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    • JaredBuschJ
      JaredBusch @ysapir
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      @ysapir said in Dropping a black box on a client network:

      I can help with Supermicro config if you need. drop me a line.

      Mostly, I don't want to wade through all the options on the Supermicro site just to get an idea.

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      • JaredBuschJ
        JaredBusch @travisdh1
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        @travisdh1 said in Dropping a black box on a client network:

        @JaredBusch Hardware wise, xByte is the only 3rd party I'd trust for anything going into production. A Supermicro is going to start at $1,500, which is a good deal for a new server.

        That said, if you just want to cheap out, I got my current Home Lab box from Orange Computers. No factory warranty, and I have no idea how good the support is if it's needed.

        I would never do something without a warranty of some type in this kind of scenario.

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          1337
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          @JaredBusch said in Dropping a black box on a client network:

          A Dell R230 on Xbyte shows $599 to start.

          "To start"...in that case it's without CPU, memory or disk. So it's a server that does not start.

          Get a new one instead from Dell. Dell R240, 8GB ECC RAM, Dual-core G4900 CPU, 1TB disk. $709 ready to go on dell.com

          G4900 is latest gen CPU, more than you need. To step up to 4 cores it's $176 to get a Xeon E-series CPU in the same machine.

          Supermicro is never going to be a cheap as Dell or HP low end models so there's no point even looking at it.

          PS. Also you get 1 year basic HW warranty on site in that price but you could extend to 3 year for $100 or whatever the customer wants.

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          • DashrenderD
            Dashrender @JaredBusch
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            @JaredBusch said in Dropping a black box on a client network:

            @travisdh1 said in Dropping a black box on a client network:

            @JaredBusch Hardware wise, xByte is the only 3rd party I'd trust for anything going into production. A Supermicro is going to start at $1,500, which is a good deal for a new server.

            That said, if you just want to cheap out, I got my current Home Lab box from Orange Computers. No factory warranty, and I have no idea how good the support is if it's needed.

            I would never do something without a warranty of some type in this kind of scenario.

            So the box is considered semi critical.
            Does it have to be onsite? What about a Vultr VPS and a VPN connection?

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            • JaredBuschJ
              JaredBusch @Dashrender
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              @Dashrender said in Dropping a black box on a client network:

              @JaredBusch said in Dropping a black box on a client network:

              @travisdh1 said in Dropping a black box on a client network:

              @JaredBusch Hardware wise, xByte is the only 3rd party I'd trust for anything going into production. A Supermicro is going to start at $1,500, which is a good deal for a new server.

              That said, if you just want to cheap out, I got my current Home Lab box from Orange Computers. No factory warranty, and I have no idea how good the support is if it's needed.

              I would never do something without a warranty of some type in this kind of scenario.

              So the box is considered semi critical.
              Does it have to be onsite? What about a Vultr VPS and a VPN connection?

              What part did you not understand?

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              • DashrenderD
                Dashrender @JaredBusch
                last edited by Dashrender

                @JaredBusch said in Dropping a black box on a client network:

                @Dashrender said in Dropping a black box on a client network:

                @JaredBusch said in Dropping a black box on a client network:

                @travisdh1 said in Dropping a black box on a client network:

                @JaredBusch Hardware wise, xByte is the only 3rd party I'd trust for anything going into production. A Supermicro is going to start at $1,500, which is a good deal for a new server.

                That said, if you just want to cheap out, I got my current Home Lab box from Orange Computers. No factory warranty, and I have no idea how good the support is if it's needed.

                I would never do something without a warranty of some type in this kind of scenario.

                So the box is considered semi critical.
                Does it have to be onsite? What about a Vultr VPS and a VPN connection?

                What part did you not understand?

                All of it apparently.
                😛

                I didn't go back and re-read the OP after reading the comments - ON Prem ONLY.. fsst - whatever. 😛

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                • JaredBuschJ
                  JaredBusch @JaredBusch
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                  @JaredBusch said in Dropping a black box on a client network:

                  This is an on-prem only solution.

                  .....

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                    bnrstnr @1337
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                    @Pete-S said in Dropping a black box on a client network:

                    @JaredBusch said in Dropping a black box on a client network:

                    A Dell R230 on Xbyte shows $599 to start.

                    "To start"...in that case it's without CPU, memory or disk. So it's a server that does not start.

                    Get a new one instead from Dell. Dell R240, 8GB ECC RAM, Dual-core G4900 CPU, 1TB disk. $709 ready to go on dell.com

                    G4900 is latest gen CPU, more than you need. To step up to 4 cores it's $176 to get a Xeon E-series CPU in the same machine.

                    Supermicro is never going to be a cheap as Dell or HP low end models so there's no point even looking at it.

                    PS. Also you get 1 year basic HW warranty on site in that price but you could extend to 3 year for $100 or whatever the customer wants.

                    https://outlet.us.dell.com/ARBOnlineSales/Online/InventorySearch.aspx?brandid=2804&c=us&cs=28&l=en&s=dfb&frid=192

                    Pretty good deals on previous gen Dells on their outlet site too. R230 with E3 series processor and 3-years support for $629

                    None of these super cheap options are going to have dual power supplies though.

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                    • notverypunnyN
                      notverypunny
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                      https://www.dellrefurbished.com/enterprise-products/servers/dell-poweredge-r720-4-port-140081.html

                      %40 off for president's day

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                      • JaredBuschJ
                        JaredBusch @bnrstnr
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                        @bnrstnr said in Dropping a black box on a client network:

                        Pretty good deals on previous gen Dells on their outlet site too. R230 with E3 series processor and 3-years support for $629

                        Not really a good deal IMO, because you can get a current gen for only $100 more.

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                          bnrstnr @JaredBusch
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                          @JaredBusch said in Dropping a black box on a client network:

                          Not really a good deal IMO, because you can get a current gen for only $100 more.

                          With 2 years less warranty and less processor... I don't know what's more important to you in this scenario.

                          A few hundred dollars probably isn't the biggest deal here anyway lol

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                            Spammer ban hammered.

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                              • DustinB3403D
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                                @JaredBusch I don't know if you ever finished up with this client, but for $1236 you can get a decent server that would work well.

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                                Add $99 if you wanted the 3 year warranty

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