Found more RAM that the server likes. 8gb total.
Turns out the NIC driver for my EP45-DS3R is not friends with 2008R2. After installing that driver update, it hangs on classpnp.sys. I tried renaming it, deleting it and chkdsk but with no success. Chkdsk wouldn't run because the volume was locked? Thanks for helping me sort that one out, MS.
Ninja edit. the NIC driver is not hte only incompatible with R2. The intial 80+ updates apply successfuly, the second round of 5 updates do not. I have'nt been able to roll back, so it's a fresh install each time. Slow going.
Lots of Dell Poweredge server on eBay for reasonable prices, usually missing one piece of the puzzel i need. What I want in a server:
x64 bit CPU
CPU with Virtualization
at least DDR2 RAM.
SAS compatibility so I dont have to purchase SCSI drives. SCSI drives are high performance, low capacity, which is is great for a large number of users with small amounts of data. I have a small number of users and a large amount of data. I want large capacity and low performance (thinking of WD Green drives).
I've seen a Poweredge 2950 for $90 on eBay which lacks the CPU with Virtualization which I can over come with new CPUs but it only support SCSI, so no dice using preexisting drives. My search continues for a reasonably priced Poweredge.
July 14, 2011
July 6, 2011
Server upgrade pt 2
I got all my data backed up to a few external drives to reconfigure the data array.
Installed 2008R2, but when I went to add the HyperV role I get an error saying my CPU doesn't support hardware assisted vitalization. Sadministrator. This is a hard stop for this project. It is not possible to get creative for a work around.
My options are to either not run any VMs, and install everything locally on one server or to buy a new server. The goal of having the VMs was to learn, to have a practice environment not in production. I can't test in a production environment.
Now I'm waiting for a Poweredge on sale. They used to have a entry level servers for $200, so that's what I'm looking for now. I'll run the server and when another machine comes along it'll be a good time to learn server migration.
Right?
Installed 2008R2, but when I went to add the HyperV role I get an error saying my CPU doesn't support hardware assisted vitalization. Sadministrator. This is a hard stop for this project. It is not possible to get creative for a work around.
My options are to either not run any VMs, and install everything locally on one server or to buy a new server. The goal of having the VMs was to learn, to have a practice environment not in production. I can't test in a production environment.
Now I'm waiting for a Poweredge on sale. They used to have a entry level servers for $200, so that's what I'm looking for now. I'll run the server and when another machine comes along it'll be a good time to learn server migration.
Right?
July 1, 2011
Server upgrade pt 1
Before putting the 6 year old RAID controller into production I had to update the firmware. I downloaded the driver, update tool and firmware. Everything sorted and organized for future upgrades. Updating through CLI is fun, most days it's done through an executable from Dell.
I finally convinced the server to take 2 x 2 GB of ram.
Organized in a spreadsheet how I will backup the data from the 3 x 1TB drives onto spare 750 and 2 x 320GB drives while I rebuild the array.
I think by the time I need to expand storage I will be ready for a new server.
End goal:
OS drive: RAID 1 onboard controller
Data drive: RAID 5 controller card.
HyperV server hosting at least 2 servers: production and test.
Keeping my eye out for a cheap Dell rack mounted server that I can put into a lack rack.
I finally convinced the server to take 2 x 2 GB of ram.
Organized in a spreadsheet how I will backup the data from the 3 x 1TB drives onto spare 750 and 2 x 320GB drives while I rebuild the array.
I think by the time I need to expand storage I will be ready for a new server.
End goal:
OS drive: RAID 1 onboard controller
Data drive: RAID 5 controller card.
HyperV server hosting at least 2 servers: production and test.
Keeping my eye out for a cheap Dell rack mounted server that I can put into a lack rack.
June 30, 2011
Master
Wife received her Master's this week (I feel a sense of accomplishment too!). I tried to convince her to stay in bed, have me bring her Bueno Y Sano all week and not leave the house. She said no.
Did you make another appointment for tomorrow or Friday?
Tomorrow is Friday
Oh
Close enough
Did you make another appointment for tomorrow or Friday?
Tomorrow is Friday
Oh
Close enough
June 26, 2011
My server only likes one stick of ram. A specific one. I've tried five other sticks and it won't POST with them.
The stick in question is a 2GB 6400 DDR2 FATAL1TY brand RAM I got with a year of NOD32 for $10 about 3 years ago.
Samsung, Hynix and Nanya brands, like my motherboard does not. The goal is to get 4GB of RAM to comfortably install a Hyper V server and one or two virtual servers to start learning at home all the things I want to do at work.
