Hi all,
First of all, thanks to others on this site from whose experience I have benefited while researching a motherboard for a dual Xeon 2670 build I've been contemplating. Thanks especially to the guys from THIS THREAD
As a software developer, I'm looking to build something at home that will let me load up a bunch of virtual servers using XenServer. The priorities are cores and ram to divvy out between virtual servers. Some will be windows but mostly Ubuntu Linux. It will also run my PFSense firewall so I need least 3 network ports.
I'm leaning hard toward the Intel S2600CP2j or 4jJ board. This is partially because I don't see any level of XenServer certification for the ASUS Z9PA-D16 on the ASUS site HERE, or on Citrix' site HERE. I don't see anything for ASRock boards and XenServer anywhere.
Does anyone have positive (or negative) experience with XenServer in this kind of setup that can help me get it right the first time?
p.s. if the dual-2670 fad has passed and there's a better overall solution, I'm wide open to other approaches but trying to keep the build under $1500.
Thanks!!
First of all, thanks to others on this site from whose experience I have benefited while researching a motherboard for a dual Xeon 2670 build I've been contemplating. Thanks especially to the guys from THIS THREAD
As a software developer, I'm looking to build something at home that will let me load up a bunch of virtual servers using XenServer. The priorities are cores and ram to divvy out between virtual servers. Some will be windows but mostly Ubuntu Linux. It will also run my PFSense firewall so I need least 3 network ports.
I'm leaning hard toward the Intel S2600CP2j or 4jJ board. This is partially because I don't see any level of XenServer certification for the ASUS Z9PA-D16 on the ASUS site HERE, or on Citrix' site HERE. I don't see anything for ASRock boards and XenServer anywhere.
Does anyone have positive (or negative) experience with XenServer in this kind of setup that can help me get it right the first time?
p.s. if the dual-2670 fad has passed and there's a better overall solution, I'm wide open to other approaches but trying to keep the build under $1500.
Thanks!!