Did anyone here use here an Intel Server?

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Hi

Did anyone here use here an Intel Server? Last week I visit a Road show who the where shown.

I like the fact that the are "open" and I can put HDD, SSD in who are certified from the Broadcom and the are cheaper.

But how good the are?
Thanks

[jj9987]

What Intel Server do you mean?

[leadeater]

You can actually put your own HDDs, SSDs, RAM, CPU etc in to any vendor server. You don't have to buy their specific parts, if it's for a business purchase it's best to as everything is covered under that single warranty and also typically longer than the device manufacture offers but for home labs just find the cheapest base platform and upgrade as you need from cheapest parts you can find.

[Slayerking92]

I've used a Intel "whitebox" server for years.  They did sell them as a "Kit" with motherboard, case, P/S.  Then all you needed to add was processors, ram and storage.  Tier 1 quality, without the Dell/HP tax.

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1 hour ago, Slayerking92 said:

They did sell them as a "Kit" with motherboard, case, P/S.

It depend I saw some without a PSU. Who produce the Boards Fujitsu in Germany?

1 hour ago, Slayerking92 said:

Then all you needed to add was processors, ram and storage.

Do you use "Brand one" like Kingston and so?

1 hour ago, leadeater said:

You don't have to buy their specific parts

It depend. I got an used HP Server and there is now FW Download without €.

The HDD Caddy as sparepart cost quite the same as an used HDD with Caddy.

1 hour ago, jj9987 said:

What Intel Server do you mean?

mm the English look a little differen her the German one:
https://www.intel.de/content/www/de/de/products/servers/server-chassis-systems.html

 

I dont know which one I saw some days ago but it look like this one: R2312WTXXX

But I am afraid to buy such a model because the get EOL Q3'20...

[leadeater]

7 minutes ago, Required said:

It depend. I got an used HP Server and there is now FW Download without €

All HPE firmware is free and able to be downloaded from their website. The only thing that requires a login is the SPP ISO for bulk firmware update.

 

7 minutes ago, Required said:

The HDD Caddy as sparepart cost quite the same as an used HDD with Caddy.

Not the ones I've seen, at least not if you're buying large 3.5" disks anyway.

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Mine is a ProLiant SE326M1. If you know a legal way to get the current firmware pls tell me.

System ROM: R02  07/02/2013; backup system ROM: 07/02/2013

 

Proc 1:2800 MHz

Execution technology:4/4 cores; 8 maximum threads

Memory technology:64-bit capable

Processor 1 Internal L1 Cache:128 KB

Processor 1 Internal L2 Cache:1024 KB

Processor 1 Internal L3 Cache:8192 KB

Proc 2:2800 MHz

Execution technology:4/4 cores; 8 maximum threads

Memory technology:64-bit capable

Processor 2 Internal L1 Cache:128 KB

Processor 2 Internal L2 Cache:1024 KB

Processor 2 Internal L3 Cache:8192 KB

 

and 2x 6x Ram 4096 MB 1333 MHz

 

[Slayerking92]

24 minutes ago, Required said:

It depend I saw some without a PSU. Who produce the Boards Fujitsu in Germany?

 

Do you use "Brand one" like Kingston and so?

 

I am not sure who is making the boards for intel anymore.  They did have their own plant, but I assume its now someone else assembling them now.

 

Could use any brand of parts, as long as it was compatible. (example: ECC memory)

 

They do have a "tested" hardware list for all of their server boards.

 

https://serverconfigurator.intel.com/exodus/page?eventType=11&targetPageId=120224

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I need a server for my small project. I sayed before i will do what linus did.

Build a Server with an Graphic card + USB and run just a Virtual Win7 on it with an ESXi.

During the night when I sleep other Virtual System could use the CPU Power to run some cpu hungry process.