Finished my temporary Windows 7 install. I then set up 4 1TB WD Black drives in RAID 5 – Sorry for any over driven audio. This was all live for the first time so its kinda me thinking out loud and working through it 
Video showing our new heat containment wall used to house a new Dell cluster for one our customers. With well over 30000 watts, cooling is accomplished by only a 3ton Sun wall unit using an air-economizer.
More: www.mytechwisetv.com Is Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) really the long-awaited breakthrough that will seamlessly integrate your network servers and storage? Or, is it simply the latest industry marketing hype? Get the answers and expert insights from some of the most distinguished networking engineers in the industry. Find out how and why FCoE is poised to dramatically transform and simplify your data center operations. See the new Cisco Nexus 5000 data center switch in operation in a true, multi-vendor environment. Discover how its unified fabric operating system running FCoE enables you to connect LAN-based servers with Fibre Channel storage networks, reducing the number of adaptors, cables, and switches by 50 percent, while lowering power and cooling costs by up to 30 percent. Learn how it gives you far greater flexibility without losing the benefit of your previous equipment investments. This 60-minute video Webcast will reveal: • Why certain protocols and technologies have flourished while others have floundered. • Why the FCoE standard is one of the biggest advances in Ethernet technology in more than 15 years • How FCoE combines the uncompromising performance of Fibre Channel with the low cost and manageability of Ethernet for the best of both worlds • Advantages of FCoE versus iSCSI and other protocols • How to deploy the Cisco Nexus 5000 to take advantage of FCoE now while ensuring backwards compatibility with your existing switches and preserving your …
This video shows the completion of the big reordering of the garage datacenter. We moved various servers around so that we could have as even distribution of power usage as possible per rack so as not to over stress the ups’s. We also racked up the servers and moved the racks back into place.
In quesa breve intervista, Dante Malagrinò e Silvano Gai di Cisco discutono il ruolo di Data Center Ethernet e Fibre Channel over Ethernet nel futuro delle reti unificate per i Data Center.
On July 5, 2010, Ebay released a modular Data Center RFP to the public through Data Center Pulse. The RFP generated significant interest and participation from the industry. Over 70 RFIs have been received asking for clarification and more information. In this episode, Dean Nelson explains some of the concepts behind the Ebay modular data center RFP process, design and expectations that participants should consider. The RFP closes on August 20. More information on the RFP is located here – datacenterpulse.org
At Newport City Homes, a registered social landlord within the UK, 380 staff manage 9500 homes. The organisation receives thousands of incoming calls each day and was able to reduce call waiting time by 80 percent and save over £50000 by implementing Unified Communications on Dell virtualized servers and desktops.
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Cisco Nexus 5000 and 2000 connected to a Nexus 1000v on 2 Dell 1000m chassis. Upgrade from 1 6509 to a second 6509 with VSS that connects to the Nexus 5000. We moved all production equipment over a weekend. We had everything back online in less than 48 hours. We transformed the worst cabling and cheapest cabinets I have ever encountered into a layout that is one of the cleanest cabling and cabinets that I have ever seen. It was a rare opportunity to move the all our production equipment at the same time. Most companies our size would not have taken such a big risk.