Supermicro X9DRi-LN4F+ BIOS Password Bypass
Prelude (if you just want the “how-to” scroll down) Boy oh boy. As my lab grows and grows I was receiving “Fully-automated DRS-enabled cluster has CPU contention” messages from vROPS every night and occasionally during the day. Of course for a lab it doesn’t matter much, but I do have some workloads that I care about behind NSX-T which can be touchy with contention and can yield weird results. I am...
New packet slinger for the lab – Nexus N3K-C3048TP-1GE
Adding a Cisco Nexus 3K to my lab is exciting, but check this article out so you understand caveats upgrading firmware!
More microcode madness – VMware recommends NOT patching
VMware recommends NOT applying microcode patch that they pushed… and my R620 experiences some weird issues after having applied the patch!
The Little R620 that Could – 40TB ZFS/ESXi in 1U!? Part 1
Check out this article where we build a 1U box capable of housing 40TB worth of storage while also serving as a serious ESXi host!
832 TB – ZFS on Linux – Project “Cheap and Deep”: Part 1
Sometimes you just need a ton of storage capacity – in this post I share a ZFS build I’ve been working on!
Bays for days: Intel S2600CP2J meets Supermicro 24-bay SC846
A quest for more drive bays comes to an end with an affordable, redundant, hot-swappable solution from Supermicro. Check out this Intel/Supermicro hybrid!
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I am a Sr. Systems Engineer by profession and am interested in all aspects of technology. I am most interested in virtualization, storage, and enterprise hardware. I am also interested in leveraging public and private cloud technologies such as Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, and vRealize Automation/vCloud Director. When not working with technology I enjoy building high performance cars and dabbling with photography. Thanks for checking out my blog! 
