Supermicro X10 series

[Dusan]

How it logs a single/multibit error i do not know... yet.

It will be logged in the SEL (system event log). To test it you can run ipmitool event 3 to simulate correctable ECC error. When I do that my X9SCL logs the error in the SEL and generates this email:
[PANEL]IP : <IP>
Hostname: <hostname>
SEL_TIME:"2013/10/19 14:48:34"
SENSOR_NUMBER:"53"
SENSOR_TYPE:"Memory "
SENSOR_ID:" "
EVENT_DESCRIPTION:"Correctable ECC @ DIMMFF(CPU1) "
EVENT_DIRECTION:"Assertion "
EVENT SEVERITY:"information"[/PANEL]

 

[Sir.Robin]

Hum... thats better :) How do you run the ipmitool event 3?

 

[Dusan]

Hum... thats better :) How do you run the ipmitool event 3?

Just run it from the CLI:
ipmitool event 3
(You may need to run kldload ipmi first to load the ipmi kernel module.)
You can also run:
ipmitool sel list
to print the SEL content from the CLI.
(ipmitool sdr will show you the sensor information...)

 

[Sir.Robin]

I must have missed something... what CLI?

 

[cyberjock]

Command LIne. Also referred to as Command Line Interface.

 

[Dusan]

Yes, the command line.
Also, before somebody gets the wrong idea that this is a way to test if ECC is working -- it is not. This only tests that the SEL correctly processes and records system events.

 

[Sir.Robin]

Command LIne. Also referred to as Command Line Interface.

Well i'm not retarded... WHAT cli?

Edit: oh crap... FreeNas has ipmitool!!? Ffs...

 

[cyberjock]

Well i'm not retarded... WHAT cli?

Edit: oh crap... FreeNas has ipmitool!!? Ffs... :p

LOL! Good morning! You need to get a cup of coffee bro!

 

[Sir.Robin]

Duh... I just had a can!! :D

And now i need more RAM and new UPS. The new daddy toy is getting expensive

Anyone get their esxi to shutdown automatically with cheap UPS?
Cyberpower seems to have a good solution...

 

[cyberjock]

Duh... I just had a can!! :D

And now i need more RAM and new UPS. The new daddy toy is getting expensive

Anyone get their esxi to shutdown automatically with cheap UPS?
Cyberpower seems to have a good solution...

I have http://www.cyberpowersystems.com/products/ups-systems/intelligent-lcd-ups/CP1500AVRLCD.html and ESXi 5.1 shuts down fine with the UPS appliance VM.

And you need at least 2 more cans of coffee for that infraction. :)

 

[Sir.Robin]

I find this in my country: http://www.cyberpowersystems.com/products/ups-systems/pfc-sinewave-series/CP1500PFCLCD.html

But it's quite pricey... might be worth it though. Better to buy quality with hasslefree functionality than Mickey Mouse crap

 

[cyberjock]

I know a friend that has the 1350KVA version of that. Again, works great with the ESXi VM.

 

[Sir.Robin]

Nice :) I was originally looking at a APC unit... but it seems to be more hassle to setup against esxi.

A bit surprised with the wattage draw on my new system. Seems like i'm only 20watts lower than my old "power hungry AMD" system at idle.

 

[cyberjock]

Nice :) I was originally looking at a APC unit... but it seems to be more hassle to setup against esxi.

A bit surprised with the wattage draw on my new system. Seems like i'm only 20watts lower than my old "power hungry AMD" system at idle.

Yep. People haven't quite caught on to what I've been saying for at least 2 years... idle power difference isn't THAT much different between roughly equivalent performing CPUs. Even when the TDP is alot less for one. Worry less about the TDP and more about the performance you need both now and in the reasonable future.

 

[rovan]

Hey Guys, I'm using CyberPower 2200 VA / 1320 Watts UPS, and 1200 VA / 720 Watts UPS no issues so far. Although I don't have my NAS unit yet... still lurking for parts :P

 

[Sir.Robin]

The CP900EPFCLCDis alot cheaper than its bigger siblings an i can buy it here.

But what to get? The PFC Sinewave series or the Intelligent LCD series?

 

[rovan]

I received some information today from the Sales manager at CyberPower Systems Inc,

The PFC and Professional Series UPS models offer a pure sine wave output to the connected load for added protection whereas the intelligent LCD series UPS only offers a modified sine wave with a lower level of protection to the connected load.

I guess it depends how much protection you want to provide for your hardware :)

 

[jgreco]

Pure sine is nice, but for a quality power supply sized to spin up a bunch of drives simultaneously, it is probably only working at 20-30% capacity normally, and the supply can probably absorb the noise pretty easily...

 

[jonnn]

PSU's use rectifiers anyways, so they are quite happy taking a square wave.
Some PSU's with active power factor correction will not be happy.