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#Stories from the #trenches...

Ran a #Debian apt dist-upgrade on my #Proxmox server before moving it from a shared #network cabinet at the #colocation facility in #LA to my personal cabinet, thinking that when I booted it up it'll be up to date from the last reboot months ago. When I discovered the LACP bundle wasn't coming up for it, I found it sitting at the infamous (initramfs) prompt. Apparently #Linux #Kernel 6.8 removed support for #LSI SAS1068E cards, or at least was very unhappy with it. At the moment I am stuck with kernel 6.5 until I either blast off this #Supermicro X9 server entirely, or get an LSI 9311-8i + SAS cables.

For the cost of upgrading the CPUs, quadrupling the RAM, getting that LSI card + cables, and swapping the 2x10G NIC for a 2x40G NIC at $420, I could get an X10 box on #eBay with almost the same specs, and if I double that to $1000 I could aim for an X11-based box. Decisions, decisions, although the most important one for now is to put off such unnecessary purchases until I land my next job.

#stories #trenches #debian #proxmox #network #colocation

Ryan Hamel @[email protected] · 2024-07-22 · 05:56 UTC

#Stories from the #trenches...

Ran a #Debian apt dist-upgrade on my #Proxmox server before moving it from a shared #network cabinet at the #colocation facility in #LA to my personal cabinet, thinking that when I booted it up it'll be up to date from the last reboot months ago. When I discovered the LACP bundle wasn't coming up for it, I found it sitting at the infamous (initramfs) prompt. Apparently #Linux #Kernel 6.8 removed support for #LSI SAS1068E cards, or at least was very unhappy with it. At the moment I am stuck with kernel 6.5 until I either blast off this #Supermicro X9 server entirely, or get an LSI 9311-8i + SAS cables.

For the cost of upgrading the CPUs, quadrupling the RAM, getting that LSI card + cables, and swapping the 2x10G NIC for a 2x40G NIC at $420, I could get an X10 box on #eBay with almost the same specs, and if I double that to $1000 I could aim for an X11-based box. Decisions, decisions, although the most important one for now is to put off such unnecessary purchases until I land my next job.

#stories #trenches #debian #proxmox #network #colocation

Ryan Hamel @[email protected] · 2024-07-22 · 05:56 UTC

#Stories from the #trenches...

Ran a #Debian apt dist-upgrade on my #Proxmox server before moving it from a shared #network cabinet at the #colocation facility in #LA to my personal cabinet, thinking that when I booted it up it'll be up to date from the last reboot months ago. When I discovered the LACP bundle wasn't coming up for it, I found it sitting at the infamous (initramfs) prompt. Apparently #Linux #Kernel 6.8 removed support for #LSI SAS1068E cards, or at least was very unhappy with it. At the moment I am stuck with kernel 6.5 until I either blast off this #Supermicro X9 server entirely, or get an LSI 9311-8i + SAS cables.

For the cost of upgrading the CPUs, quadrupling the RAM, getting that LSI card + cables, and swapping the 2x10G NIC for a 2x40G NIC at $420, I could get an X10 box on #eBay with almost the same specs, and if I double that to $1000 I could aim for an X11-based box. Decisions, decisions, although the most important one for now is to put off such unnecessary purchases until I land my next job.

#stories #trenches #debian #proxmox #network #colocation

Ryan Hamel @[email protected] · 2024-07-22 · 05:56 UTC

#Stories from the #trenches...

Ran a #Debian apt dist-upgrade on my #Proxmox server before moving it from a shared #network cabinet at the #colocation facility in #LA to my personal cabinet, thinking that when I booted it up it'll be up to date from the last reboot months ago. When I discovered the LACP bundle wasn't coming up for it, I found it sitting at the infamous (initramfs) prompt. Apparently #Linux #Kernel 6.8 removed support for #LSI SAS1068E cards, or at least was very unhappy with it. At the moment I am stuck with kernel 6.5 until I either blast off this #Supermicro X9 server entirely, or get an LSI 9311-8i + SAS cables.

For the cost of upgrading the CPUs, quadrupling the RAM, getting that LSI card + cables, and swapping the 2x10G NIC for a 2x40G NIC at $420, I could get an X10 box on #eBay with almost the same specs, and if I double that to $1000 I could aim for an X11-based box. Decisions, decisions, although the most important one for now is to put off such unnecessary purchases until I land my next job.

#ebay #supermicro #lsi #kernel #linux #la

Ryan Hamel @[email protected] · 2024-07-22 · 05:56 UTC

#Stories from the #trenches...

Ran a #Debian apt dist-upgrade on my #Proxmox server before moving it from a shared #network cabinet at the #colocation facility in #LA to my personal cabinet, thinking that when I booted it up it'll be up to date from the last reboot months ago. When I discovered the LACP bundle wasn't coming up for it, I found it sitting at the infamous (initramfs) prompt. Apparently #Linux #Kernel 6.8 removed support for #LSI SAS1068E cards, or at least was very unhappy with it. At the moment I am stuck with kernel 6.5 until I either blast off this #Supermicro X9 server entirely, or get an LSI 9311-8i + SAS cables.

For the cost of upgrading the CPUs, quadrupling the RAM, getting that LSI card + cables, and swapping the 2x10G NIC for a 2x40G NIC at $420, I could get an X10 box on #eBay with almost the same specs, and if I double that to $1000 I could aim for an X11-based box. Decisions, decisions, although the most important one for now is to put off such unnecessary purchases until I land my next job.

#stories #trenches #debian #proxmox #network #colocation

earthling @[email protected] · 2026-02-24 · 06:42 UTC

Smoko.

Infantry soldier Viktor of Ukraine’s 58th Motorized Brigade smokes while standing in a frontline trench in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, April 13, 2024. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

#photography
#Ukraine
#servicemen
#trenches

#photography #ukraine #servicemen #trenches

earthling @[email protected] · 2026-02-24 · 06:42 UTC

Smoko.

Infantry soldier Viktor of Ukraine’s 58th Motorized Brigade smokes while standing in a frontline trench in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, April 13, 2024. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

#photography
#Ukraine
#servicemen
#trenches

#photography #ukraine #servicemen #trenches

earthling @[email protected] · 2026-02-24 · 06:42 UTC

Smoko.

Infantry soldier Viktor of Ukraine’s 58th Motorized Brigade smokes while standing in a frontline trench in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, April 13, 2024. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

#photography
#Ukraine
#servicemen
#trenches

#photography #ukraine #servicemen #trenches

earthling @[email protected] · 2026-02-24 · 06:42 UTC

Smoko.

Infantry soldier Viktor of Ukraine’s 58th Motorized Brigade smokes while standing in a frontline trench in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, April 13, 2024. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

#photography
#Ukraine
#servicemen
#trenches

#trenches #servicemen #ukraine #photography