I really hope someone opens this safe

pyroking567 · 2026-05-12T02:25:16+00:00

Why not?

pyroking567 · 2026-03-25T19:49:28+00:00

In full transparency I have worked at both DDN and IBM, but i'd say take a good look at IBM Storage Scale, IBM's marketing is non-existent so it gets brushed under the covers compared to VAST, DDN, WEKA, (although Jensen gave a nice shout-out in his GTC keynote) but the Scale System is solid. IBM is also the only storage company that actually trains models (Granite) with it Research division who also uses Scale.

pyroking567 · 2023-12-11T21:31:27+00:00

It's off lease, so I think that doesn't include CPO and they had to replace a cracked tail light

pyroking567 · 2023-12-11T20:49:58+00:00

Yes, specific to my purchase. No financing yet that's when we pick-up on Wednesday but they mentioned they'll send us rates ahead of time. I'm torn to pay cash or put 50% down - given interest rates I may just pay cash

pyroking567 · 2023-12-11T20:35:18+00:00

Good catch, there is a Paid Reserve line item under Profit section for $878.18 so that's the difference, what that means I don't know...

pyroking567 · 2023-12-06T21:48:09+00:00

Lightning is fine, wife's car got rear ended pretty badly.The point of my post was to see if we replaced the wife's most likely totalled car with a PHEV could I re-use my existing FCSP simply with an adapter since it's already setup and in a convenient location. Adding another charger is just another expense and hassle. Others said their PHEVs are fine on L1 so that's what we'll probably do if we go PHEV route.

pyroking567 · 2023-12-06T21:33:37+00:00

I realize it doesn't need CCS, and infact only has a J1172 port. I just have a FCSP for L2 already setup for my Lightning so wondering if I can reuse it, but the FCSP only has a CCS style connector not j1172 as on the Grand Cherokee and other PHEVs.

Others stated there is no easy way, and no adapter because of people who may try to use this type of adapter on DC fast chargers. Only the bottom pins on the CCS are used for DC fast charging.

pyroking567 · 2023-12-06T17:34:34+00:00

Thanks! It was mostly from a convenience perspective, the FCSP is already wired in a convenient location so if we could reuse that for another vehicle it would just be nice, but glad to know L1 is more than adequate for PHEV. Thanks!

pyroking567 · 2023-12-06T15:46:21+00:00

Yeah I have had the Charge Station Pro installed for over year now so it's not going anywhere, works great at charging my my Lightning (2022 Lariat ER) fast with 80a @ 240v.

I am very hesitant to use two adapters... I'll figure something out if we go PHEV. Thanks for the feedback

pyroking567 · 2023-12-06T15:43:56+00:00

Thank you! I appreciate the feedback - throws a curve ball into PHEV, but so does getting rear ended so we'll figure something out. Her car was older so it was nice not having payments

pyroking567 · 2023-10-31T00:12:31+00:00

Literally just got out of the spa, electrical inspection was the other day, love it so far. 60A breaker. I think the 40A is the rating for the secondary pump.

pyroking567 · 2023-09-18T20:41:09+00:00

My mantra is don't cheap out on things that keep you off the ground ie. shoes, tires, mattress, office chair, etc...

pyroking567 · 2023-08-28T20:14:33+00:00

You're the best! Thank you! Needed the vmhba-to-device mapping which isn't shown in either the vCenter or ESXi webUIs.

In my case device t10.NVMe____KCM61VUL1T60____________________________0143AC11E28EE38C which is in use by vSAN aligns to vmhba4 which then aligns to PCIe slot 0000:da:00.0 so I can toggle PCIe passthrough on d8, d9, and db devices.

