[geeks] server wanted

[Patrick Finnegan]

On Monday 18 July 2011, Andrew Jones wrote:
> On 07/18/2011 09:11 AM, Shannon wrote:
> > As part of changes in my server equipment at home, I could use
> > another quiet server like my Dell T105.
> > 
> > I have very little money for this so if anyone knows where I could
> > get a machine like it or very close dirt cheap I'd appreciate it.
> > 
> > Must support virtualization in hardware for Xen, but it doesn't
> > need to be very powerful otherwise. Something I could at least
> > upgrade to quad-core and 8GB of RAM eventually would be nice.
> 
> When I was looking for a rackmount server for personal use earlier
> this year, I ended up buying a new/refurb Dell R210.
> 
> The only "dirt cheap" options with hardware virtualization were
> Netburst systems, which completely blew the power/thermal envelope
> for my colo. By the same token, if "quiet" is important, P4 Xeons
> are probably not a great choice for you, either.

You can probably get a 2nd gen (4 digit) 2-core-per-socket system pretty 
cheaply.  I had been scoring IBM LS21 blades (dual socket w/2xxx dual 
core opteron) w/o memory for about $30 shipped off ebay.  Of course, you 
need a BladeCenter to shove them in, which makes it not quiet, but you 
can probably find quiet 2U or 4U dual-opteron 2xxx systems.  (The 4-
digit opterons all have hardware virt support).

Pat
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