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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
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        @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
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          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
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                  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
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                          @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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