I'd like to get opinions/suggestions on building minimal colocation hardware set. Minimal is in terms of rack space, our colo center charges $50/U, I'm not ready for 1/2 rack. But can do 2-3 Us. Also, datacenter is 24/7 15 minutes from home, so I'm not sure if spare server need to be in a rack?
Here is what I think:
1. Server to run VMs, 1U, 128G RAM. Hyper-V with different VMs, SC2600 dual CPU will be plenty
2. Backup server which I can switch to in case of main server failure. 1U. This is where server 1 will be backing up into (use Hyper-V replication). Will be able to start it almost instantly in case of Server 1 hardware failure.
3. Router/Firewall 1u (Mikrotik?)
4. Cable management?? How do I connect LAN from router to 2x servers in their rack? router have jacks upfront..
This brings it to 4U minimum setup. But do I really need #3 (router)? Or how can it work network-wise? They can provide 2 static IPs, server's will have IPMI. In my mind router will be necessary, but what if router itself fails?
P.S. I see there is servers with 2 clusters in 1U, is that's what I'm thinking? 2 physical servers in one case? Is there good deals on those in refurbished market yet?
Here is what I think:
1. Server to run VMs, 1U, 128G RAM. Hyper-V with different VMs, SC2600 dual CPU will be plenty
2. Backup server which I can switch to in case of main server failure. 1U. This is where server 1 will be backing up into (use Hyper-V replication). Will be able to start it almost instantly in case of Server 1 hardware failure.
3. Router/Firewall 1u (Mikrotik?)
4. Cable management?? How do I connect LAN from router to 2x servers in their rack? router have jacks upfront..
This brings it to 4U minimum setup. But do I really need #3 (router)? Or how can it work network-wise? They can provide 2 static IPs, server's will have IPMI. In my mind router will be necessary, but what if router itself fails?
P.S. I see there is servers with 2 clusters in 1U, is that's what I'm thinking? 2 physical servers in one case? Is there good deals on those in refurbished market yet?
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