I'd also look for something newer than R510. Basically you want Ivy bridge or newer Xeon CPUs because there is a pretty big step down in power usage when Intel started with the 22nm process.
R510 and R710 are too old IMHO. R720 will work though but with the E5-2600 V2 series processor for lower power consumption.
@CCWTech said in DELL PowerEdge T410 - Memory Configuration Issues:
I have a client with a DELL PowerEdge T410. He has Dual Processors and (4) 16 GB RAM Sticks.
The memory is Samsung M393B2G70BH0-CK0 Samsung 16GB PC3-12800 DDR3-1600MHz ECC Registered CL11 240-Pin DIMM Dual Rank Memory Module Mfr P-N that was spec'ed out by PCM.
When he puts in 32 GB it works great. When he goes to 64 bit (32 on each CPU) the system blue screens/very unstable. He has swapped positions of the memory and only used 1 stick at a time to see if there is a bad module. The server is running Windows Server 2016 Standard.
Each memory stick passes the memory diagnostic.
This document says with 16 GB modules on Dual Processors that slots 1 and 2 (on each processor) should be populated for Optimized memory. https://downloads.dell.com/manuals/all-products/esuprt_ser_stor_net/esuprt_poweredge/poweredge-t410_user's guide6_en-us.pdf
The bios is set at Optimizer for the memory settings.
In the Dell Poweredge T410 Technical Guidebook it says 8GB RAM modules max.
There could be different hardware revisions of the motherboard. I assume you have the latest BIOS installed?
@Shaman06 said in To vSAN or not to vSAN?:
Sorry, I meant it's faster because the shelves are newer and are double the speed. Again though, I said that didn't really count since if we don't do shared storage I can repurpose those as DAS. Much of the DAS is 3GB speeds (or half that since its sata) and I have at least 2 newer shelves that are 6GB and SAS so I'll get the full pipe.
"Speed" is relative in this instance and it doesn't need to be the fastest thing on the market, I just need it to not be so slow. I have a few existing RAIDs from before I started that are large (18TB or larger) that are sata on old shelves so they are running at 1.5GB speeds and I assume their pipes get full long before the disk does.
By the way, thanks for the fast responses.
Don't confuse the transfer speed on the interface (SATA/SAS) with the transfer speed of the mechanical disk.
In almost all cases the mechanical disc is the bottleneck.
As said, there is not much of a choice for new installs. You're either running Windows 10 or you're not running Windows.
MD is a device driver so it assembles several devices into one.
For instance /dev/sda and /dev/sdb into /dev/md0.
It has no clue about what kind of file system or anything like that it's running. It works on the block level, just like hardware raid.
You would not get a volume until you have a partition somewhere that you format with a file system.
You have official pfsense appliances on netgate.com
That is the easiest way to get it done. Prices from $175 or so per unit.
XCP-ng, the community version of Xenserver, has released version 7.5.
https://xcp-ng.org/2018/08/10/xcp-ng-7-5/
@travisdh1 said in Load balancer inside firewall or not...:
@Pete-S If you're going to be using pfSense, why not use the built-in load balancer? https://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-use-pfsense-to-load-balance-your-web-servers
Not a bad idea. As I understand it's a load-balancer called relayd. Maybe it's good enough for what I need, otherwise HAproxy is also built in. You just need to enable the package first before it's settings shows up.
If you missed it Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 was released a couple of days ago.
@JaredBusch said in Load balancer inside firewall or not...:
@travisdh1 said in Load balancer inside firewall or not...:
@wrx7m said in Load balancer inside firewall or not...:
Wasn't pfsense in production, I guess I would say, "frowned upon"?
Yes it is.
I disagree, pfSense is an absolutely solid choice.
VyOS is even better, but there is nothing wrong with pfSense.
It is how some people use it that causes problems.
And maybe the hardware they put it on. An old decommissioned desktop PC might not be the best option for a firewall.
@warren-stanley said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller 16GB Pi .... still blows my mind
What the thing needs is SATA or M.2 or eMMC (embedded flash storage).
16GB or something would go a long way.
Storage is a big bottle neck. The microSD is slooooooooow.
@bnrstnr said in 2U Server Shipping Boxes for HP DL380 Servers:
@Pete-S said in 2U Server Shipping Boxes for HP DL380 Servers:
See if you can sell the servers locally instead of shipping them. You could always remove disks or whatever else you want to keep and put in your luggage.
