Custom Built Virtual Server

[thevycanismajor]

Ok, So upon much research online I find its sort of difficult to find any custom server builds that I'm looking for in particular.

 

I'm looking for a Esxi server build compatible with version 5.5, I will be purchasing from NewEgg. I know I could get away with using consumer grade components and probably never have an issue. But this is for a Hospital environment so I want to make sure this data and the components are up to par.  

 

 

 

My needs:

 

Workstation Board (x99 preferred) 

 

Raid Card capable of running up to 8 SAS/SATA drives

 

PSU with failover capabilities

 

Rack mounted Chassis (hot swappable bays preferred) 

 

 

 

I will most likely use 32GB of ECC grade RAM, an E5 chip. 

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated! My first time posting so I cant wait to feel the love!

 

 

[Sir Asvald]

Ok, So upon much research online I find its sort of difficult to find any custom server builds that I'm looking for in particular.

 

I'm looking for a Esxi server build compatible with version 5.5, I will be purchasing from NewEgg. I know I could get away with using consumer grade components and probably never have an issue. But this is for a Hospital environment so I want to make sure this data and the components are up to par.  

 

 

 

My needs:

 

Workstation Board (x99 preferred) 

 

Raid Card capable of running up to 8 SAS/SATA drives

 

PSU with failover capabilities

 

Rack mounted Chassis (hot swappable bays preferred) 

 

 

 

I will most likely use 32GB of ECC grade RAM, an E5 chip. 

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated! My first time posting so I cant wait to feel the love!

What is the budget?

[thevycanismajor]

Thanks for the speedy reply! I'd say 5k for a budget.

 

Thanks!

[thevycanismajor]

BTW...I will post pictures of this build next week. I'm hoping to get everything ordered by the end of this week.

[Sir Asvald]

Thanks for the speedy reply! I'd say 5k for a budget.

 

Thanks!

Okay. Now $/£ or euro. Sorry for not asking. Also please quote, so I know you've replied.

[thevycanismajor]

Okay. Now $/£ or euro. Sorry for not asking. Also please quote, so I know you've replied.

$ por favor! But just the names or the links of the components will do. Also I will be having alot of needs on the workstation side. I believe I have the consumer grade part down. On to working on the big boy toys now lol.  

[thevycanismajor]

Also I only need this to be able to handle two VM's

[Sir Asvald]

$ por favor! But just the names or the links of the components will do. Also I will be having alot of needs on the workstation side. I believe I have the consumer grade part down. On to working on the big boy toys now lol.  

I can not choose a rackmount or the raid card case through pcpartpicker. 

 

This is the is system:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2630 V3 2.4GHz 8-Core Processor  ($628.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($91.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Asus X99-DELUXE ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($362.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Crucial 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($339.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($518.98 @ Directron) 

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($518.98 @ Directron) 

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($518.98 @ Directron) 

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($518.98 @ Directron) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($58.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $3558.83

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-12 14:05 EDT-0400

[ProdigyzMined]

 

I can not choose a rackmount or the raid card case through pcpartpicker. 

 

This is the is system:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2630 V3 2.4GHz 8-Core Processor  ($628.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($91.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Asus X99-DELUXE ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($362.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Crucial 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($339.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($518.98 @ Directron) 

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($518.98 @ Directron) 

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($518.98 @ Directron) 

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($518.98 @ Directron) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($58.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $3558.83

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-12 14:05 EDT-0400

 

H100i...? Really, for a server build? You should probably go for a good air cooler from BeQuiet!, Phanteks or Noctua.

[Sir Asvald]

H100i...? Really, for a server build? You should probably go for a good air cooler from BeQuiet!, Phanteks or Noctua.

My bad, Wasn't thinking straight.

[thevycanismajor]

H100i...? Really, for a server build? You should probably go for a good air cooler from BeQuiet!, Phanteks or Noctua.

I was hoping we could go with completely workstation-grade components -> http://www.neweggbusiness.com/s/server-motherboards/id-302

[thekeemo]

I was hoping we could go with completely workstation-grade components -> http://www.neweggbusiness.com/s/server-motherboards/id-302

pro grade cooling is a joke its loud its hot

[Eniqmatic]

2 VM's on that? What a waste! Totally overkill and over provisioning, you're missing the point of virtuliazing 

[NumLock21]

What u want is a server board not x99. For redundancy like hot swap psu or hot swap HDD bays, you're not going to find those on consumer cases. They're only found on workstation/server cases. IMO get from a OEM like Dell or HP, that way if anything goes wrong, you can call them for support. There are some PC you can build yourself, but there a times a pre-built will be your better option.

[thevycanismajor]

What u want is a server board not x99. For redundancy like hot swap psu or hot swap HDD bays, you're not going to find those on consumer cases. They're only found on workstation/server cases. IMO get from a OEM like Dell or HP, that way if anything goes wrong, you can call them for support. There are some PC you can build yourself, but there a times a pre-built will be your better option.

Thank you for your help. I am still set on a custom server build if you can assist I would greatly appreciate it. Need links or parts list. 

[thevycanismajor]

2 VM's on that? What a waste! Totally overkill and over provisioning, you're missing the point of virtuliazing 

I'm on this forum for constructive criticism, not just criticism. Thanks anyways though.

[Eniqmatic]

I'm on this forum for constructive criticism, not just criticism. Thanks anyways though.

It is constructive criticism, apologies if it came across that way. Seriously though, save your budget for other things, you can get a lot lower end, still server grade hardware for what you're trying to do, without becoming unreliable in the slightest.

 

I know you don't want to hear this and won't take any notice, but virtulisation's purpose is to consolidate the amount of physical hardware you have and make better use of resources. By building something remotely decent, you are way over provisioning resources that will never be touched. Take a look at this way, my company runs just 4 hosts with around 450 VM's and we still have space for more on those hosts, and we are still considered very small in terms of our virtual environment. So my suggestion is you just build two physical machines as it just doesn't make sense at this level, unless you get a small HP micro-server or similar and do it on that, still has server grade memory with ECC, and will also take a Xeon.