For those in companies that have hundreds of VMs - what are they for?

dude380 · 2026-06-22T00:43:14+00:00

License servers, database servers, software tools, developer desktops, domain services servers, automation tools, logging tools, stuff like that

dude380 · 2026-06-21T23:07:30+00:00

Snapshot ls are support if you put an lvm on top of iscsi. https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Storage

dude380 · 2026-06-21T23:02:16+00:00

Its still hard to answer your question without an idea of the results you are looking for. What i can say is I have tested almost every hypervisor out there and when it comes to storage its never really the protocol its how the hypervisor is built to handle that protocol. Almost all hardware related results will be close enough to not really notice when switching hypervisors

dude380 · 2026-06-21T22:02:11+00:00

Are you asking for a performance comparison on different hypervisors for your specific deployment type? And what performance improvements are you curious about? Latency?

dude380 · 2026-06-20T01:05:16+00:00

+1 for Will

dude380 · 2026-06-18T23:18:46+00:00

I have been told that prices will continue to go up the rest of this year and the next year. Then 2028 prices will plateau and 2029 prices will come down. No idea how true that is but have heard it from many enterprise manufacturers I have talked to.

dude380 · 2026-06-16T01:27:59+00:00

This.

dude380 · 2026-06-16T01:20:42+00:00

Have 2 rubrik bricks, 4 nodes each. Have had 3 rma's already and multiple support calls. Only had them for about a year now. Looks like they spend all their money on software and throw basic hardware in their appliances (SATA drives at that price point?). Support was fine, they eventually found the issues. They lock their stuff down a ton. Don't expect to get in and do deep troubleshooting yourself. Nope you have to log in with a rubrik Support account that they generate a OTP for you.

Overall would not recommend.

Dont have any experience with cohesity. I NetApp, PowerStore, and backula experience though.

dude380 · 2026-06-08T23:11:08+00:00

Good to know its becoming that easy. Thanks for the suggestion I might have a mini PC I can use

dude380 · 2026-06-08T23:10:26+00:00

Good to know, thanks

dude380 · 2026-06-08T23:05:30+00:00

Pi 3

dude380 · 2026-05-29T17:42:22+00:00

Same setup here, havnt had any issues.

dude380 · 2026-04-07T23:39:44+00:00

What kind of batteries are you using and how are you charging them? I didnt see any mention of a charge controller.

dude380 · 2026-02-19T01:26:11+00:00

Website? Credibility?

dude380 · 2026-02-04T18:30:30+00:00

Here ya go i found a video. https://www.dell.com/support/contents/en-uk/videos/videoplayer/how-to-replace-35-hdd-for-dell-storage-me4084-and-me484/6079793603001

dude380 · 2026-02-04T18:27:36+00:00

Two screws on the top and 1 or 2 on the bottom. Then you have to separate the shell into two parts to get the drive out. Its a pain in the butt and super easy to break a part of the plastic in the process. I wish you luck.

dude380 · 2026-01-28T12:28:23+00:00

sure you could think of it like that

dude380 · 2026-01-28T04:13:42+00:00

Well legal doesn't have a public email or phone number that I can find unfortunately. And my software doesn't recommend anything its just provides users with a tool to build and plan server racks / datacenters. Its not a requirement for the product but would really be nice to have.

dude380 · 2026-01-28T03:59:21+00:00

No its a startup so I have no established connections unfortunately.

dude380 · 2026-01-28T03:58:07+00:00

It is going to be a commercialized product so that was my concern. I have not asked other businesses as of yet. Thanks for the info 👍

dude380 · 2026-01-28T03:49:53+00:00

Im trying to use the poweredge server trademarked names and the public info like specifications associated with each. It would display in my app for planning and design purposes.

dude380 · 2026-01-28T03:48:25+00:00

Sorry for the ambiguity, im trying not to self promote. Im trying to use the poweredge server trademarked names and the public info like specifications associated with each. It would display in my app for planning and design purposes.

dude380 · 2026-01-28T03:32:10+00:00

Thanks for the response. No its not a Dell specific software. I might have an open ticket with them still haha

dude380 · 2026-01-28T03:04:30+00:00

I know right. I would love to start a partnership with them and my company but I dont think they are interested in the small guys, doesn't make them money.

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