#Stories from the #trenches...
Ran a #Debian apt dist-upgrade
on my #Proxmox server before moving it from a shared #network cabinet at the #colocation facility in #LA to my personal cabinet, thinking that when I booted it up it'll be up to date from the last reboot months ago. When I discovered the LACP bundle wasn't coming up for it, I found it sitting at the infamous (initramfs)
prompt. Apparently #Linux #Kernel 6.8 removed support for #LSI SAS1068E cards, or at least was very unhappy with it. At the moment I am stuck with kernel 6.5 until I either blast off this #Supermicro X9 server entirely, or get an LSI 9311-8i + SAS cables.
For the cost of upgrading the CPUs, quadrupling the RAM, getting that LSI card + cables, and swapping the 2x10G NIC for a 2x40G NIC at $420, I could get an X10 box on #eBay with almost the same specs, and if I double that to $1000 I could aim for an X11-based box. Decisions, decisions, although the most important one for now is to put off such unnecessary purchases until I land my next job.