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ito

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@skkinsi said:
tokyo any update？thank you

We're still trying to figure out what parts to buy directly in Japan and swap out to make them functional.

That would cost you a lot more than in the US and some manufacturers’ products are outright unavailable.

Savvy Japanese buy hardware from US and the total cost is lower even including the shipping and import tax.

There’s a BS phenomenon here called アスク税 (ASK tax).
ASK, a hardware import company basically holds a monopoly on hardware import market in Japan.

FYI: https://monobook-org.translate.goog/wiki/アスク税?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en

Yeah, it's interesting. Some are cheaper buying from the US, plus shipping, but then there's also custom import costs I assume that will be added 10-15% on top of that, so it may be better to buy it from Japan as long as it's on sale for a certain price.

What's also interesting is the extremely low stock levels of most Gen4 NVMe items. Lots of quantity limits by merchants.

Right now I have the following our cart:

1 x Addlink A92 4TB Gen4 (Quantity Limit)
1x KIOXIA Exceria Pro SSD-CK2.0N4P/N (Quantity Limit)
1x Sabrent SB-RKT4P-PSHS-2TB (Quantity Limit)
2x SP02KGBP44US7005 (No further in stock)
1x WD SN850 WDS200T1X0E-EC (Quantity Limit)
1x Corsair MP600 CSSD-F2000GBMP600COR (Quantity Limit)
3x Samsung 980 Pro MZ-V8P2T0C/EC (Quantity Limit)

Then we can get the following up to 8-18 quantity, no limit, just what's in stock:

18x addlink 4TB SN92
8x Crucial P5plus 2TB CT2000P5PSSD8JP

But I don't necessarily want to go with addlink and Crucial brands, I wanted to go with 980 and SN850 and Kioxia only but we can only get 5 of those total right now. Even if we can get above the quantity limit there's not that many available outside of the 980 Pro which would be fine so I'm looking into doing that. Only problem is to do that we need a business account which we have, but we need a Japan business account which I do not believe we'll be able to get set up.

(edit) What's super funny is the Kioxia was available in higher quantity, and at a lower price previously, but as soon as they found out we needed them they added the quantity restriction and upped the price by 10,000 yen each. But we're used to this kind of terrible luck.

Maybe you should try to buy from neighboring countries such as China/Hong Kong/Taiwan/South Korea, the price may be lower than Japan/Us

We're not concerned about price right now. Datacenter hands in Tokyo is in excess of $300 an hour and we also lose $200+ every day Tokyo is not deployed. We just want to get the best SKUs in highest quantity we can.

The countries you mentioned would not be able to get it there sooner. Next option is purchasing in the US and sending to Japan which is 3~ days ETA but I want to try to fix these by Monday.

Hi boss, I am also a loyal Virmach customer and not only that, I have also set up my own hosting company. I am currently living in Tokyo, so if you need anything for purchasing or anything else, please feel free to contact me. I hope Virmach Tokyo is up and running soon!

If you have 2TB SN850 in stock, let me know.

We need about 18.

The SN850 1TB is priced at 20,964 yen on Amazon Japan, roughly $165 per stick
If you need it as soon as possible I can send it to Xtom as soon as I receive it tomorrow and it will arrive as soon as Monday UTC+9.
If you're thinking more about price, I think it's better to buy from ebay...

Do you only have 1TB available? That may still work given the desperate situation but I need to double check and see we can get enough risers to make it work.

Currently the fastest i can get 6 2TB price 45,000JPY
I need to contact my local distributor for more quantity, if you sure I can contact them by phone.
(Clarification, 45,000JPY is the unit price

leendon

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I'm going to regret this as we get flooded with order and invoice and other IDs again but if anyone wants to be deployed on a semi-functional node, let me know. Only agreement is that if you get deployed you won't create any tickets about it and understand you'll most likely be the last to be deployed if you're on a server that doesn't work and this is beta testing at this point.

All updates and communication will have to be through this thread if you decide to provide your ID and get activated early.

You'll go on a Mushkin Gen4 NVMe that may or may not "go away" as I have been describing. And your order date will not be adjusted, as in you'll likely lose some time. So let me know...

Quote THIS full post here, the one I'm making right now, and provide invoice ID if you agree.

I want to participate in the test, please help me to open invoice#1406038

Activated.

Can I take the test?

sunaihui

@VirMach said:
I'm going to regret this as we get flooded with order and invoice and other IDs again but if anyone wants to be deployed on a semi-functional node, let me know. Only agreement is that if you get deployed you won't create any tickets about it and understand you'll most likely be the last to be deployed if you're on a server that doesn't work and this is beta testing at this point.

All updates and communication will have to be through this thread if you decide to provide your ID and get activated early.

