Lee H. Marzke on 21 Jun 2012 12:05:45 -0700 |
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Re: [PLUG] Recommend: cheap server suitable for virtualization? |
Server class hardware often has faster memory/buss, disks, etc. The CPU speed doesn't matter so much. I've picked up used rack-mount servers on Ebay that perform very well as ESXi hosts running a dozen or more VM's (with 32GB RAM). You may get more for your money with used hw than new consumer grade boxes. I see Dell 2950's with 4G and minimal disk for $350, but you would need more RAM and disk than that. ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pat Barron" <pat@lectroid.com> > To: plug@lists.phillylinux.org > Sent: Thursday, 21 June, 2012 10:31:31 AM > Subject: Re: [PLUG] Recommend: cheap server suitable for virtualization? > > On 06/21/2012 10:23 AM, Michael Leone wrote: > > I'd think that "monetarily cheap but doesn't work effectively > > enough > > to be useful" doesn't qualify as "server"; that would qualify more > > as > > "expensive lesson" ... or maybe "penny wise, pound foolish", as the > > old saying goes .. > > Sure - that's why I also agree that an Atom-based system is a > non-starter here. > > But I did see, for instance, a Phenom II X3 system with 8 GB of RAM > and > 500 GB of disk for about $310 (less than that after $40 rebate), that > would probably be decent, at least for running a couple of VMs > (again, > depending on exactly what one would be trying to do with it)... > > (Regarding the Newegg deal that Gary posted about - in the benchmark > numbers I've seen, the Phenom II processors seem to do better than > the > FX processors, so I tend to prefer the former...) > > --Pat. > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- > http://www.phillylinux.org > Announcements - > http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce > General Discussion -- > http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > -- "Between subtle shading and the absence of light lies the nuance of iqlusion..." - Kryptos Lee Marzke, lee@marzke.net http://marzke.net/lee/ ___________________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug