supposedly able to use so I was thinking that 2x would help.
2. Is there a way to balance cores? I have 40 cores, some game servers have 2-4 cores assigned that are low usage servers (Dayz) and other game servers I have 6-8 assigned. What I'm finding is that some of the cores are working more than others and it doesn't seem like the loads are balancing. Can this be fixed or altered?

Thanks

Zero.

Howdy!

I was wondering if anyone could share their experiences around using a R730XD 24 SFF in "split" mode with a H330 or HBA300, I am very interested in using SATA SSDs in a 12x12 split mode, 12 going to a mono card and 12 going to a HBA. SAS B0, SAS B1, SAS A0 and SAS A1 are all connected to their respective cards. Without using interposers on the SATA drives how will multiplexing be done with a HBA card?

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I recently acquired an old server setup, including this pile of cables. I am not going to use these, so how should I liquidate them?

Hello,

I am building my own NAS, which is going to run on TrueNAS Core. I have reviewed the specifications of this OS, and they seem quite simple. However, I want to know how to choose my processor, as the vast majority of them meet these specifications.

I do not want you to tell me the processor as I am doing this to understand hardware. Is there any guide...?

thank you.

Currently installing casaos on my school computer. It is a Acer Veriton with a Pentium CPU and 2 gigs of ram. The school has its own dedicated server in a rack but this PC with this slow hardware was going to waste. So I did the next possible thing: Install Ubuntu server and Casaos. And now I can use this PC as a nas or as a Minecraft server (it needs more ram:( ). The teacher approves this too.

Hey everyone, how are you? I'm working on a personal project and I'd like to build Ryzen servers to add to my colocation. That's looks fun, but there's a catch. They're expensive where I live. Brazil has 100% tarrif on every imported product, so if I buy a server for 4k USD, I actually have to pay 8k USD for it, so I started researching for products being sold by national companies and looks like no one is working with AMD, just intel.

So I'm here asking for ways around. Should I get a 1U case and build one myself with consumer hardware? What about IPMI? Should I Stick with PiKVM? Is there any other alternatives? I saw some 1U rack KVM's but doesn't look like they control power cicles.

One of my local datacenters said they imported and can pack 6 7950x bare metal servers in a single chassi, is that probably custom build? Blade servers?

My main objetive is high density. I'd like to have AT LEAST 1 server per U, but ideally 2 servers per U. And I also want to have a mix of high core EPYC servers for kubernetes and high frequency Ryzen servers for single thread performance.

And if you're asking me why. I like AMD + Ryzen is awesome for game servers.

Hello everyone,

I want to create an infrastructure at home with a budget of €500. My goal is to have:

A server to host my game servers,

VMs for my classes,

A remotely accessible Plex server for the family.

I also want to integrate a UPS to protect the server. I'm based in France, and I'm not open to buying second-hand if it helps me stay within my budget.

Do you have any advice or suggestions on what equipment to choose?

Thank you in advance for your help!

I have a HP ProLiant DL380p Gen 8 that I bought back in November, and it’s an amazing machine, I’m really happy with it.

It has 2 Intel Xeon E5-2670 2.60GHz CPUs, 128GB of RAM (4x32GB sticks), 4x1TB HDDs (2 WD and 2 Toshiba) that I use for TrueNAS, 1x2TB HDD shared for my media server (*ARR family, Jellyfin, Jellyseer) and my NVR (Frigate + Scrypted), and 2 SSDs in RAID 1 for Proxmox, which hosts all my VMs and containers.

Recently, I added the NVR, and my power consumption has skyrocketed. From an average of 115 watts, it went up to 160-170W with spikes over 240W. In 3 months, my electricity bill will cost more than the server itself, and I still have a few more projects in mind that I’d like to add.

I’ve been into "homelabbing" for some years actually but only with a simple Raspberry Pi for small automations and stuff like Home Assistant, small projects, etc. A friend convinced me to get a server, and in one month, I’ve fallen deep into this rabbit hole, which I love, but it’s starting to get expensive for me. So, I’d like some advice on how to proceed.

I’d like to avoid selling the whole server, so I’ve considered these solutions:

1. Remove one CPU and see how everything performs. If it doesn’t become completely unusable, I should be able to lower the power consumption a bit (I think?).

2. If one CPU doesn’t allow me to maintain all my VMs, etc., I might consider selling the 2 CPUs and getting 1 or 2 newer, more power-efficient compatible CPUs.

Honestly, these are the only two ideas I have so far. I’m open to any advice. If you need more details, feel free to ask. However, please keep in mind that I’ve only been in this world for a month and still a bit new to the technical side, so be patient with me. Thanks in advance :)

I have a 3.2TB NAND F320 NVMe for a RH5885 V3 server. But the metal part is not stucking up to Riser card. I don't even know what they name it that metal part. Is someone know what is this part name? The metal part.

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Please someone suggest me that which drive is better for my servers in raid 1+0 configuration