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Cisco UCS Explained: CIMC, UCS Manager EOL, M4 to M6 (2026)

Posted by Konstantin Protasov, PCSP on Sep 28th 2026

On September 15, 2026, Cisco put an end date on UCS Manager, the software at the center of its Unified Computing System since 2009. The end-of-life notice for release 6.0 stops sales on December 31, 2027 and support on December 31, 2030; the older 4.3 line ends s … read more

What to Run on Proxmox in 2026: Helper Scripts, LXC vs VM

Posted by Konstantin Protasov, PCSP on Sep 25th 2026

The most-repeated Proxmox recipe on the internet runs like this: buy a used dual-socket server, put the storage controller in IT mode, pass it to a TrueNAS virtual machine, and run everything else as LXC containers installed with a one-line script. All of it is common practice. … read more

Best Used Server for Home Lab 2026: Noise, Watts, Real Prices

Posted by Konstantin Protasov, PCSP on Sep 2nd 2026

The 2026 home lab has settled into a recognizable stack. Proxmox is still the most-recommended base in this year's community starter guides, with TrueNAS 26 closing the gap now that it runs full LXC containers. On top of it: Jellyfin — which the 2026 self-hosting roundups … read more

How to Buy a Used Server in 2026: Complete Guide | PCSP

Posted by Konstantin Protasov, PCSP on Jun 23rd 2026

Buying a server in 2026 is a different decision than it was even two years ago. New enterprise hardware is caught in one of the sharpest component price runs in years — server RDIMM prices roughly doubled over the past year as the AI buildout pulled DRAM capacity toward h … read more

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