Aaron
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I had a server at home for many years. I used it to faff about with Active Directory etc, however, about 6 months ago, the thing totally died on me (it was about 7 or so years old tbh)
I was going though a house move at the time, and i couldn't be bothered to replace it. I'm now quite settled in my new place, and i quite fancy buying a new server to help me up-skill.
I'd like to be as small and powerful as possible, powerful enough for me to have a good play with virtualisation.
Any recommendations?
Budget is £400 or less if possible
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Dom
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What about a HP ML110 G7? Add a load more ram and stick ESXI on it and you have a winner. £150 cashback too.
Edit - Otherwise a N40 but it depends what you're planning to use it for.
[Edited on 07-08-2012 by Dom]
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Aaron
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It'll be used to store digital media on, such as music and films, and also as a learning tool. I'd quite like to experiment with virtualisation, as well we expanding knowledge of Windows server OS's tbh. I'd only plan on running a maximum of 3 virtual server at any one time.
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Dom
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HP ML110 G7 would be the better bet, run ESXI then FreeNas etc for storage side of things and then your Windows/Server OS's in other containers.
Only issue is noise; they aren't jet plane loud, like you get with some Dell's, but you'd certainly notice a G7 running.
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Aaron
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Noise wouldn't be too much of an issue, given that it's going to be in my computer room anyway...where my PC is somewhat of a monster in terms of noise anyway.
eBuyer?
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Aaron
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http://www.misco.co.uk/Product/Q496531/HP-ProLiant-ML110-G7-Intel-Pentium-G840-2GB-250GB-DVD-ROM-Tower-Server-1-Year-Warranty
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willay
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ML110 looks alright for the money, I'd be tempted to get one myself. Looking on crucial its going to cost £120 to max out the ram to 16GB
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Dom
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I would double check the cashback offer as there are a few different specs of G7, the G840/G850 versions and the E3. Also eBuyer stock them which tend to be cheaper than Misco.
Worth a read of the thread over on OcUK as well - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18410198.
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willay
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corrr
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Aaron
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I bought this in the end - http://www.ebuyer.com/281915-hp-proliant-turion-ii-n40l-microserver-100-cashback-658553-421
and also the 8GB RAM pack.
Plan is to install ESXi on it, and then have a faff with virtual servers.
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Dom
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Be interesting to see how you get on with the N40, considering it's not exactly a speed demon  But you should be able to get a handful of virtual containers going either way.
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Aaron
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Aye, i know what you mean. I'm only going to be having 3 virtual hosts going at the same time, probably only two to be honest. I fancied something pretty small.
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