Nicklordzero

Hey community, I have been having a hell of a time trying to figure out why my vm keeps crashing... I am currently using Proxmox 8.0 and have a few Windows VMs using GPU Passthroughs, so I can use them like normal pcs on the go! Though recently I got myself a NAS and I have been trying to figure out why I am crashing constantly without any notice or crash logs...

Since I am using Parsec, I am unable to see any blue screens on the system. I logged in to proxmox and switched off the gpu and used just the screen, and I'll sometimes get a blue screen, but it's too fast for me to screenshot. I've been using a software called "Who Crashed" to check my BSOD's and nothing is showing anything important.... Event log shows that the system has rebooted unexpectedly by itself. I am assuming this could be an issue with Windows on Proxmox 8.0? I've never seen this happen before when using Proxmox 7.4, but I am unable to revert at this point.

TLDR: Windows crashes / reboots instantly after using my network share from time to time... I have no clue why it would be doing this, but it's happening and is really messing with what I need to be working on!

So it seems like I’m gonna just have to wipe my boot drive and install 7.4 Prox as now I’m suffering crashing when I don’t utilize the graphics card fully either now…

I'm planning to add a few more 18TB IronWolf Pro drives to my current array and I noticed a dramatically odd set of pricing for this year‘s Black Friday sales since I currently have 18 TB drives I’m not looking to spend on 20 TB drives but looking at the other priced hard discs I am very astonished to see that certain drives are priced incorrectly when somebody were priced a lot lower a few months ago! (Example: 10TB Ironwolf Pro’s used to go for $310 Canadian Dollar a few months ago now is over $400!)

I noticed that American sites have these for far cheaper, but the import fees and shipping just seems to be too expensive for me. I’m planning to probably wait until server Park deals runs a black Friday sale (from some of the communities opinions it seems like they don’t often do a massive one…) someone’s starting out with their media server and have a few cold storage discs. I kind of find it hard to believe that these are the best prices these storefront can give us…

Do any canadian data hoarders have any better ideas on where I should purchase from? I just can’t believe that these discs are so expensive!

(Re-posted due to some errors & not being able to add an image to my post)

I'm planning to add a few more 18TB IronWolf Pro drives to my current array and I noticed a dramatically odd set of pricing for this year‘s Black Friday sales since I currently have 18 TB drives I’m not looking to spend on 20 TB drives but looking at the other priced hard discs I am very astonished to see that certain drives are priced incorrectly when somebody were priced a lot lower a few months ago! (Example: 10TB Ironwolf Pro’s used to go for $310 Canadian Dollar a few months ago now is over $400!)

I noticed that American sites have these for far cheaper, but the import fees and shipping just seems to be too expensive for me. I’m planning to probably wait until server Park deals runs a black Friday sale (from some of the communities opinions it seems like they don’t often do a massive one…) someone’s starting out with their media server and have a few cold storage discs. I kind of find it hard to believe that these are the best prices these storefront can give us…

Do any canadian data hoarders have any better ideas on where I should purchase from? I just can’t believe that these discs are so expensive!

(Re-posted due to some errors & not being able to add an image to my post)

I'm planning to add a few 18TB IronWolf Pro drives to my array, and I've noticed some peculiar pricing on Newegg's current sale. The pricing for other size drives seems off too. Anyone else experiencing this? I'm considering recertified drives from Server Part Deals on Black Friday but also eyeing some new ones. Strangely, 20TB drives are similarly priced. Ideally, I'd stick to the same capacity, but I'd love to hear your thoughts. Canadian dollars before tax, just to clear up any confusion. Thanks!

I'm planning to add a few 18TB IronWolf Pro drives to my array, and I've noticed some peculiar pricing on Newegg's current sale. The pricing for other size drives seems off too. Anyone else experiencing this? I'm considering recertified drives from Server Part Deals on Black Friday but also eyeing some new ones. Strangely, 20TB drives are similarly priced. Ideally, I'd stick to the same capacity, but I'd love to hear your thoughts. Canadian dollars before tax, just to clear up any confusion. Thanks!

So here’s my dilemma…

I recently got into networking due to this sub and my primary goal was to have a managed switch & a few APs for separate tasks around the house while planning to make my home fully smart home’d. I found out the way that I was doing things currently seems to be a big mess which I’ll make a separate post seeing if maybe I can get some help organizing it before I consider making the switch over to either ubiquiti / TP Link.

I would like some community input if I should just fully sell off my Mikrotik switch & asus routers and stick to one branded product franchise. I really wanted to either build or buy a PFSense router / OPNsense system but most of the tutorials I see seem to be very complex for me to start off with.

What I currently have so far:

• Mikrotik Managed Gigabit Switch (will update the model number here later)

• ASUS AC-5300 Router w/ Merlin Flashed to it

• D-Link Fast Ethernet Unmanaged Switch (16-Ports, was a bit of a regrettable purchase of mine…)

• A Proxmox 4U server with an Intel Pro 1000 quad NIC installed (found from a different retired server I found)

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

A few days ago, I noticed someone posted a similar question about a specific hard drive on this subreddit. Sadly, I haven't received any responses about their experience. So, I'm hoping to get some advice from the community on whether anyone has dealt with the seller I'm interested in. I'm in the market for reliable 18 TB drives to upgrade my media server and NAS backup.

I got some new IronWolf Pro series HDDs when there was a good deal on Newegg for $340 Canadian, as I didn't want to pay full price. However, I'm looking to save some money here and there, though I understand that some might not agree with that. I've already spent most of my budget on setting up a strong system for my storage and services.

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated, especially if you know of options that work well for Canadians or are available from American companies, with the caveat of dealing with import fees. Thanks in advance!

Hello community,

I own an ASUS X99-A ii motherboard and I’m currently stumped on what I should do to utilize my motherboard fully for my homelab. I’m currently using an NVME ssd for boot but it disables the last two slots on my motherboard.

I’m looking to fill those slots with HBA cards & a Quad Intel 1GB nic for virtual machines. Should I remove the nvme and go with Sata instead? I’m really hoping to get some help with this as I have limited time to figure this all out until January. Any help or positive insights are always appriciated!

CPU is a: XEON E5-2680v4 so it should have enough PCIe Lanes for this board.

I'm currently facing a decision regarding the choice of a CPU for my home lab and NAS, with two options available at an identical price point. One option is a high-core count Xeon CPU, while the other is a newer generation Xeon CPU with fewer cores.

I've conducted some research on CPU Boss, which suggests that the newer generation CPU might be the better choice due to its improved power efficiency and architectural advancements.

Given my time constraints, I kindly seek recommendations from this community to help me make a swift and informed decision. Your timely input is greatly appreciated. Thank you.