Main goal is to provide roaming profiles for our accounts. I want Jessie to log into any machine and have the same experience, this does make it difficult when she stores DVD rips to the desktop, but she probably just needs training.
Other goals include File server, Group Policy, Printer Server, DHCP, DNS and Windows Deployment Services. These are pretty standard things, but I need to understand them thoroughly.
I'm planning on RAID 1 boot drives, 3 x 1TB RAID 5 file server. I have a 640GB for backups, I will need to expand that. Currently I have 2 x 1TB WD Green & 1 x 1 TB WD Black. for the RAID 5 I want matching drives and I'm OK with using Green for the array, I'm don't need a lot of performance. It does seem like a waste to use a Black drive only for backups though. And purchasing 1TB drives now is not very cost effective, but purchasing 3 x 2TB drives is not in my budget.
I wish work would shed a few drives my way.
What I really want is a new server, but that's certainly not in my budget. A nice little Poweredge would do me just fine.
The stick in question is a 2GB 6400 DDR2 FATAL1TY brand RAM I got with a year of NOD32 for $10 about 3 years ago.
Samsung, Hynix and Nanya brands, like my motherboard does not. The goal is to get 4GB of RAM to comfortably install a Hyper V server and one or two virtual servers to start learning at home all the things I want to do at work.
Main goal is to provide roaming profiles for our accounts. I want Jessie to log into any machine and have the same experience, this does make it difficult when she stores DVD rips to the desktop, but she probably just needs training.
Other goals include File server, Group Policy, Printer Server, DHCP, DNS and Windows Deployment Services. These are pretty standard things, but I need to understand them thoroughly.
I'm planning on RAID 1 boot drives, 3 x 1TB RAID 5 file server. I have a 640GB for backups, I will need to expand that. Currently I have 2 x 1TB WD Green & 1 x 1 TB WD Black. for the RAID 5 I want matching drives and I'm OK with using Green for the array, I'm don't need a lot of performance. It does seem like a waste to use a Black drive only for backups though. And purchasing 1TB drives now is not very cost effective, but purchasing 3 x 2TB drives is not in my budget.
I wish work would shed a few drives my way.
What I really want is a new server, but that's certainly not in my budget. A nice little Poweredge would do me just fine.
June 24, 2011
Baccalaureate day three
Folded two worm bins into one
Work. Built new machine with 12GB of RAM
Girls generation? Not sure what to think.
New TF2 patch, downloaded 1.5 hrs, played .5 hrs
Archer with Merlot and Honey B til pau
Work. Built new machine with 12GB of RAM
Girls generation? Not sure what to think.
New TF2 patch, downloaded 1.5 hrs, played .5 hrs
Archer with Merlot and Honey B til pau
June 23, 2011
Baccalaureate day two
Woke up, a little hungover.
Walked dog, returned home to realize my zipper had been down
dentist cleaning
Walk through of potential house. (am I embedding myself in New England?)
bought bagels from Bagel Shop
Work.
Get asked to work the next two Fridays (my days off)
Pull worms from under porch, they've been getting wet all day and now they reek but I can't identify of what
Submit Technology Proposal to charter school
Finish Louie
Walked dog, returned home to realize my zipper had been down
dentist cleaning
Walk through of potential house. (am I embedding myself in New England?)
bought bagels from Bagel Shop
Work.
Get asked to work the next two Fridays (my days off)
Pull worms from under porch, they've been getting wet all day and now they reek but I can't identify of what
Submit Technology Proposal to charter school
Finish Louie
June 21, 2011
Baccalaureate day one
Wife finished final day of field work last Friday. Friend came to visit for the weekend. Monday they left. Tuesday alone. It consisted of:
Morning walk with dog
While getting attacked by bugs, say goodbye to crossing guard; her final day.
no breakfast but not hungry? 2 cups of coffee.
get to work 15 minutes late but no one notices
come home to walk dog and pick up present*
dinner with co workers at Olive Garden.
give *bucket of dirt to friend
purchase 2 growlers of BBC
Give gentleman $2
Walk dog around store
Laundry
Play TF2
This inspiring blogpost
Morning walk with dog
While getting attacked by bugs, say goodbye to crossing guard; her final day.
no breakfast but not hungry? 2 cups of coffee.
get to work 15 minutes late but no one notices
come home to walk dog and pick up present*
dinner with co workers at Olive Garden.
give *bucket of dirt to friend
purchase 2 growlers of BBC
Give gentleman $2
Walk dog around store
Laundry
Play TF2
This inspiring blogpost
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