qualiaxe on and on
i have a little guy to install
MIDNIGHT PROJECT GOGOGO
before:
sysbench cpu events/sec
1 thread: 660.88
6 threads: 3642.20
12 threads: 5704.65
sysbench memory speed
1 thread: 3503.25 MiB/sec
4 threads: 6024.63 MiB/sec
12 threads: 11021.86 MiB/sec
sysbench threading test total events/10 sec
1 thread: 11258
6 threads: 56184
12 threads: 32456
ok. lets get gloopy
1 AM PROJECT GOGOGOG
high end gamer heatsinks: lapped to an unsettlingly crisp mirror finish of minimal optical aberration
OEM server heatsinks: my fingernail gets caught on the linear tool marks of this contact surface. oh well
OEM server heatsinks: my fingernail gets caught on the linear tool marks of this contact surface. oh well
do u think dell would do me a solid and gimme the BOM/kit bits to solder in a second cpu
seems a fun weekend project right
oh its configuring ram
oh its configuring the idrac that doesnt exist
oh the fans are MAXED
fingies cwossed
oOH MY GOD THAT WAS NOT MAXIMUM
IT HAS NEVER BEEN THIS LOUD WGHAT THE DRAC CONFIG FAILED IM SCARED
oh its going eeee
im gonna need the kilowatt of fans going rn to calm the hell down tjough
why did i think this was a good project to start at midnight
the idrac is cooked. this thing doesnt even have an idrac but it still uses it for system mgmt or some shit. i wouldnt care if not for the GHOSTLY HOWL of an active leafblower
there are two (2) ways i have seen this situation be recovered
one is: Buy a new mainboard lol
the other is: desolder the iDRAC EMMC
clean pads
install new preballed EMMC
somehow reinstall iDRAC firmware
welp this noisy bastard is getting a shitty little UPS and going in the garage where it ostensibly belongs anyways
im pupset
i ont know if im "spend $250 on a new mainboard and another cpu and a cooler" pupset but im converging on it. the sunk cost weighs heavy rn
ughHHh
ok
i could get an entire new one of these servers for like 60% off rn ($75)
same mainboard, just absolute bottom of the barrel hardware otherwise
EXCEPT.. the cpu is already a v2
this might be perfect. ugh. UGH
alright alright alright
cpu in new mainboard: iDRAC works. front panel works
imma put the old cpu in the old mobo and begin swapsies
ten philips screws, two hex safety bits, 8 cables
wish me luuuckkkk
yeah that sure is 36 watts of frightening shit-rippin' air displacement in a 120mm form factor. thanks delta!
there are a lot of sas ports in this thing. two cables and a fuckload of sleds and i could pack this mf with 16 2.5" drives
i dont know if i would necessarily want to but the idea is interesting
oh, dang. SSDs are now capable of more storage in this form factor now. i guess that makes sense
anyways i need $22000 ok
meanwhile, the other guy is still like
i might relegate this to running really weird infrequently-used hardware. like that fuckin stupid K80
after:
sysbench cpu events/sec
1 thread: 660.88 → 868.10 (31.3% faster)
6 threads: 3642.20 → 4719.33 (29.5% faster)
10 threads: 7749.72
12 threads: 5704.65 → 8729.12 (53% faster)
20 threads: 12799.91
sysbench memory speed
1 thread: 3503.25 MiB/sec → 5076.27 MiB/sec (44.9% faster)
4 threads: 6024.63 MiB/sec → 6917.59 MiB/sec (14.8% faster)
10 threads: 11919.66 MiB/sec
12 threads: 11021.86 MiB/sec → 13013.31 MiB/sec (18% faster)
20 threads: 15993.6 MiB/sec
sysbench threading test total events/10 sec
1 thread: 11258 → 16260 (44.4% faster)
6 threads: 56184 → 81484 (45% faster)
10 threads: 59613
12 threads: 32456 → 55273 (70.3% faster)
20 threads: 46462
29 HOURS LATER YAAAY that was an adventure goddamn. pretty pleased with the results!
maybe the most exciting addition actually is that NVMe drive stuffed into a PCIe slot for the less-critical-but-still-gotta-go-fast VMs
random 4k R/W:
read: IOPS=27.4k, BW=107MiB/s (112MB/s)(3209MiB/30001msec)
write: IOPS=27.4k, BW=107MiB/s (112MB/s)(3215MiB/30001msec)
compared to the current VM drive
read: IOPS=12.4k, BW=48.6MiB/s (51.0MB/s)(1459MiB/30001msec)
write: IOPS=12.5k, BW=48.6MiB/s (51.0MB/s)(1459MiB/30001msec)
or the zpool i started moving stuff onto and then went noooope nope nope nuh uh
read: IOPS=2797, BW=10.9MiB/s (11.5MB/s)(335MiB/30618msec)
write: IOPS=2806, BW=11.0MiB/s (11.5MB/s)(336MiB/30618msec)
Kyle@kyle_pegasus this is a single Xeon E5-2470 v2 @ 2.4 GHz (10 cores + HT, 25MB L2, 3.6 GHz peak turbo) with 96GB of triple-channel DDR3 ECC RDIMMs (dual rank) at 1600 MT/s
sysbench --threads=1 {cpu,memory,threads} run
the previous cpu was a 6-core thing with HT so i tested both physical-only and physical+ht thread counts, turned out to be kinda interesting in the last test
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just go to qualia's secret lab
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the vessel of morganna@qualia oh no sandy->ivy upgrade on a dell board? they really royally fucked that upgrade path on some models with missing microcode or bad MSR pokes in the older BIOS images
@astraleureka like it should be totally possible? and technically it does work ??
i just do not rightly know how in the actual fuck a cpu swap managed to trash the iDRAC/lifecycle management subsystem. like i'd upgraded the bios and iDRAC formware to the latest 1.x series beforehand
and this new one has a v2 cpu on a 1.x iDRAC FW
the mind fuckin boggles
@qualia it IS possible on some models if you upgrade the BIOS ahead of time, problem is actually getting said BIOS update is impossible for some of the more arcane models or wasn't even released. iirc dell tried to force all new hardware purchases on a lot of users with sandy gear rather than offer a socket upgrade :|
it sounds like that new one might have a slightly different SKU with the ivy bridge compat baked in?
it sounds like that new one might have a slightly different SKU with the ivy bridge compat baked in?
@qualia if you do get it going though 2667v2s are like $10 now and a pair of those bad boys is ~ a first gen threadripper (at like 3x the power though lol)
and they will take a fairly decent overclock too :3
and they will take a fairly decent overclock too :3
@qualia if the problem is the fan controllers gone stupid could you not jank together a different one
@qualia I hate "real" server hardware it has only ever been annoying in these situations I would rather use a dell optiplex than deal with this bullshit
@kyle_pegasus i just want fuckin ecc ram in everything without all this bs
@kyle_pegasus fanstupid is a symptom of the lifecycle controller and idrac being unable to initialize. i have no idea if this will have other, more worrying implications elsewhere besides ugh big noisy
@qualia no remote management I guess? I don't know if that even matters when it's in your house
@kyle_pegasus tge fucked up thing is it didnt even have LoM capabilities to begin with!! it doesnt have an idrac license so the hw is kinda? there? but not active?? except to manage the front panel display ?_? and the fans?? and do local bios/firmware updates
hate this shit
hate this shit
lioness (stuff)@qualia imo have a good sleep, until the pooltoys clear up at minimum (you deserved a treat for hard work!)
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Qually go to bed
Qually go to bed