You'll go on a Mushkin Gen4 NVMe that may or may not "go away" as I have been describing. And your order date will not be adjusted, as in you'll likely lose some time. So let me know...

Quote THIS full post here, the one I'm making right now, and provide invoice ID if you agree.

i want join the test.
Invoice #1397470

SonnyCUI

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I have Placed the 4 VPS orders, the system automatic split each one to sub account, when I purchase new vps.

Create support ticket, the support team said they will merge them to my main account, but finial someone refund my 3 VPS without notice me or the agreement they settle.

And I wait weeks, no one give me any updates. it's really unacceptable.

@VirMach Ticket #509751

The ticket you provided, I don't see that one being cancelled/refunded, it's pending.

Invoice #1399104 - Ryzen Special 384 LA
Invoice #1400321 - Ryzen Special 2560 JP
Invoice #1401040 - STORAGE-250G JP

already been refunded in my sub account, and money had back, when I wait the support team merge VPS. and wait to now.

Merge ticket is unrelated to that. Check other ticket, if you have other ticket that may be why.

I only create merge ticket to avoid any mis understanding, I did not create other ones.

the support team reply me as:

"Hi, please provide the order or invoice ID for each of these purchases so that we can track the accounts and merge them into your main account.

Qi G."

then I provided the all four invoices (16th MAR), the next day all 3 VPS in sub account had been refunded. and no one reply me or update me on ticket. I know it a week ago.

@VirMach please help on this, thanks a lot.

I need other ticket IDs you created.

@VirMach I only created Ticket #509751 for merge my VPS to my main account.

Now I create #114194 #498498 #940526 asked recreate invoice to process. thanks a lot.

I saw you route #114194 #498498 to billing department

940526 have not yet route to billing department, btw when these can be fixed?

@VirMach thanks agian.

@VirMach all the ticket not update, could you please help to push, it's really unacceptable, agreed to merge VPS, but refund the paid invoice indeed.

the tickets need to follow:#114194 #498498 #940526

@VirMach another two days past, cloud you please help to fix your support team's mistake?

@VirMach Any chance let support team to fix my request, it take 3 weeks they make the wrong refund.

the tickets need to follow:#114194 #498498 #940526

@VirMach Agreed merge the VPS to main account, but refund without notice, it's really first time I saw in VPS vendor!

svip1314521

Please activate order # 1399004

leonardosccd

@VirMach said:
I'm going to regret this as we get flooded with order and invoice and other IDs again but if >anyone wants to be deployed on a semi-functional node, let me know. Only agreement is that if >you get deployed you won't create any tickets about it and understand you'll most likely be the >last to be deployed if you're on a server that doesn't work and this is beta testing at this point.

All updates and communication will have to be through this thread if you decide to provide your ID and get activated early.

You'll go on a Mushkin Gen4 NVMe that may or may not "go away" as I have been describing. And your order date will not be adjusted, as in you'll likely lose some time. So let me know...

Quote THIS full post here, the one I'm making right now, and provide invoice ID if you agree.

Please active the service of Invoice #1398639 for test, thanks!

FAT32

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Easter eggs!

BZGOGO

@VirMach said:
I'm going to regret this as we get flooded with order and invoice and other IDs again but if anyone wants to be deployed on a semi-functional node, let me know. Only agreement is that if you get deployed you won't create any tickets about it and understand you'll most likely be the last to be deployed if you're on a server that doesn't work and this is beta testing at this point.

All updates and communication will have to be through this thread if you decide to provide your ID and get activated early.

You'll go on a Mushkin Gen4 NVMe that may or may not "go away" as I have been describing. And your order date will not be adjusted, as in you'll likely lose some time. So let me know...

Quote THIS full post here, the one I'm making right now, and provide invoice ID if you agree.

Please active the service of Invoice #1400428, thanks!

yaya_

I would like to help testing the server
Invoice ID: #1396778

KASSA

hi boss, can i have a try? invoice#1396709

VirMach

All of the ones that were quoted properly above "placeholder" above have been activated. That's the following:

1396827

1400973

1398412

1397055

1399004

1399036

1400973

1398412

1397070

VirMach

Can I get any confirmation from those activated so far that you're able to even use the service before I proceed with any more of these?

leonardosccd

@VirMach said: Can I get any confirmation from those activated so far that you're able to even use the service before I proceed with any more of these?

Sure, Please active the service of Invoice #1398639 for test, thanks!

VirMach

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@VirMach said:

@SonnyCUI said:

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@SonnyCUI said:

@VirMach said:

@SonnyCUI said:
I have Placed the 4 VPS orders, the system automatic split each one to sub account, when I purchase new vps.

Create support ticket, the support team said they will merge them to my main account, but finial someone refund my 3 VPS without notice me or the agreement they settle.

And I wait weeks, no one give me any updates. it's really unacceptable.

