Hey guys,
I need your help. A client of mine has a server with these specifications:
Since they had a computer with a Quad Core i5 CPU and 8 GB of RAM, I installed VMware Player and copied the VMs from the server and turned them on from this PC (after turning them off from the main server). The office didn't notice any differences in performances.
At first I was looking at the Intel NUC. The NUC can be an interesting choice since it's already compatible with VMware and can be put on a small closet, so the client doesn't need to spend a lot of money on a rack. The current NUC supports up to 32GB, which can be useful if I want to add other VMs, but I read a lot of problems related to the "WHEA error". I am not comfortable about that. The old generation (5th) supports up to 16Gb which is enough, but I am worried that one day they won't be enough.
I was looking at some mini itx solution, I can build it myself (to have some fun), but it's hard to find a mini itx mainboard that supports 32GB of RAM and VMware.
What's your suggestion? Took a risk and buy the NUC 6th generation or find a mini itx solution? Can you suggest a motherboard that supports vmware and where I can install VMware ESXi 5.5 or 6?
Otherwise I'll buy a 5th generation NUC with these specs:
Additional information:
I have an ASUS Pro 810 to conduct some tests. It's a mini PC.
It has an i3 4150T CPU and I equipped it with 16GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive. I installed VMware ESXi 6.0 and created two VMs (Windows Server 2016 technical preview and Windows 7). The server didn't look very smooth. but I think it was because of the old 2,5" 5400RPM hard drive, which is a little bit slow.
I need your help. A client of mine has a server with these specifications:
- Fujitsu Primergy RX300 S6
- Intel Xeon X5660
- 12GB of RAM
- VMware 4.1
- 2 VMs (Windows Server 2003 and Windows 7)
Since they had a computer with a Quad Core i5 CPU and 8 GB of RAM, I installed VMware Player and copied the VMs from the server and turned them on from this PC (after turning them off from the main server). The office didn't notice any differences in performances.
At first I was looking at the Intel NUC. The NUC can be an interesting choice since it's already compatible with VMware and can be put on a small closet, so the client doesn't need to spend a lot of money on a rack. The current NUC supports up to 32GB, which can be useful if I want to add other VMs, but I read a lot of problems related to the "WHEA error". I am not comfortable about that. The old generation (5th) supports up to 16Gb which is enough, but I am worried that one day they won't be enough.
I was looking at some mini itx solution, I can build it myself (to have some fun), but it's hard to find a mini itx mainboard that supports 32GB of RAM and VMware.
What's your suggestion? Took a risk and buy the NUC 6th generation or find a mini itx solution? Can you suggest a motherboard that supports vmware and where I can install VMware ESXi 5.5 or 6?
Otherwise I'll buy a 5th generation NUC with these specs:
- NUC5i5RYH or NUC5I7RYH
- i5 dual core processor (not powerful enough for a server, considering my needs?) or i7
- 16GB of RAM
- M.2 SSD 60GB to install VMware ESXi (is it compatible?)
- 500GB SSD to store the VMs
Additional information:
I have an ASUS Pro 810 to conduct some tests. It's a mini PC.
It has an i3 4150T CPU and I equipped it with 16GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive. I installed VMware ESXi 6.0 and created two VMs (Windows Server 2016 technical preview and Windows 7). The server didn't look very smooth. but I think it was because of the old 2,5" 5400RPM hard drive, which is a little bit slow.
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