NParr -- Thanks. That config actually sounds pretty cost/energy efficient and fully compatible.
Thanks again for sharing... On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 10:42 AM, N Parr <[email protected]> wrote: > The drives aren't really as important as the controller. If you're > building an ESX or Vsphere box from a workstation and using SATA I would > recommend getting something like an LSI Megaraid SATA 300 controller cheap > off ebay. It's what I'm using in my Precision T5400 workstation running > VShere and it's on the hardware compatibility list. Booting the system off > a cheap Transcend 32GB SATA SSD Drive and then a mirror set for the guests. > Very quite and electric bill friendly. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Brian Desmond [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Tuesday, November 03, 2009 9:22 AM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Home Servers > > *I take it ESX has started being SATA friendly? It used to not be.* > > * * > > *My lab box has VMWare Workstation on it (and SATA spindles) but I’ve > pondered reloading it before with ESX…* > > * * > > *Thanks,* > > *Brian Desmond* > > *[email protected]* > > * * > > *c - 312.731.3132* > > * * > > *From:* tony patton [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Tuesday, November 03, 2009 8:00 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Home Servers > > > > I'm running ESXi on a Dell OptiPlex 960 with no issues, the only niggle was > when i went to put in the quad port nic was the chassis intrusion connection > on the mobo was in the way, had to bend it slightly. > > The two reasons for the quad was the onboard wasn't recognised in esxi 3.5 > and I had no dual cards, needless to say, i'm still only using 1 nic, > haven't finished re-organising the network. > > The 960 is that quiet, you can't heard from out side the room and barely > audibly when in the room. > > Regards > > Tony Patton > Desktop Operations Cavan > Ext 8078 > Direct Dial 049 435 2878 > email: [email protected] > > From: > > John Cook <[email protected]> > > To: > > "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> > > Date: > > 03/11/2009 13:50 > > Subject: > > RE: Home Servers > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > I got a Dell T100 (basic home server) for under $400 (no OS ) and you can > usually customize them (I’d go for the Xeon proc if nothing else) just go to > slickdeals.net and search Dell I have 2 running ESX at my house. Very > quiet boxes I might add, a big bonus for keeping them under the radar with > the SO. > > *John W. Cook* > *Systems Administrator* > *Partnership For Strong Families* > *315 SE 2nd Ave* > *Gainesville, Fl 32601* > *Office (352) 393-2741 x320* > *Cell (352) 215-6944* > *Fax (352) 393-2746* > *MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I, A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4* > > *From:* Brian Desmond [mailto:[email protected]<[email protected]>] > * > Sent:* Tuesday, November 03, 2009 8:34 AM* > To:* NT System Admin Issues* > Subject:* RE: Home Servers > > *Look at the Dell Outlet. You can get a beefy refurb box for quite a bit > less than retail typically. This is what I did. * > * * > *Thanks,* > *Brian Desmond* > *[email protected]* > * * > *c - 312.731.3132* > * * > *From:* Fogarty, Richard R CTR USA USASOC > [mailto:[email protected]<[email protected]>] > * > Sent:* Tuesday, November 03, 2009 7:24 AM* > To:* NT System Admin Issues* > Subject:* Home Servers > > > A bit ago, there was a recommendation for some prebuilt systems that > people have used for a lower cost alternative to the big boys (Dell, IBM, > HP) for some servers. I can’t seem to recall that link. Anyone have that > available? I’m looking to rebuild by home network so I don’t need anything > too overpowering and the windows domain has around 10 systems. 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