What people keep running into with servers
Complaints tagged servers, each raised by more than one person. One-off posts are not included.
3 recurring problems · 11 people · 3 forums we read
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- 5Why are enterprise servers and hardware so expensive now?Enterprise hardware prices have more than doubled over the past year, turning purchases that once cost $3,500 into $8,000 investments. This dramatic price increase makes it difficult to find cost-effective components or properly spec compliant equipment on a tighter budget.
- 4Server randomly rebooting with no error logs or dumpsMost unexpected server reboots trigger blank Kernel-Power 41 events with zero bugcheck parameters and leave management controller logs completely silent. Because these hard resets generate no minidumps or error entries, troubleshooting hits a dead end until underlying hardware issues like a failing UPS are identified.
- 3Should I use Intel VROC or a hardware RAID controller?Intel VROC mirrors are unmonitored in standard out-of-band management platforms like BMC, IPMI, or iDRAC, leaving administrators blind if hardware components fail. This lack of visibility raises major concerns about where RAID configurations are stored if a motherboard or CPU goes down, pushing many to stick with dedicated hardware RAID.
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