I got a couple of Dell 2950's from Orange computers (http://www.orangecom.com/) Dual quad core xeon 8gigs ram and raid w/4 TB sas drives. $2000 each. Run ESXi great. Just put more memory in them.
----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tod Hansmann" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 7:27:56 AM > Subject: Re: Servers on the quick > On 1/19/2012 2:54 AM, Gabriel Gunderson wrote: > > Hey all, > > > > I've got a couple SuperMicro servers that I've been sinking my time > > into. They've been nothing but poorly documented/supported and > > disappointing. I was trying to make them work as I have an > > approaching > > deadline, but enough is enough. I think I'm just going to pick up > > some HP ProLiant DLs. I still have a deadline, so I'm wondering if > > anyone knows of a reseller that's well stocked and ships quickly. > > > > BTW, in this case, the cloud can't come to the rescue. > Locally, PC Discounters tends to be a couple days from > deliver-ability > of several server options, but . I like them. Newegg obviously has > what they have, but they don't test it, so it could be DoA, so, yeah. > Mixed bag always. (I love Newegg, don't get me wrong.) I know of no > Dell/HP resellers that can move that quick. They tend to order custom > stuff from Dell/HP when you order, in my experience. > The only problem I've ever had with the Supermicro's and Linux is the > occasional NIC driver issue, and likely only because we've been using > stock Debian. I have had RAID card issues in the past as well, but > that's obviously not server vendor specific. It might be faster to > figure this one out, really. (Call me if I might be of help there.) > Good luck. > -Tod Hansmann > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ -- Jeff Nyman IT Coordinator American Leadership Academy /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
