Meeting the server cost challenge

[QuintonB]

Great advances in data centre servers

The cost of servers, which are what underpins the Internet, is enormous. But the computing industry is working on technology to meet the challenge.

 

[saffakanera]

What's the cheapest you can get an HP DL380 G8 for? Specced for Web server.

 

[ttygt]

So instead of one or two tuxedo'd waiters/servers, you have a multitude of little penguins running around?

 

[krycor]

I need to set up a new home server.. busy trying to figure out cheapest budget one..

 

[Ipwn 4]

I need to set up a new home server.. busy trying to figure out cheapest budget one..

What are your needs? If your looking for file sharing go for a Proliant Microserver, if you are more of a techhead get yourself a Dell T110 and a Technet subscription. The other option is looking at Refurbs, we picked up a bunch of quad CPU HP G3 servers over December for R500 a pop.... They won't do server 2012 though

 

[bullzeye.za]

I rent a server from Hetzner Germany;
i7 3770k, 16GB of RAM and 2x3TB disks, connected to the internet on a gigabit net connection.

Can add whatever I like to the server ( SSDs, etc ) for about R150~ per month

Total package, including 5 extra static IP's for virtual machines comes to R450 per month.

 

[Deckert]

Home Server

I need to set up a new home server.. busy trying to figure out cheapest budget one..

HP Proliant MicroServer

http://www.ishoponline.co.za/p/26930/hp-proliant-microserver-amd-turion-ii-model-neo-n40l-150-

The newer versions even come with a 250GB disk. It can accept 4 disks (swappable trays) and 8GB of RAM. It's an ideal home server.

--deckert

 

[rorz0r]

I rent a server from Hetzner Germany;
i7 3770k, 16GB of RAM and 2x3TB disks, connected to the internet on a gigabit net connection.

Can add whatever I like to the server ( SSDs, etc ) for about R150~ per month

Total package, including 5 extra static IP's for virtual machines comes to R450 per month.

Can you watch xbmc on it?

 

[DominionZA]

I need to set up a new home server.. busy trying to figure out cheapest budget one..

I have 3 HP Microservers (N40L). Until now I never used them for more than file servers running FreeNAS etc...

Last Sat I decided to push it a bit. Put a 128GB SSD in for primary boot/OS and 4 x 2TB for storage. Installed Windows Server 2012 and was surprisingly blown away. This little HP handles it with zero issues.
Pooled the 4 X 2TB drives into a parity virtual disk and smiling.
Got 8GB RAM in it.

 

[jetlee]

Can you watch xbmc on it?

probably not, but I bet he can easily stream it to his own 250 rand raspberry pi, and at the same time a bunch of family or friend households can stream to their oen 250 rand raspberry pi's, and they dont all need 3tb file stores and uncapped internet to do it ...

 

[jetlee]

I dont see the need for all the power .. for me , I have an old compaq armada (p3 700 256 mb) with a pcmcia 4 x usb2 ports adaptor. I run Debian wheezy and 2 x 3tb wd external drives (ext4). I can stream 1080p content to 4 pc's simultaneosly, while my transmission deamon + web client keeps my downloading needs filled ... I serve 3 private asp websites for friends using mono + nginx + mysql.

I use practically no power, and my cpu hums along at around 50% under load .. all in all .. it cost me 200 bucks for the old lappie from a family member about 4 years ago, and drives have come and gone due to space requirements. I think, all in all .. its been rebooted about 3 times in 4 years, and is still running strong ..

for home use .. special server or nas hardware .. bah humbug