Dell PowerEdge 2900 for unraid server

impalaguy1230 · February 23, 2016

I'm looking for move my storage to a NAS from my desktop. I currently have 6 2tb WD blue drives in there now for media storage and am using it as a plex server.

ive always wanted to get into server and a local guy near me has quite a few rack mount Dell 2900's for $100 bucks.

would I be wasting my time and energy with something like this? I've read where they can be a little noisy, however I will have it setup in a cabinet so noise will not be an issue for me. I figure if this would work I could upgrade to something a little more modern/power efficient after I wrap my head around this type of stuff a little more.

QFA350 · February 23, 2016

I have one and they use MASSIVE amounts of power. My 2950 chews 4.5 AMPS from the Australian 10A 240v Wall plug. Not worth it. Way to much money lost.

Maxwellang · February 23, 2016

U have to measure between this and NAS.

Servers draws more power and produce more heat. It can be hard to maintain if you are not sure how to do as well.

Best to get Synology or other type of better brand NAS. (Do take not this might be slightly more costly but it draws more power and easier to maintain.)

impalaguy1230 · February 23, 2016

I have been trying to find some reading on how much power this thing will draw at idle and all I can find is what the power supplies are rated for. I figure if I am using unraid then it wouldn't be spinning the disks at all times and the load 99% of the time would be minimal. Would this thing still draw a large amount at idle or will I be sub 100 while its just sitting there?

OPSJono · February 23, 2016

9 hours ago, impalaguy1230 said:

I'm looking for move my storage to a NAS from my desktop. I currently have 6 2tb WD blue drives in there now for media storage and am using it as a plex server.

ive always wanted to get into server and a local guy near me has quite a few rack mount Dell 2900's for $100 bucks.

would I be wasting my time and energy with something like this? I've read where they can be a little noisy, however I will have it setup in a cabinet so noise will not be an issue for me. I figure if this would work I could upgrade to something a little more modern/power efficient after I wrap my head around this type of stuff a little more.

9 hours ago, Warning said:

I have one and they use MASSIVE amounts of power. My 2950 chews 4.5 AMPS from the Australian 10A 240v Wall plug. Not worth it. Way to much money lost.

Yeah dude, Dell servers.... (puke)

We had exclusively dell servers in my old job.

(2850's, 2950's and R710's)

They were all loud as fuck, and used up so much power, it's never worth it!