Im a long time Solaris/Linux/Unix administrator and I'd like to setup a inexpensive ESXi training lab in my home. I'd like to play around with VMotion so I would need two close to identical servers. Looking around, I see that either Dell 2950 IIIs or Hp DL 360 Gen 5s are in my price range. Besides the face that the Dells are 2U and the HP are 1U, is there anything I should consider. Any reason one would be better choice? As far as storage, I have an 8 drive bay tower sitting around doing nothing. I was thinking about replacing the processor/motherboard ( currently an AMD XP 2600 ) and installing OpenIndiana. Anything else I should watch out for?
Thanks for any recommendations
Thanks for any recommendations