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Originally posted by snaw View PostWant to build a VM Ware server at home, on dedicated hardware. Any suggestions on best/cheapest way to do this. Don't mind building my own, but not all that experienced with vmware to know what I should be looking for ni tersm of specs - probably use it to run 4-5 servers (Some call managers, citrix etc), or just as happy if someone can recommend a decent cheap site to get off (And don't say dell).
Cheers.
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Fleabay can bag you some bargains. I bought a Dell Poweredge 700 for the very same reason, 2x 36GB SCSI RAID1, 1GB RAM, 2.8ghz processor, DAT72 drive. It was 3 years old and I got it for £101.14!
Need to put some extra RAM and disks in it, but the server has 2 SATA ports so I'll bang in a couple of spare 250GB disks I've got lying about!Last edited by Pacman; 5 March 2008, 16:39.
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Originally posted by Platypus View PostYes, if you don't mind the hassle of building yourself and the lack of a warranty, you can DIY for less. But for their lower end stuff (£179 servers) there's no point just to save a few quid.
The £179 server is extremely basic, I looked at it and to get to even a low end spec you're up in the £500's.
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Originally posted by snaw View PostI've no problem with Dell beyond the price - I bought a new pc last year - used as a games machine. Was going to buy from dell but though I'd look into building my own and was a bit shocked to discover I could build myself a slightly better system than dells top end for about 40% less than dell were charging.
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I've no problem with Dell beyond the price - I bought a new pc last year - used as a games machine. Was going to buy from dell but though I'd look into building my own and was a bit shocked to discover I could build myself a slightly better system than dells top end for about 40% less than dell were charging.
Had an aversion ever since to them ...
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I've been running 5 VM's within VMWare Server on a Dell server for the last 2 years.
No problems at all.
No idea why you have an aversion to Dell kit - it's served me perfectly well.
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Sorry I see server and instantly assume rack mounted
Rack mounted are normally at a premium, you can prolly get something in a normal box much cheaper.
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I know you didn't say Dell but they are cheap and they do come with a warranty.
Depends what kind of power you want. I would probably just use a high spec desktop.
I recently built a dual Xeon (dual core - 5100 series 1.86Ghz) server, 3ware raid cards, 2tb disk space. Complete overkill but the parts were sourced for sub £600 by the guy I built it for.
Not bad really.
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They seem kinda expensive for what they are - don't really mind about it being rack server, which is where I guess the extra price comes from?
Cheers though.
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http://www.rackservers.com/
I have been told about the guys above before as being fairly good, never used them myself though.
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Cheap server
Want to build a VM Ware server at home, on dedicated hardware. Any suggestions on best/cheapest way to do this. Don't mind building my own, but not all that experienced with vmware to know what I should be looking for ni tersm of specs - probably use it to run 4-5 servers (Some call managers, citrix etc), or just as happy if someone can recommend a decent cheap site to get off (And don't say dell).
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