@VirMach Ticket #509751

The ticket you provided, I don't see that one being cancelled/refunded, it's pending.

Invoice #1399104 - Ryzen Special 384 LA
Invoice #1400321 - Ryzen Special 2560 JP
Invoice #1401040 - STORAGE-250G JP

already been refunded in my sub account, and money had back, when I wait the support team merge VPS. and wait to now.

Merge ticket is unrelated to that. Check other ticket, if you have other ticket that may be why.

I only create merge ticket to avoid any mis understanding, I did not create other ones.

the support team reply me as:

"Hi, please provide the order or invoice ID for each of these purchases so that we can track the accounts and merge them into your main account.

Qi G."

then I provided the all four invoices (16th MAR), the next day all 3 VPS in sub account had been refunded. and no one reply me or update me on ticket. I know it a week ago.

@VirMach please help on this, thanks a lot.

I need other ticket IDs you created.

@VirMach I only created Ticket #509751 for merge my VPS to my main account.

Now I create #114194 #498498 #940526 asked recreate invoice to process. thanks a lot.

I saw you route #114194 #498498 to billing department

940526 have not yet route to billing department, btw when these can be fixed?

@VirMach thanks agian.

@VirMach all the ticket not update, could you please help to push, it's really unacceptable, agreed to merge VPS, but refund the paid invoice indeed.

the tickets need to follow:#114194 #498498 #940526

@VirMach another two days past, cloud you please help to fix your support team's mistake?

@VirMach Any chance let support team to fix my request, it take 3 weeks they make the wrong refund.

the tickets need to follow:#114194 #498498 #940526

@VirMach Agreed merge the VPS to main account, but refund without notice, it's really first time I saw in VPS vendor!

Thanks for the update. I looked at your tickets and those are all tickets you opened saying you don't want a refund. I need any other ticket IDs you created or are you saying no other tickets were created? I'll take a look if that's what you're saying.

lxz7758521

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Can I get any confirmation from those activated so far that you're able to even use the service before I proceed with any more of these?

I want to try it, thanks!
Invoice #1397055 I am sure to activate it, thank you

qwerttaa

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Refunded. Place any new order on new account and give me invoice ID, you don't have to pay, it can be any order and I'll cancel it then I'll add the order for the Japan special, let me know the special size and term length as well.

Invoice - 01411055

japan 384 2 year

mioyyds

@VirMach said:
I'm going to regret this as we get flooded with order and invoice and other IDs again but if anyone wants to be deployed on a semi-functional node, let me know. Only agreement is that if you get deployed you won't create any tickets about it and understand you'll most likely be the last to be deployed if you're on a server that doesn't work and this is beta testing at this point.

All updates and communication will have to be through this thread if you decide to provide your ID and get activated early.

You'll go on a Mushkin Gen4 NVMe that may or may not "go away" as I have been describing. And your order date will not be adjusted, as in you'll likely lose some time. So let me know...

Quote THIS full post here, the one I'm making right now, and provide invoice ID if you agree.

My Invoice 1397333

hgwohe

..........

VirMach

@qwerttaa said:

@VirMach said:

Refunded. Place any new order on new account and give me invoice ID, you don't have to pay, it can be any order and I'll cancel it then I'll add the order for the Japan special, let me know the special size and term length as well.

Invoice - 01411055

japan 384 2 year

Added, this may create as part of the beta test I've been talking about, if it does and you didn't want that let me know. If it doesn't and you do want to participate in the beta let me know as well.

ito

1396816

I can test for you

VirMach

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derekyang

Is it normal while use template to reinstall
it showing the following:
No media found for this virtual server

@VirMach said: All of them are available [not ISO, template only] but not all of them are functional. As in some are broken on Ryzen.

cqjerry

Please active the service of Invoice #1398300 for test, thanks!

VirMach

@derekyang said:
Is it normal while use template to reinstall
it showing the following:
No media found for this virtual server

@VirMach said: All of them are available [not ISO, template only] but not all of them are functional. As in some are broken on Ryzen.

Shut it down then try to install a template.

Jonskey

Please active the service of Invoice #1401535 thanks!

VirMach

Invoices up until placeholder 2 that requested it properly are now activated. PLEASE NOTE, ANY FURTHER REQUESTED PAST THIS LINE WILL NOT BE OFFERED FOR NOW. Wait until I post that we're activating more to post.

pdd

@VirMach said:
Can I get any confirmation from those activated so far that you're able to even use the service before I proceed with any more of these?

I am now using, so far everything is good!The system（debian11) has installed quickly, the cpu performance is good, the network is also very smooth, more to be tested!

gaorkang

Invoice #1405380，Can I still move to Tokyo? I sent a ticket but no one responded, thank you.

ikeran

Hello, I need to open it Invoice #1397646