"White-Box" ESXi server

adeq1 · 28 Dec 2008 at 22:33

Has anyone got any experience with building a "whitebox" ESXi server? I'm planning on building one for home instead of just relying on running Workstation on my desktop as you can build something pretty nitfy for a few hundred quid thesedays - and will be a lot quieter than buying a proper server listed on the HCL.

If anyone else has been through this, Any tips on what did / didn't work would be appreciated.

adeq1 · 29 Dec 2008 at 09:30

thanks for the info guys, i'd seen the links to ultimatewhitebox before the site was down so i'd assumed it had gone away...

adeq1 · 29 Dec 2008 at 12:52

Hi ricky, that ML115 seems like a much better idea than the home brew box, i just need to see if i can pick up some cheapo dual/quad port nics.. am i right in thinking that just about any intel pro/100(0) nic will work (e100/e1000)?

adeq1 · 5 Jan 2009 at 20:31

As i just posted here i picked up my ML115 today, all working a treat with ESXi, and can confirm that the dual pro/1000 card works a treat too.

once again, thanks for the heads-up ricky.