On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 1:45 PM, Phillip Hellewell <[email protected]> wrote:
> It runs many services: sshd, apache, asterisk, exim, mpd, jabberd, bind, >> samba, etc. I want to build a new server that will be just as stable >> and last for the next decade. >> >> I need advice on what hardware to get and from where (motherboard, CPU, >> RAM, HDs). Linux compatibility is a requirement of course. I'm also >> interested in running cool & quiet. >> >> Phillip > > I built a new system (for virtualization and whatever else I want) a few months ago, with these core components: Supermicro mobo with ipmi 2.0 (a /very/ nice feature - open the ipmi address in a browser and you have full access to the system - bios settings, kvm, boot iso selection...): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813182253 Xeon E3-1230 V2 (pretty low power, high performance...): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117286 Kingston 8 GB ECC RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820239135 At this point, 16GB sticks might make sense, but a few months ago they were not an option. I have a small SSD for local storage, and I use my nexenta-based nas for bulk storage (over iSCSI and NFS). I've noticed Newegg running 15% off server motherboards a couple of times in the past few months. The last one was... maybe a week ago? If you're not doing much real work, the cpu is overkill, and you won't need as much ram. Whatever you get, strongly consider ipmi 2.0. David
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