Subj : Re: ESXi
To   : fusion
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Mon Nov 10 2025 07:56 am

-=> fusion wrote to Accession <=-

 fu> it's almost (if not already) to the point where some weird m.2 to 6
 fu> port sata thing frankensteined on top of a mini pc with a
 fu> multi-hard-drive enclosure (that the mini pc also fits inside) could be
 fu> totally reasonable. a whole collection of VMs and all. and probably
 fu> using a 10th of the electricity..

 Apparently, Lenovo Thinkpads support a protocol where you can run dual
 NVMe drives in a SATA adapter and geta couple of lanes of each. I'd
 love to mirror drives in a Thinkpad "server".

 I do like the looks of those 3.5" enclosures that hold 4 2.5" drives,
 accessible from the outside. Put those into a minitower with a
 horizontal drive bay and you've got a nice, compact system.



 
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