Setting up a Small Server Room

Ted ted.leslie-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org
Mon Nov 21 19:10:06 UTC 2011


rounded to 4 digits, not a budget of 4 digits :)
He just didn't want someone estimating to 100's of dollars of accuracy, 
i.e. spending a lot of time.
-tl

On 11/21/2011 01:41 PM, Digimer wrote:
> On 11/21/2011 01:39 PM, Lennart Sorensen wrote:
>> On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 01:17:09PM -0500, Ted wrote:
>>> don't need 2 racks for that.
>>> That's a HP blade system, 3/4 of a rack, ups, kvm, redundant, etc.
>>> I have designed a few, but i am intrigued by the latest claims
>>> of AC free low power servers. AC can be a nightmare as it will
>>> eventually break and leave your equipment in a sauna :(.
>>> Cost? HP based,  with your own storage (as apposed to a NetApp, etc),
>>> 90k$ before cooling. If its worth doing, and down time would be
>>> costly for you,
>> I was going to guess $50000, but I certainly wasn't thinking of blades.
>> I know where I work we have one blade server, and if the IT department
>> gets to have their way it will be the only one we ever have.  They hate
>> it for some reason.  And I have no idea what AC costs to install either.
>>
>>> i would recommend only hp or ibm equipment.
>> Never had an issue with IBM gear.  I don't particularly like HP stuff.
>>
>>> I would also recommend a additional unit as a backup to your backup,
>>> redundancy as dual, means you have none when your first piece fails :)
>>> If you want to build it yourself, and go cheap but quality, then 2-3 U cases
>>> with asus server boards. (be 60% the price, but use up more rack).
>>> Just my 0.02. In my experience with HP blade systems,
>>> 5years, 30+ blades, no failures. And multi-year uptimes.
>> Can't disagree with that.
>>
> The main issue with the above is, I suspect, the "closest four digits"
> requirement. Anything HP/IBM will be, as you indicated, *way* over $10k.
>
> Also, on HPs, avoid the Proliant DL 1xx series. DL 36x G7 are good though.
>

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