Great Virtualization Server or Home Lab - Dell R710: Dual X5660's (3.2 Ghz, 12 Cores, 24 Threads! ), 48 GB Ram, 2 x 500 GB Dell Enterprise Class HD's, Dual 870 Watt Power Supplies....
I would say the Dell R710 is the most compatible / supported Server available. i.e. it is supported by just about every OS (including Windows Server OS's 2003 to 2016 and Windows Desktop OS's) out there!
Dell R710 with a 6 x 3.5" drive bay chassis configuration:
Dual Xeon X5660 cpu's (these are Hex Core with Hyper Threading and have a base speed of 2.80 Ghz and Turbo speed of 3.20 Ghz so you get 12 cores / 24 threads total !)
48 GB of Ram (with 6 x 8GB 1333 Mhz ECC Rdimms) with 12 empty dimm slots remaining.... you could expand the memory to to 144 GB by just adding 12 more 8GB sticks
2 x Dell Certified Enterprise Class 500 GB 7.2K Sata Hard Drives (WD RE3 Model: WD5002ABYS)
DVD Rom Drive
iDrac Enterprise card
Dual 870 Watt Power Supplies
PERC6i Raid Controller and battery backup
Exapansion slost: 2xPCI-E x8 and 2xPCI-E x4 slots
Onboard Ports
- 5 x USB (2 front, 2 back, 1 Interior ),
- 1xSerial (back),
- 2xVGA (1 front, 1 back)
- 4 x 1 GB Ethernet Ports (back)
All Firmware updated to the most recent & Passed Self Diagnostic tests. Server is ready to go!
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all for $549 Canuck Bucks (or $409 USD)
I can adjust Hard Drive and Memory to suit your needs (and possibly some other options, just ask).
Add another 6 x 8GB 1333 Mhz ECC Rdimms for + $120 Canuck Bucks to have 96 GB Total Ram!
This Server is very quiet and I run one just a few feet from me without issue (the fans are a little loud for a few seconds at startup but quiet right down quickly).
What is NOT included: Ears, Rails, Bezel, Drive Caddys (well except for the ones accompanying the included hard drive(s) but the remaining drive bays will contain drive blanks), power cord, keyboard, monitor, operating system. These options and others are available but are extra.
Rack it up special -> Add Ears + Rails + Bezel for only $75 Canuck Bucks
I can offer assistance to help you get going on this if you feel intimidated by jumping into the Enterprise Hardware pool... I have worked with these quite a bit and have identified many links and resources etc.
Local pickup in London where i live but I travel to Toronto on a regular basis so pickup is available there as well (next Trip approx June 1-2 )
Shipping is an option but this is heavy (I did one to BC for $75) so closer would be less
Officially Supported Operating Systems:
Supported Operating Systems
Drivers, Firmware, etc. can be found here:
Support for PowerEdge R710 | Drivers & downloads | Dell US
Windows Server 2016 Drivers can be found here:
Dell Driver Pack For Windows OS, v.16.12.00 Driver Details | Dell US
Dell R710 Guidebook:
Links: https://www.dell.com/downloads/global/products/pedge/en/server-poweredge-r710-tech-guidebook.pdf
Pictures coming soon!!!
I would say the Dell R710 is the most compatible / supported Server available. i.e. it is supported by just about every OS (including Windows Server OS's 2003 to 2016 and Windows Desktop OS's) out there!
Dell R710 with a 6 x 3.5" drive bay chassis configuration:
Dual Xeon X5660 cpu's (these are Hex Core with Hyper Threading and have a base speed of 2.80 Ghz and Turbo speed of 3.20 Ghz so you get 12 cores / 24 threads total !)
48 GB of Ram (with 6 x 8GB 1333 Mhz ECC Rdimms) with 12 empty dimm slots remaining.... you could expand the memory to to 144 GB by just adding 12 more 8GB sticks
2 x Dell Certified Enterprise Class 500 GB 7.2K Sata Hard Drives (WD RE3 Model: WD5002ABYS)
DVD Rom Drive
iDrac Enterprise card
Dual 870 Watt Power Supplies
PERC6i Raid Controller and battery backup
Exapansion slost: 2xPCI-E x8 and 2xPCI-E x4 slots
Onboard Ports
- 5 x USB (2 front, 2 back, 1 Interior ),
- 1xSerial (back),
- 2xVGA (1 front, 1 back)
- 4 x 1 GB Ethernet Ports (back)
All Firmware updated to the most recent & Passed Self Diagnostic tests. Server is ready to go!
-----------------------------------------------
all for $549 Canuck Bucks (or $409 USD)
I can adjust Hard Drive and Memory to suit your needs (and possibly some other options, just ask).
Add another 6 x 8GB 1333 Mhz ECC Rdimms for + $120 Canuck Bucks to have 96 GB Total Ram!
This Server is very quiet and I run one just a few feet from me without issue (the fans are a little loud for a few seconds at startup but quiet right down quickly).
What is NOT included: Ears, Rails, Bezel, Drive Caddys (well except for the ones accompanying the included hard drive(s) but the remaining drive bays will contain drive blanks), power cord, keyboard, monitor, operating system. These options and others are available but are extra.
Rack it up special -> Add Ears + Rails + Bezel for only $75 Canuck Bucks
I can offer assistance to help you get going on this if you feel intimidated by jumping into the Enterprise Hardware pool... I have worked with these quite a bit and have identified many links and resources etc.
Local pickup in London where i live but I travel to Toronto on a regular basis so pickup is available there as well (next Trip approx June 1-2 )
Shipping is an option but this is heavy (I did one to BC for $75) so closer would be less
Officially Supported Operating Systems:
Supported Operating Systems
Drivers, Firmware, etc. can be found here:
Support for PowerEdge R710 | Drivers & downloads | Dell US
Windows Server 2016 Drivers can be found here:
Dell Driver Pack For Windows OS, v.16.12.00 Driver Details | Dell US
Dell R710 Guidebook:
Links: https://www.dell.com/downloads/global/products/pedge/en/server-poweredge-r710-tech-guidebook.pdf
Pictures coming soon!!!