Budget? Mac Mini Server with 2 x 128GB SSDs will give you great performance. Quiet and small.
I'm running most of my home environment off SSDs now. Just needing to find a smaller, quieter case to put them into. Cheers Ken Ken Schaefer Architect | CTO Office | SOEasy Program Mobile: +65 82485156 (SG) | +61 412 529 449 (AU) HP Enterprise Services Level 3, Block C, Jackson Square, 11 Lorong 3, Toa Payoh, Singapore, 319759 From: James Rankin [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, 3 November 2010 4:40 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Recommendations for cheap and cheerful virtual server I have recently overhauled my home systems and installed a NAS device and some new laptops....however, due to the neglect my AD and SCOM skills are currently receiving, I have decided to get myself a few virtual systems fired up at home to ensure I don't go too rusty. I'm looking for a cheap and cheerful system that can run either ESXi or XenServer (or even Hyper-V), probably to host about 8 or 9 VMs (not all in use at the same time, though). I guess the kicker is the storage, as I won't be using my NAS device for this. I'd prefer something small and inobtrusive, although that's in the ideal world. I read an article where someone recommended getting hold of an old Compaq ML110 G4 and adding some SCSI disks, so I'd also be willing to re-use some second-hand stuff, if needs be. I can back up the VMs to an external drive (if it is supported) so I wouldn't be looking for any hardcore redundancy measures in the hardware. Anyone have any thoughts, or care to share what they are using for similar setups? ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
