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ChrisD.

ChrisD.

ChrisD.

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Looks like my G6 ML110 is having issues, so I'm looking for something to replace it. I do a lot of virtulisation, so I'm looking at a minimum of Xeon quad core with HT and 16GB+ of RAM. Ideally a tower with not so noisy fans, if not I'll look at putting something into my garage in a small rack.
 
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Cheers but not really what I'm looking for.

My server has started working again, but it doesn't fill me with much confidence. Got a screen attached to it now to find out why it's hard resetting.
 
I just recently got a Dell PowerEdge T110 II -- great little machine, really quiet for what it is. Xeon E3 v2 and 32GB RAM.
 
Are the Dell hot swap caddies compatible with consumer level SSD's? As on HP servers IIRC they are not and you need specific caddies?
 
The T110 II doesn't have hot-swap caddies, it has very much cold-swap trays (you have to open the case to get to them). Because the trays are for 5.25" disks, you will need a 5.25 to 3.5" adapter for SSDs.
 
Ah, sorry. I've been looking at the T420.

Looks like I can get a converter for 3.5" to 2.5" and as long as I get a PERC H700 or above it'll support SATA SSD's. Only problem is that the Dell site won't allow me to choose no HDD's, so I might call them up. They have good discounts at the moment on the T420.

Also I need to research which exact converter to get for the HDD's.
 
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I picked up a pair of IBM ThinkServer TS140's to be used with ESXi 5.5. Really impressed with them for the price, plus Lenovo are doing £50 cashback per server. 32GB RAM and whisper quiet. The only wrinkle I've seen is the onboard SATA drives aren't available for passthru but if you're looking at a PERC that won't be a problem
 
Wow *really* good discounts on the main site on the T420! I'd say go for it. I assume this is for work and not for home?
 
I've ordered a T420, dual E2420v2 and 32GB of RAM. Around 1/3 off the retail price. It's to sit at home but I'm self employed so it's used as a training tool more than anything. Going to order some SSDs for it shortly.
 
It's a shame I had to order the Dell 500GB SATA drive, it won't let you order with no drives.

I've just ordered 3xM100X's from OcUK, 3x in RAID6 should be fine and limit loss thorugh drive failures while giving more than enough storage for multiple VM's. Will work out some way to back it up to the 500Gb drive and/or my Synology NAS.
 
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