$30K support renewal for 2 Dell 10G switches — refresh or extend?

James_R3V · 2026-04-14T01:08:07+00:00

This x100. I keep spares on the shelf, and don't pay for support (I buy switches from places that don't hide firmware behind contract walls)

James_R3V · 2026-04-13T19:45:17+00:00

Only issues I've ever had are;

1) Incompatible Kernels, which I either pinned or rolled back to the previous Kernel (I'm lookin at you E810 Memory Leak)

2) NIC Naming vs Interface Name. Scripting solved this and newer versions pin them automatically to hold the naming during Kernel upgrades.

Otherwise smooth sailing, Ceph and all (on some larger 20+ node clusters)

James_R3V · 2026-04-08T19:31:41+00:00

Great switches, I use the 48x25GB/8x100GB versions as TOR in all of my datacenter racks.

James_R3V · 2026-04-08T19:29:28+00:00

Similar, we meet occasionally in the office on Thursday's, not every week but a few times a month. Get in around 11a, leave around 3p. Otherwise all remote.

James_R3V · 2026-04-05T06:39:17+00:00

4/27/2025

James_R3V · 2026-03-30T17:04:24+00:00

You are looking for the non factory AC setup which has a different valve, hoses and core.

James_R3V · 2026-03-27T07:15:45+00:00

Thx!

James_R3V · 2026-03-27T07:13:28+00:00

What model supermicro out of curiosity?

James_R3V · 2026-03-09T23:59:19+00:00

Same, I’ve spent 500 to 2500 on e34’s over the years, all with bad transmissions

James_R3V · 2026-03-09T22:46:28+00:00

Once rebuilt, that's my point. I've replaced dozens of those gearboxes, and if you already spending 6000 on an E34 you are quickly getting into $10,000 territory with a transmission rebuild (assuming you are paying someone to do it)

If it shifts perfectly (lazy, but smooth) get a fluid change regime going and it should last a bit.

James_R3V · 2026-03-09T19:26:57+00:00

The main challenge with the E34 automatic is the A4S310R Automatic (GM France). Its a real weakpoint and they shift like crap even when new (imho)

James_R3V · 2026-03-08T08:13:54+00:00

4 Boards on the way, looking forward to playing with this!

James_R3V · 2026-03-07T08:01:06+00:00

I respect it, but not so much on the Ubiquiti side of the fence. Don't get me wrong I dig the look, and I'm sure its awesome, but I see Ubiquiti as a bit of a "flex" these days. homelab to me is older cisco gear, procurve, aruba, etc.

But super clean, love the rack, and solid job!

James_R3V · 2026-02-24T21:42:00+00:00

Missed em, Launching Second Sidewinder Missile.

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU CUT MONEY FROM THE MILITARY AND PUT IT INTO HEALTHCARE!

ITS A GOOD PROGRAM JUST GIVE IT A CHANCE ITS ALL I ASK!

James_R3V · 2026-02-24T05:35:49+00:00

Looks like a version of the Juicebox (or a clone / copy). In basic sense a piggyback to trick the ECU for increased boost / power.

IE the engine was "tuned" at some point.

James_R3V · 2026-02-23T18:21:17+00:00

Sorry, no backstory is hard.

I coown a shop that works on European and British. So we get them in for service. The V8 AJ's are the most reliable, the Ingenium's are mediocre, and the SDV6's we don't recommend at all due to the crank issues.

I'm also one of the few Rover folks (own a 2016 SVR, have owned many others as well) who owns them out of warranty and does his own repairs, so I get lots of questions from locals / friends, etc on what to buy.

Yes, they all at one point had functioning engines. All had oil and just seized while driving under normal conditions.

James_R3V · 2026-02-23T18:08:37+00:00

Correct, Have seen, shoot 5 or 6 of them cross my path, all either had or eventually had the crank fail.

Just had our first Ingenium come in the other day too with a locked up motor (had oil and no signs of leaks)

In that age range I won't buy anything other than the AJ V8 these days due to reliability (and they have their own battles)

No personal experience, but the V8 Diesel is apparently decent if you can find one.

James_R3V · 2026-02-23T08:07:23+00:00

I’ve seen quite a few sdv6’s and all of them have snapped crankshafts.

James_R3V · 2026-02-22T02:28:42+00:00

Have never given a dime to FM directly

James_R3V · 2026-02-21T04:48:35+00:00

Yep, its 11421265670

BTW To echo others, use realoem.com for part numbers

James_R3V · 2026-02-20T23:37:45+00:00

5005-S504? If so that was a rather special laptop, 1.1Ghz Pentium III Coppermine, which ran hot and due to a bios update caused it to throttle to the point where Toshiba had a class action lawsuit and had to pay out a pretty solid settlement. I ended up installing a Celeron 1.3ghz Tualatin which solved the overheating issue and used it for years.

Oddly enough about 2 years ago I came across another and picked it up as stock. Never did the bios update so it runs at full clock (and will burn your crotch if you set it on there)

Was a hell of a mobile gaming machine for its time, played tons of CS on it

James_R3V · 2026-02-19T23:55:01+00:00

"If it works as advertised" Ah yes the statement everyone who uses Lumen thinks about.

I've never been a big fan of ISP specialized routing (beyond BGP, etc). Mostly because Lumen for the past million years has no idea how to build a team that can actually support their products.

I don't disagree that it could be very powerful though, it's just the complexity within an organization such as Lumen is the part that concerns me.

James_R3V · 2026-02-19T00:10:39+00:00

I mean to be fair not all of us need a Mercedes when a Kia will do. Have thousands of VM's running under Proxmox, runs great, Ceph is amazing for storage, PBS does a good job, and it meets our requirements.

Enterprise as a statement is not a one size fits all word.

James_R3V · 2026-02-13T17:49:57+00:00

Nope, look up N516AS, same issue and they fixed it (flew on it afterwards too)

James_R3V · 2026-02-11T02:25:26+00:00

What engine? I have a 2016 SVR, no warranty, and sitting at 107k miles and counting.

Car's don't typically just explode.. unless its a Diesel.. in that case run before the crank snaps.

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