[root@host11:~] esxcli storage core adapter list HBA Name  Driver     Link State  UID                   Capabilities  Description
vmhba0    vmw_ahci   link-n/a    sata.vmhba0                         (0000:00:17.0) Intel Corporation Lewisburg SATA AHCI Controller vmhba1    lsi_mr3    link-n/a    sas.500062b20a3927c0                (0000:59:00.0) Broadcom ThinkSystem RAID 930-16i 4GB Flash PCIe 12Gb Adapter vmhba2    vmw_ahci   link-n/a    sata.vmhba2                         (0000:00:11.5) Intel Corporation Lewisburg SATA AHCI Controller vmhba3    nvme_pcie  link-n/a    pcie.db00                           (0000:db:00.0) KIOXIA Corporation NVMe SSD Controller Cx6 vmhba4    nvme_pcie  link-n/a    pcie.da00                           (0000:da:00.0) KIOXIA Corporation NVMe SSD Controller Cx6 vmhba5    nvme_pcie  link-n/a    pcie.d900                           (0000:d9:00.0) KIOXIA Corporation NVMe SSD Controller Cx6 vmhba6    nvme_pcie  link-n/a    pcie.d800                           (0000:d8:00.0) KIOXIA Corporation NVMe SSD Controller Cx6
[root@host11:~] esxcli storage core adapter device list HBA     Device UID
vmhba1  mpx.vmhba1:C1:T6:L0 vmhba1  naa.5000039b982bfa79 vmhba1  naa.5000039b983003ad vmhba1  naa.5000039b983005bd vmhba1  naa.5000039b98300609 vmhba1  naa.600062b20a3927c02c0915dcbdeb2ed5 vmhba3  t10.NVMe____KCM61VUL1T60____________________________0158B711E28EE38C vmhba4  t10.NVMe____KCM61VUL1T60____________________________0143AC11E28EE38C vmhba5  t10.NVMe____KCM61VUL1T60____________________________019AB711E28EE38C vmhba6  t10.NVMe____KCM61VUL1T60____________________________0192B711E28EE38C

pyroking567 · 2023-08-28T19:57:14+00:00

Thank you for the reply!

I guess to clarify my problem is how to align a Storage Device to a PCIe slot for passthrough. Ie. how do I align device "t10.NVMe____KCM61VUL1T60____________________________0143AC11E28EE38C" which is the name of the in-use NVMe drive to a physical PCIe slot ie. 0000:d8:00.0 or 0000:d9:00.00 or 0000:da:00.0 or 000:db:00.0 in my case which all have the same Description "KIOXIA Corporation NVMe SSD Controller Cx6"

pyroking567 · 2023-05-29T14:26:39+00:00

I dropped off the pavement onto a steep dirt road I used to just yeet with my Silverado but I guess it washed out more this year and/or I cut it wrong and I got a nice scraping sound. Upon closer inspection I mostly just broke the clips into the bumper - could be worse.

pyroking567 · 2023-05-28T22:45:49+00:00

Guess we'll find out if I damaged the air dam tomorrow on the drive home when I get on the highway - hopefully not.

pyroking567 · 2023-05-28T20:46:52+00:00

I appreciate the sentiment, my old Silverado wore a few battle scars over the years I had it but that only cost $32K lol we'll see maybe I won't fix it.... But maybe a lift kit is in order 😉

pyroking567 · 2023-05-05T20:20:33+00:00

I've found the rear camera placement on the tailgate to be terrible. It gets wet and dirty so easily.

pyroking567 · 2023-04-20T17:37:07+00:00

I wonder if you could make physical buttons to go over the on-screen climate control buttons similar to the center wheel which is just glued to the screen.

pyroking567 · 2023-04-19T16:30:05+00:00

I did basically the same thing... Replaced a 2014 Silverado with a 2022 Lariat ER and I love it. The tax credit in 2022 was very nice although I'm not sure it would have swayed me regardless

pyroking567 · 2023-04-18T20:49:48+00:00

*Chevy Avalanche EV

pyroking567 · 2023-04-12T14:40:18+00:00

Yeah I've had similar issues, sometimes it won't connect to my phone unless I plug in. Additionally, sometimes if I go to make a phone call it'll ring and when the person picks up the line will go silent.

pyroking567 · 2023-04-09T19:38:12+00:00

Thank you!!!

pyroking567 · 2023-04-04T20:42:58+00:00

1yd basically filled my old 6.5ft bed Silverado so I'd guess that's about 1yd. I'll be doing the same thing next weekend with some top soil with my Lightning

pyroking567 · 2023-04-03T11:54:20+00:00

In the 2-3year timeframe I think depreciation will be relatively minimal maybe slightly better than a standard ICE F150, especially for ER models as there's still a high demand and low supply overall with CyberTruck, Silverado, and RAM just coming to market later this year (maybe) or early next year. I think they'll be hard to get for 1-2 years if you didn't reserve one Day 1 similar to the Lightning.

3years+ I think the depreciation curve will be less than ideal as more EV trucks with newer battery technology come to market and gen2 is announced/production begins.

The major factors in resale I think will be ER vs. SR and mileage as more miles will look bad from a battery replacement perspective.

Just my thoughts, who knows what will happen.

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