45Drives just launched their HomeLab e-store. Crazy prices and nonsensical parts
I'm not sure if those are related - couldn't a Ceph node use two SAS controllers? I haven't set it up so I'm not aware of caveats.
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45Drives just launched their HomeLab e-store. Crazy prices and nonsensical parts
Hm, all of their enterprise hard drives are SATA. Those don't support multipath...
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Acquired a server from employer, power supply replacement concerns?
They were running it in a DC environment, you should be able to just buy a set of standard AC power supplies and swap them out. These for example https://www.ebay.com/itm/126123732854
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How do you secure your home lab?
Well your host management interfaces shouldn't be exposed to the internet. Use a VPN if you need to access it remotely.
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