There is probably more money in the CPU, memory and the disks than in the box - of course depending on the config.
Plenty of CTO servers are sold so people can configure them however they want.Basically the same price as whatever boxes were posted above lol not a terrible idea here
That was pretty funny. Same price for the server in a box as the empty box without the server 
@nadnerb said in Ransomware Isn't the Problem, IT Departments Are:
Pffffft. Not news.
Ineffectual security, ineffectual management, ineffectual IT, same issue different pay cheque.
Too many people holding onto old security practices (or lack there of).
All comes down to meatware being meatware and doing what it does best.
Everybody has a plan till they get punched in the face.
Wipe the drives on all your servers and workstations and erase your data in the cloud. Clear the configuration on your switches, firewalls etc for good measure. Then let's see how fast you are up and running again.
Ransomware is run by organized crime and they didn't come to play around.
Intel NUC is a good choice for either a Windows or Linux system.
They are usually barebones so they only thing you need to do is to put it an SSD (M2 or 3.5") and memory. I would almost lie if I say it takes 5 minutes to do it. Intel made them very easy to disassemble and put stuff in.
$285 for an i3-8109U cpu. Add $50 for 8GB RAM and $35 for a 120GB M2 drive (Kingston). That puts the total at $375.
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16856102213
If you want a Windows pro license that would be an additional $150 or so. So a total of $525.
Or you could just buy one ready to go.
Like this Intel NUC i3/4GB/128GB with Windows 10 Pro for $399:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAA0S8AE9378
If you just need a quad core celeron you could get a complete system with windows 10 pro for $279:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAA0S7MX2040
They're pretty small and easily placed.
Sound like it's going to be bad. I'll guess we'll know exactly how bad on Tuesday when people come back to work.
The timing of the attack can't be a coincidence.
A few ideas to try. Change openvpn tunnel to not use encryption (save cpu power) but keep authentication. Also extend the time for the keepalive packages (save battery by not having to wake up as often when there is no real traffic over the tunnel).
Might also want to check that the sip client is actually using push notification so it isn't alive all the time when there are no calls. There are also at least two different openvpn clients so there might be a difference in power drain there as well.
@itivan80 said in Apple plans to scan your images for child porn:
This is something law enforcement should be doing with a court ordered warrant not apple. Talk about big tech super reach. I get it they want to stop it before it happens but they are not the police.
I agree. And also why not scan for every other type of potential crime? Drug trafficking, terrorism, murder, war crimes etc.
Maybe apple should record all your conversations with the built-in mic in your device to keep track of what you're saying - without you knowing and without a warrant of course. Oh, I forgot, they were already caught doing that with Siri two years ago.
csv are text files that will look something like this:
Year,Make,Model,Description,Price
1997,"Ford","E350","ac, abs, moon",3000.00
1999,"Chevy","Extended Edition","",4900.00
1999,"Chevy","Venture Extended Edition, Very Large","",5000.00
1996,"Jeep","Grand Cherokee","MUST SELL! air, moon roof, loaded",4799.00
@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Security audit raises severe warnings on Chinese smartphone models
The audit red-flagged Xiaomi and Huawei phones but gave OnePlus a pass.
The Lithuanian National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) recently published a security assessment of three recent-model Chinese-made smartphones—Huawei's P40 5G, Xiaomi's Mi 10T 5G, and OnePlus' 8T 5G. Sufficiently determined US shoppers can find the P40 5G on Amazon and the Mi 10T 5G on Walmart.com—but we will not be providing direct links to those phones, given the results of the NCSC's security audit. The Xiaomi phone includes software modules specifically designed to leak data to Chinese authorities and to censor media related to topics the Chinese government considers sensitive. The Huawei phone replaces the standard Google Play application store with third-party substitutes the NCSC found to harbor sketchy, potentially malicious repackaging of common applications.
It's outrageous! Phones are only allowed to leak information to the US authorities!
@scottalanmiller said in Virtual Monitor software:
I think we need a lot more info. A project is already a real monitor. What's the virtual bit, or the project bit?
No, he said Virtual Monitor Software. It has to be some kind of virtual monitoring of software. So not real monitoring. Or was it a virtual software monitor. Or maybe it has to do with the virtual monitor part. A virtual monitor has to be like something like a monitor you can't see but only imagine. Like you can virtually see it, but not really.