So the past couple months I've been piecing together, well not piecing... Alright, yes piecing together parts from Ebay to put together a new Virtualization Server. So far I've gotten the motherboard, the RAM and the Dual Processor Xeon's. Here's a quick list of what I have and what I need.
- TYAN S2721 SERVER MOTHERBOARD W/ DUAL XEON 3.0, 6GB RAM - HAVE
- 5x HITACHI 7K1000 - 1TB Hitachi SATA300's - NEED
- 2x SanDisk 8GB Card Ultra II - NEED
- 2x Compact Flash CF to 2.5 SATA Converter Adapter - NEED
- 2U - 6 or 8 Bay Rackmount Server Case w/Dual Power Supply (3x Redundant will work too) - NEED
This server will be running VMWare's latest version of ESXi v4. I've picked this because it's the closest to VMWare's actual ESX/vSphere software. I've been running ESXi v3 on my HP DL320 for the past 6 months and haven't had a problem. I've also had experiance running the standard (Pricey) ESX 3.5 on a couple servers I had at the CyberCenter, and it was an absolute joy to run that. The management capabilities with ESX; well VMWare is just awesome!
I will be configuring this new server to run only 3 - 4 VM's.
- Windows 2008 Server, Exchange 2007 x64
- Ubuntu Linux - File Server
- Debian Linux - Media Server (Video, Audio, Photos)
I've chosen to install a 2008 Server specifically so I can experiment with IIS and Exchange.
The above Ubuntu and Debian Servers are for "Play"...
As for Storage - I will be using 5x SATA 1TB Hitachi's for Storage. I will also be using 2x CF cards for the installation of the VMWare ESXi Software. I will be using the CF cards for the OS installation instead of using the Hitachi's. This will be the closest thing to Solid State that I can get. ALSO if I plug the CF's into the RAID Card, I'll be able to do a cheap little RAID array for the cards.
More to come. Hopefully I don't blow it up 
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