Looks like a good deal for the configuration:
Dell PowerEdge C6220 24x Bay 4x Node 8x Intel Xeon E5-2660 2.2GHz 64GB 2x 1400W | eBay
Dell PowerEdge C6220 24x Bay 4x Node 8x Intel Xeon E5-2660 2.2GHz 64GB 2x 1400W | eBay
Likely made by Quanta for Dell.were these originally from another company that Dell acquired?
why would Dell have Quanta build these servers for them after many years of building their own? and why would Dell have Quanta build these servers that didn't adhere to the "Dell theme" of servers? (e.g., the HDD trays are different, the usual Dell PowerEdge design patterns are not used with these) ... what was the story behind that?Likely made by Quanta for Dell.
The PowerEdge C series was targeted to HPC and hyperscale market [source]. The C series servers were not available for purchase by "normal" users. The hyperscale market does not care about individual server reliability, the most important factors are price, power efficiency and density. Compare this to the typical PowerEdge products which were designed and built for flexibility, reliability and add-ons like monitoring integrations. Presumably, Dell just found that it made more sense to outsource the hardware to Quanta instead of starting from scratch with designing and building low-cost commodity servers.why would Dell have Quanta build these servers for them after many years of building their own? and why would Dell have Quanta build these servers that didn't adhere to the "Dell theme" of servers? (e.g., the HDD trays are different, the usual Dell PowerEdge design patterns are not used with these) ... what was the story behind that?