Removing shared storage from VMWare environment
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@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@Dashrender said:
@donaldlandru said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@donaldlandru said:
The UPS and power do come into play but at 200 watts (one server in question) is a small piece of the pie
Size of the pie can be misleading. Absolute cost is what would matter in this instance.
200w 24/7 @ $0.12 KWh is $211/annually
Why does 200w seem so low?
That feels very low. You've got dual procs I assume, that's normally over 200W alone. Then the PSU and UPS overhead. The power of the SSDs, memory, fans, etc. It adds up. Can't imagine getting in under 300-400W.
Currently he has 2 or no drives in the server, but that will change when he adds the SSDs. So I suppose it's possible with a single Proc and no drives.
One of the drives I am looking at has information I think are not correct. https://www.sandisk.com/home/ssd/extreme-pro-ssd claims .15watts while active. The Samsung data center model is the other one which claims 3.4watts while active. Assuming the 3.4 that is 28 watts per server added
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SSDs save a TON on power over Winchester drives. That's for sure.
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@scottalanmiller said:
SSDs save a TON on power over Winchester drives. That's for sure.
I agree there. I'd have to look it up but willing to bet taking out the two 15k, adding the ssd will still be a net power savings
