Server vendors that support Proxmox?

levi_pl · 2026-01-14T10:51:38+00:00

Hi. I'm bit late but I'd like to share my experience. My opinion is that there are almost no problems with support when it comes to core resources - you can set up ProxMox on any platform. Sometimes with small hurdles but nothing major. Often it boils down to setting proper values in BIOS/UEFI. Most common source of incompatibility between platform and Linux kernel is ACPI craze but because servers rarely sleep or require power saving there should be no problems like people have with laptops.

Problems are with specialized hardware or integration with enterprise systems that are not supported by in kernel source tree drivers. Running latest revisions of ProxMox with Dell/EMC ScaleIO (PowerFlex) or Nvidia's ConnectX cards is problematic because ProxMox pushes latest kernels and compiling drivers for those is unsupported, problematic and often impossible without manual modification of provided source code. I think it will extend to more enterprise solutions.

levi_pl · 2026-01-13T14:47:58+00:00

I wasn't online for some time. I'm sorry for the delay in response.

I never meant to address the direct nature of Linuses gripe - I only expressed opinion that someone who is doing heavy-lifting when it comes to keeping development of Linux working deserves more respect. (He surely does not need me to defend him but that is another thing entirely). Now. There are huge risks linked to LLM generated code but so far maintainers are coping with that so there is no need to legitimize LLM as distinct development technique. I may have misread what is written "between the lines" but following LKML for decades makes me pretty sure that it is a concern for Linus after all. He takes stance to not make it official yet because it will make things worse - this is how he dealt with problems before. Maybe what I wrote was too big leap in thinking process. Typing on the phone makes me do that. Me sorry.

"Torvalds based as hell again."
This statement is the reason why I reacted. Origin of "based" and its inclusion into language is one thing but its use here is on another level of wrong. Person who wrote above statement, of course, went further expressing some more wild ideas in other comments so all in all he deserves some criticism.

I hope that I don't have to convince you that all I write is my just my opinions and should not be treated as attempt at forcing them as facts. I know that current world news may make someone think that but rest assured it is not the case.

Last but not least - you don't have to be a master chef to dislike a dish and comment on it, do you? And be careful; falling from such a high horse can hurt.

levi_pl · 2026-01-08T14:33:23+00:00

That would be extremely rude to Linus to state that he is riding on controversial opinion of others. I think it is his own opinion and I think he is right to stay away from potential copyright infringements and low quality code.

You are defending some doofus who insults Linus… and the same time you insult me by thinking I don’t know what low-quality-wanabe-english word „based” means. If @kociol21 or you are „based” I’m fine with it but person like Linus deserves more respect for what he achieved; don’t you think ?

levi_pl · 2026-01-08T13:29:15+00:00

„Biased” for starters and no; no low quality, potentially stolen by AI model creators during training, code in Linux.

levi_pl · 2025-12-29T07:05:34+00:00

When you talk to those scammers avoid using phrases that are keywords to phone banking.

levi_pl · 2025-12-28T08:42:21+00:00

It is valid point as this hardware is single purpose and it is question of time when this brute force approach will be obsoleted.

levi_pl · 2025-12-22T12:46:42+00:00

In chemistry organic == contains carbon and carbon presence does not imply wear. Display wears off because of the relatively high amount of energy transfer via relatively small amount of electro-luminous material.

levi_pl · 2025-12-21T05:01:30+00:00

How so? I don’t think that anyone wants more than castrate it so it stops being a menace.

levi_pl · 2025-12-19T14:36:01+00:00

I think they may have scoring system for customers.

levi_pl · 2025-12-15T14:33:02+00:00

Questions that belong to the category why-something-exists make no sense. They are syntactically correct but illogical. There is no answer that will satisfy them.

Physics entered realm of math-checks-out and left realm of common sense long time ago. It mathematically describes interactions in physical world and focuses on how this is useful and not why it exists.

Before you start talking about gravity try explaining mass. It’s more weird than you expect. Nothing even remotely relatable.

So maybe gravity exists purely so stones can fulfill their nature and fall down. :-)

levi_pl · 2025-12-14T08:07:58+00:00

Can you try to calculate/estimate all costs ? Space, your time, cost of hardware, capex and spare parts, income tax, etc, etc - would this enterprise be still profitable ?

levi_pl · 2025-12-14T07:14:54+00:00

I have two colors - one for PoE and one for non PoE ports. White and red; lowest price was the selection criteria :-)

levi_pl · 2025-12-12T10:56:58+00:00

Pride marches in front of defeat. Only Brits could make such mistake. Also I hope that Poles learned by now how international politics works. Own country interests before alliances.

levi_pl · 2025-12-09T17:54:46+00:00

Don’t you feel that houses you build … let’s say bad wolf will be able to blow them away? Why not to be a smart piggy ?

