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http://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-DL380-G6-2x-Xeon-L5520-2-26GHz-Quad-Core-72gb-8x-146gb-2x-750w-/231714073262?hash=item35f33c2aae

 

72gb of RAM (18x4gb) DDR3.

8x 146gb 10k rpm SAS drives (probably going to go with RAID 10.)

2x 750w PSUs

and 2 Xeon L5520 (4 cores, 8 threads, VT-D and VT-X.)

a RAID controller that I'm not familiar with

 

Can't wait for it to get here :D I think I'll throw up ESXI and a ton of VMs.

 

Also going to grab 2 of these: http://www.ebay.com/itm/CISCO-WS-C3550-48-SMI-CATALYST-3550-48-PORT-10-100Base-T-L3-SWITCH-GIGABIT-UPLIN-/271684102220?hash=item3f41a2684c

 

Woo making a lab!

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You basically got 1 TB of storage.. It would be cheaper to buy a 1TB hard drive.

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http://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-DL380-G6-2x-Xeon-L5520-2-26GHz-Quad-Core-72gb-8x-146gb-2x-750w-/231714073262?hash=item35f33c2aae

 

72gb of RAM (18x4gb) DDR3.

8x 146gb 10k rpm SAS drives (probably going to go with RAID 10.)

2x 750w PSUs

and 2 Xeon L5520 (4 cores, 8 threads, VT-D and VT-X.)

a RAID controller that I'm not familiar with

 

Can't wait for it to get here :D I think I'll throw up ESXI and a ton of VMs.

 

Also going to grab 2 of these: http://www.ebay.com/itm/CISCO-WS-C3550-48-SMI-CATALYST-3550-48-PORT-10-100Base-T-L3-SWITCH-GIGABIT-UPLIN-/271684102220?hash=item3f41a2684c

 

Woo making a lab!

Let's hope it all comes in one piece!

 

It'll be interesting to see what you can do with it.

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You basically got 1 TB of storage.. It would be cheaper to buy a 1TB hard drive.

You uhhh... Lol.

 

72gb of ddr3 ram. 2 quad core xeons. (16 threads total) Also those are 10k rpm sas drives.

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You basically got 1 TB of storage.. It would be cheaper to buy a 1TB hard drive.

But it's probably pretty damn fast storage...plus tons of RAM and a couple Xeons.

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You basically got 1 TB of storage.. It would be cheaper to buy a 1TB hard drive.

 

Those are sas drive, they spin higher than the limit rpm of your average car

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hahah My Microserver Gen 8 has a P410 fitted. Its a beast and works well with ESXi :)

OHHH also you're going to need to BUY ESXi as the free licence is limited to 1 CPU.

 

and thoose SAS drives & fans will be LOUUUUUUUD haha.

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hahah My Microserver Gen 8 has a P410 fitted. Its a beast and works well with ESXi :)

OHHH also you're going to need to BUY ESXi as the free licence is limited to 1 CPU.

1.) Really? Awesome! (about the P410)

2.) Know how much it is? One time payment? Or license? 

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damn thats cheap i paid £100 for my dell power edge 2950 with 512mb of ram and no caddies and one cpu 2 years ago  :( servers are moire expensive in the uk 

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hahah My Microserver Gen 8 has a P410 fitted. Its a beast and works well with ESXi :)

OHHH also you're going to need to BUY ESXi as the free licence is limited to 1 CPU.

 

and thoose SAS drives & fans will be LOUUUUUUUD haha.

http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere-hypervisor/gettingstarted

 

It looks like they removed the 1 CPU

 

and I think the 32gb limit was removed in 5.5.

 

Still trying to learn any and all things vmware. Want to get my vmware certs in about a year.

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Are you planning to run it 24/7? If yes isn't that going to be quite expensive?

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Are you planning to run it 24/7? If yes isn't that going to be quite expensive?

Not really, no. Power isn't a ton here.

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But can it run Crysis ?!

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Dang son, for 400$ that's a pretty nice deal. Could run a couple awesome game servers off that... hmmmmmm...

 

*Glances towards server in garage, debates about upgrading it, and turning it into a build thread, hmmm...*

 

Now i hate you, I'm definitely going to have to drop money on my server now...

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Dang son, for 400$ that's a pretty nice deal. Could run a couple awesome game servers off that... hmmmmmm...

 

*Glances towards server in garage, debates about upgrading it, and turning it into a build thread, hmmm...*

 

Now i hate you, I'm definitely going to have to drop money on my server now...

I've been saving for a small lab. Grabbing 2 cisco 3550 and VIRL to start practicing for my CCNP. That server to practice for vmware certs. And going to be working on my wireshark one in the meantime.

 

Now I need a rack :P don't have one yet.

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You basically got 1 TB of storage.. It would be cheaper to buy a 1TB hard drive.

 

Or you could remove the current hard drives and throw in some new ones, Boom! 8TB, 16TB, or heck, 48TB storage array!

 

EDIT: I notice that they're 2.5'' drive bays......yeah, maybe a bit more conservative on the storage side of things...

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I've been saving for a small lab. Grabbing 2 cisco 3550 and VIRL to start practicing for my CCNP. That server to practice for vmware certs. And going to be working on my wireshark one in the meantime.

 

Now I need a rack :P don't have one yet.

I'm doing my CCNA. Most people I know have the Qualification without even using any equipment. Comes to do his job. Has no clue what to do with the equipment. 

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I've been saving for a small lab. Grabbing 2 cisco 3550 and VIRL to start practicing for my CCNP. That server to practice for vmware certs. And going to be working on my wireshark one in the meantime.

 

Now I need a rack :P don't have one yet.

 

Dang, i dig the setup and plans. Certainly taking a far more hands on approach 

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I'm doing my CCNA. Most people I know have the Qualification without even using any equipment. Comes to do his job. Has no clue what to do with the equipment. 

Yeah I have my CCNA. Used packet tracer and my classes to learn. I'm kinda in the same boat, yet I'm looking for networking internships lol. Also buying 2 3550s to practice on hardware.

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Or you could remove the current hard drives and throw in some new ones, Boom! 8TB, 16TB, or heck, 48TB storage array!

Nah I'll stick with the sas drives until they die. Then I'll throw in some new ones.

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Nah I'll stick with the sas drives until they die. Then I'll throw in some new ones.

 

Fair enough. I mean, if they work just fine, you may as well use them. :P

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