I sold for DL380'S FOR $150 each. But they came and got them.
On Thu, Nov 26, 2015, 10:50 AM Bill Prince <[email protected]> wrote:
> What are you doing with VMs? We bought a few DL380s for between $1200
> and $1500, and we run several virtual machines on each one. Cost per
> virtual machine is less than $300, and we can make a new one in a few
> minutes.
>
> bp
> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>
> On 11/25/2015 8:23 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote:
> > I know you may scoff at the idea of a server based on a lowly ATOM
> > chip. And the idea of paying around $545 for one, plus RAM and HDD.
> >
> > But I am putting a couple Supermicro 5018A-TN4 servers into service,
> > and so far I'm pretty impressed with them. I just pop in an 8 GB
> > stick of DRAM and a 256GB 850 Pro SSD and then load CentOS 7. I think
> > these could even be used for virtualization, if you don't need hot
> > plug HDD or hardware RAID, like maybe you have a SAN.
> >
> > These are in a short depth 1U chassis that easily mounts to a 2 post
> > rack, no need for a rail kit. The CPU has a passive heatsink, there
> > is a chassis fan but I suspect everything would be fine if the fan
> > died, the power consumption seems negligible under normal load. It's
> > as if it generates zero heat. So with an SSD, there is little to
> > fail, it's probably down to the power supply. Despite the compact
> > size, nothing inside is crowded. The chassis seems to be a dedicated
> > design for this server, not one of their multipurpose chassis. My
> > only complaint is there's almost no room on the front for any labels,
> > unless you cover up the logo and serial number.
> >
> > Some highlights:
> >
> > 2.4 GHz 8 core ATOM C2750 SOC (8 physical cores)
> > up to 32 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 ECC SO-DIMM (yes, ECC memory)
> > 2 x 3.5" or 4 x 2.5" HDD bays
> > 4 x GbE interfaces plus IPMI
> > 1 PCI-E slot
> >
> > Doesn't make much sense as a desktop, definitely a server.
> >
> > I wondered about the 8 physical cores without hyperthreading support,
> > I kept thinking that was equivalent to a 4 core CPU with HT. But I
> > did a little reading, and realized you don't just count virtual cores
> > to estimate performance, especially if the tasks are computation
> > intensive not memory intensive.
> >
> > There is also a 5018A0TN7B model for network security appliance use,
> > based on the C2758 SOC which includes encryption support. 7xGbE with
> > software controlled bypass, and up to 64 GB of UDIMM. That's a lot of
> > memory.
> >
>
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