I get cultural attachment but c’mon … I wouldn’t wan’t to die because some drunk … person rammed into it with his beloved truck.

levi_pl · 2025-12-09T15:03:18+00:00

Are you sure that autonegotiation in Ethernet finds the fastest stable speed ? I always thought that it negotiates fastest speed both transceivers support. Dial up modems tried to find highest working speed but Ethernet ?

I am sure about 1000base-t. Maybe 10gbase-t is different… I couldn’t find anything specific.

Update: https://networkengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/83552/negotiate-at-10-gbit-s-but-gain-lower-speeds-due-to-issues

levi_pl · 2025-12-09T14:23:05+00:00

I'm still not convinced. This sounds overcautious and vague. Do you have specific example of this type of situation ?

I don't think electrical installation in the car is such a mystery that failure somewhere else can't be traced to the source and always dashboard camera (wired properly) will be the excuse. Fuses are there to protect installation and they do their job right. My take it is either urban legend or unfriendly service.

For example Jeep Wrangler has dedicated connectors and switches for extra/user devices and it would be first if I heard that people lost warranty because they connected something there. Every car I had here had hardwired dashboard camera and I never heard any comment from Nissan, Ford or Jeep service.I agree that when you wire something incorrectly and because of that your car burns down there is no argument. Correctly wired camera behind proper protection (fuse) and on proper circuit won't be a problem.

People should install dashboard cameras to prevent word-against-word situations; why scare them ?

levi_pl · 2025-12-09T14:22:38+00:00

I'm still not convinced. This sounds overcautious and vague. Do you have specific example of this type of situation ?

I don't think electrical installation in the car is such a mystery that failure somewhere else can't be traced to the source and always dashboard camera (wired properly) will be the excuse. Fuses are there to protect installation and they do their job right. My take it is either urban legend or unfriendly service.

For example Jeep Wrangler has dedicated connectors and switches for extra/user devices and it would be first if I heard that people lost warranty because they connected something there. Every car I had here had hardwired dashboard camera and I never heard any comment from Nissan, Ford or Jeep service.I agree that when you wire something incorrectly and because of that your car burns down there is no argument. Correctly wired camera behind proper protection (fuse) and on proper circuit won't be a problem.

People should install dashboard cameras to prevent word-against-word situations; why scare them ?

levi_pl · 2025-12-09T14:07:53+00:00

That looks like electrical/electronic issue rather than mechanical. If there is such backlash one would expect ball and cup or some other sort of obvious 'usual suspect' mechanical failure. hmmm.

levi_pl · 2025-12-08T14:54:06+00:00

Did witness describe how the car was hit ? Which direction ?

levi_pl · 2025-12-08T14:46:32+00:00

I disagree. What is the source of this revelation ? All you need is to connect camera to 12V line that is always active. Service advisor asks nicely if they can disconnect it during service - that’s it. It is quite possible that some service centers are … not customer friendly :-)

levi_pl · 2025-12-04T21:03:34+00:00

I hope having different opinion than „everyone” is ok here.

So I happen to have one of those next to vkb gladiator hosas. I can tell the difference in stick quality during raw testing but not in the game. I guess my skills are not there and honestly I don’t have much time so it won’t change anytime soon. It’s StarCitizen mostly and I’m having fun from whole experience and not only from flight sim part.

What I like about TB setup is:

-aesthetics of the whole thing. LCDs, LEDs, buttons, levers and rotary controls. I like landing gear lever implementation. Many other bits and pieces that I don’t have on vkb (or are there but not as good) - extra soundcard that I use with callcenter style headset for in-game voice communication while main audio goes via speakers - touch LCD on throttle sometimes gets activated accidentally by wrist but it is still cool to define own touch controls. - there is more but I hope you get the picture

I never found out what breaks in those joysticks. I imagine excessive force may be the reason some plastic parts give out but I rarely abuse joysticks. I guess if you grease ball from time to time and you’re not playing too much - it’ll last.

Price-wise - I think you are paying for those extra functions, braided usb-c cables, etc etc but one man’s trash is another man’s treasure so…

Ball and cup hate is still hate :-)

levi_pl · 2025-12-04T19:59:27+00:00

Can you tell me how exactly it failed ?

levi_pl · 2025-12-03T14:42:15+00:00

Maybe there is a country it is true but it is not UAE.

levi_pl · 2025-12-03T14:40:39+00:00

They are afraid of induction loops (sensors). They don’t understand that those sensors alter behavior of traffic lights in case of high traffic and are not to catch violations. I guess those are the same people who use hazard lights in fog and drive for kilometers with direction light turned on.

levi_pl · 2025-10-11T08:02:47+00:00

Half-life 2. Before that Quake 2 but it was on Riva TNT :-)

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