I'm a total skinflint, so I'd probably be looking at the sub-£1000 range if possible. The cheaper the better! Makes Xmas more affordable :-)
I hadn't considered the Mac offering at all, TBF On 3 November 2010 09:08, Ken Schaefer <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > -- "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ 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
