VM / Hyper V lab - Help please
Discussion
Looking to buy a high spec desktop pc or server to use solely as a VM/hyper V home lab... First it would be used for Hyper-V as more familiar with that and will be running 4 or 5 VM's for SCCM, clients etc, and then at a later date intend to use it for Vmware..
Budget is around £500 but can find more if needed.. So I was thinking a minimum of 64gb RAM and then open to suggestions on what it should/shouldn't have, what components should i spend the money on.. What are possible bottlenecks to avoid?
Any thoughts on the machine below?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dell-Desktop-Gaming-Towe...
Blowing the budget - but would it be a much better option?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dell-Precision-T5500-2x-...
Budget is around £500 but can find more if needed.. So I was thinking a minimum of 64gb RAM and then open to suggestions on what it should/shouldn't have, what components should i spend the money on.. What are possible bottlenecks to avoid?
Any thoughts on the machine below?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dell-Desktop-Gaming-Towe...
Blowing the budget - but would it be a much better option?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dell-Precision-T5500-2x-...
Anyone got a rough idea how much more it will cost to one of the older machines in the links above vs running a new more power efficient server.
Or does anyone have any links to alternative servers ready to buy? I know what will happen is If i spend too much time getting up to speed on hardware I wont ever get around to buying anything..
Can anyone help prioritise..
Amount CPU cores
Fast disk
Memory
Anything else?
Or does anyone have any links to alternative servers ready to buy? I know what will happen is If i spend too much time getting up to speed on hardware I wont ever get around to buying anything..
Can anyone help prioritise..
Amount CPU cores
Fast disk
Memory
Anything else?
Any on here look good value? - http://stores.ebay.co.uk/bargain-hardware-store/VM...
Kapenta said:
http://www.serversplus.com/servers/server_bundles/...
How about a couple of these? Three of them with three SSD's and a few spindles and you can build a VSAN...
Nice idea but would completely blow the budget..How about a couple of these? Three of them with three SSD's and a few spindles and you can build a VSAN...
TonyRPH said:
OP, do you have any experience with these 1U rack mount servers?
You know how much heat they generate?
How noisy they can be?
We ran 3 HP DL380s in our home 'comms room' (a dedicated room in the garage) for a couple of months, and keeping them cool over summer was a major issue without air conditioning.
Never mind the power consumption...
I do and also have a dl380 sitting here doing nothing for that very reason. :-)You know how much heat they generate?
How noisy they can be?
We ran 3 HP DL380s in our home 'comms room' (a dedicated room in the garage) for a couple of months, and keeping them cool over summer was a major issue without air conditioning.
Never mind the power consumption...
TonyRPH said:
OP, do you have any experience with these 1U rack mount servers?
You know how much heat they generate?
How noisy they can be?
We ran 3 HP DL380s in our home 'comms room' (a dedicated room in the garage) for a couple of months, and keeping them cool over summer was a major issue without air conditioning.
Never mind the power consumption...
I do and also have a dl380 sitting here doing nothing for that very reason. :-)You know how much heat they generate?
How noisy they can be?
We ran 3 HP DL380s in our home 'comms room' (a dedicated room in the garage) for a couple of months, and keeping them cool over summer was a major issue without air conditioning.
Never mind the power consumption...
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