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    So I Got a New Test Box

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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller
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      What hypervisor are you going to be loading up?

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      • thanksajdotcomT
        thanksajdotcom
        last edited by

        Is that even a question? ESXi 5.5 is going on this bad boy!

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller
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          It's for home use, use vSphere 6 at least.

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          • thanksajdotcomT
            thanksajdotcom @scottalanmiller
            last edited by

            @scottalanmiller said:

            It's for home use, use vSphere 6 at least.

            Wait, 6 is out?! I hadn't heard!

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller
              last edited by

              In beta. Full release should be next week.

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              • thanksajdotcomT
                thanksajdotcom @scottalanmiller
                last edited by

                @scottalanmiller said:

                In beta. Full release should be next week.

                WOOHOO! Can't wait!

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                  Carnival Boy @thanksajdotcom
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                  @ajstringham said:

                  I had watched his house for him while he was out-of-state

                  http://www.visualphotos.com/photo/2x4715361/businessman_looking_out_window_through_binoculars_u16588000.jpg

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                  • DashrenderD
                    Dashrender
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                    OK in lite of this post, I looked up the PowerEdge AJ is taking about,

                    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-PowerEdge-2850-2-x-3-4GHz-1MB-6GB-64-Bit-Dual-Power-3-Year-Warranty-/300840297098?pt=COMP_EN_Servers&hash=item460b7aa28a

                    This server seems almost to cheap.

                    I could really use test system, and this seems perfect cost wise - will it have enough horsepower to do the things AJ wanted (ESXi, Exchange/Server2012/SQL/Linux webserver)

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                    • thanksajdotcomT
                      thanksajdotcom @Dashrender
                      last edited by

                      @Dashrender said:

                      OK in lite of this post, I looked up the PowerEdge AJ is taking about,

                      http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-PowerEdge-2850-2-x-3-4GHz-1MB-6GB-64-Bit-Dual-Power-3-Year-Warranty-/300840297098?pt=COMP_EN_Servers&hash=item460b7aa28a

                      This server seems almost to cheap.

                      I could really use test system, and this seems perfect cost wise - will it have enough horsepower to do the things AJ wanted (ESXi, Exchange/Server2012/SQL/Linux webserver)

                      ESXi isn't anything. It isn't going to run a webserver. It's going to be a straight dev/play/test box. Nothing prod will ever be on it. I'm gonna bump up the RAM to 12GB. It'll suffice for a box to play with for learning purposes.

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                      • DashrenderD
                        Dashrender
                        last edited by

                        I added the web server for my own needs.

                        I know ESXi isn't adding any real load 🙂

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                        • gjacobseG
                          gjacobse
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                          That is pretty cheap.. jeez,.. My brother and I have been trying to deal with how to backup our data as well as our dad's for the last year or so. And we have thought about setting up replication between the three houses. We all get off site and even out of state backups - This could be a good option. Though a power hungry one.

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                          • JaredBuschJ
                            JaredBusch @gjacobse
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                            @g.jacobse said:

                            That is pretty cheap.. jeez,.. My brother and I have been trying to deal with how to backup our data as well as our dad's for the last year or so. And we have thought about setting up replication between the three houses. We all get off site and even out of state backups - This could be a good option. Though a power hungry one.

                            Look into CrashPlan. You can game that system so you only need 1 paid subscription.

                            They let you back up between yourselves for free. Or you can pay $60 per year for unlimited up to their cloud. So setup replication via CrashPlan between the three of you, and then one person pay for a subscript and boom everything goes to the cloud.

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                            • Reid CooperR
                              Reid Cooper
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                              Got it up and running yet @ajstringham ?

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                              • thanksajdotcomT
                                thanksajdotcom
                                last edited by

                                Not yet. I don't have the $$ for the RAM yet. It's gonna sit idle for a couple months, sadly.

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                                • scottalanmillerS
                                  scottalanmiller
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                                  Throw CentOS 7 on there in the interim and use Docker

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                                  • thanksajdotcomT
                                    thanksajdotcom @scottalanmiller
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                                    @scottalanmiller said:

                                    Throw CentOS 7 on there in the interim and use Docker

                                    Use what for what?

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                                      technobabble
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                                      I have 2 Dell PowerEdge 2850's for sale!

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                                      • DashrenderD
                                        Dashrender @technobabble
                                        last edited by

                                        @technobabble said:

                                        I have 2 Dell PowerEdge 2850's for sale!

                                        Chat message sent - at least as well as it can be.

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                                          technobabble
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                                          replied in chat @Dashrender

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                                          • Reid CooperR
                                            Reid Cooper
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                                            Have you done anything with your new server yet?

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