2012-09-21 | 0 comments
As is per usual for Supermicro, there are multiple model numbers/SKUs that refer to the same chassis. The chassis itself, independant of the installed SAS expanders, seems to be called the sc847j. The product name / model number SC847E16-RJBOD1 seems … Continue reading
2012-09-20 | 0 comments
We just got our first three Xeon E5-26xx / socket LGA 2011 based systems @ $day_job and one of them came from the vendor with the incorrect model of motherboard installed. I took a few quick snaps of the socket … Continue reading
2012-09-18 | 0 comments
Recently, we expired a GPFS fault caused by some sort of LSI9285-8e glitch that happened during a regular patrol read. The fault has not been reproductable. This is what the syslog message from GPFS look like: Sep 2 20:17:31 foo01 … Continue reading