I have some PIII Xeon G2’s complete with SCSI drives. They are amazing pieces
of mechanical construction. They weigh a ton. Unfortunately I doubt I could
get someone to come and get them for free, except for the metal content. I
just hate taking them to the recycler. I have a pile of Cisco routers headed
for the same place.
From: Lewis Bergman
Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2015 11:31 AM
To: af@afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT - 8 core ATOM server
I sold for DL380'S FOR $150 each. But they came and got them.
On Thu, Nov 26, 2015, 10:50 AM Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote:
What are you doing with VMs? We bought a few DL380s for between $1200
and $1500, and we run several virtual machines on each one. Cost per
virtual machine is less than $300, and we can make a new one in a few
minutes.
bp
<part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
On 11/25/2015 8:23 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote:
> I know you may scoff at the idea of a server based on a lowly ATOM
> chip. And the idea of paying around $545 for one, plus RAM and HDD.
>
> But I am putting a couple Supermicro 5018A-TN4 servers into service,
> and so far I'm pretty impressed with them. I just pop in an 8 GB
> stick of DRAM and a 256GB 850 Pro SSD and then load CentOS 7. I think
> these could even be used for virtualization, if you don't need hot
> plug HDD or hardware RAID, like maybe you have a SAN.
>
> These are in a short depth 1U chassis that easily mounts to a 2 post
> rack, no need for a rail kit. The CPU has a passive heatsink, there
> is a chassis fan but I suspect everything would be fine if the fan
> died, the power consumption seems negligible under normal load. It's
> as if it generates zero heat. So with an SSD, there is little to
> fail, it's probably down to the power supply. Despite the compact
> size, nothing inside is crowded. The chassis seems to be a dedicated
> design for this server, not one of their multipurpose chassis. My
> only complaint is there's almost no room on the front for any labels,
> unless you cover up the logo and serial number.
>
> Some highlights:
>
> 2.4 GHz 8 core ATOM C2750 SOC (8 physical cores)
> up to 32 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 ECC SO-DIMM (yes, ECC memory)
> 2 x 3.5" or 4 x 2.5" HDD bays
> 4 x GbE interfaces plus IPMI
> 1 PCI-E slot
>
> Doesn't make much sense as a desktop, definitely a server.
>
> I wondered about the 8 physical cores without hyperthreading support,
> I kept thinking that was equivalent to a 4 core CPU with HT. But I
> did a little reading, and realized you don't just count virtual cores
> to estimate performance, especially if the tasks are computation
> intensive not memory intensive.
>
> There is also a 5018A0TN7B model for network security appliance use,
> based on the C2758 SOC which includes encryption support. 7xGbE with
> software controlled bypass, and up to 64 GB of UDIMM. That's a lot of
> memory.
>
