Hello Friends
I am trying to build a new machine for myself whose main role would be as follows:
1.Virtualisation (multiple servers)
It;ll run diff OS with specialised roles in the Virtualisation mode
2. File Server
3. Torrent Machine
4. Can also be used for streaming media in future (secondary role)
5.Playing around / learning the following (in a virtualised enviornmnt)
VOIP using Asterix
VPN using Hamachi
Unified Threat Management Solutions
The main OS on the system will be Windows Server 2008 64bit
I am considering the following hardware:
(Microsoft Hyper-V compliant)
Processor: Intel Quad Q8300 (supports intel hardware virtualisation features)
(Intel i7 platform is too expensive right now and cost is a concern)
Motherboard: none finalised
I will prefer 6-7 SATA ports, onboard Gigabit Ethernet, 8 USB ports, Onboard RAID (cannot afford a good RAID PCIe Card right now), Wakeon LAN, Support for upto 16 GB RAM
please point out if I am missing on any essential feature
Please suggest some good boards to go with
(don't recommend Server boards, this server won't be running mission critical apps and price is a concern)
RAM: 4 GB to 8 GB 800 mhz (its so cheap and will help in running Virual Machines)
HDD: 1x500 GB for OS and Virtual Machines, 2x1TB (RAID Mirroring)
(I would like to have an option to add 2-3 disks later)
Graphics: ON Board
(I dont plan to run 3d apps and I don't play games)
It wont have any Optical Drive too
I plan to use this machine without any major upgrades for the next 5 years.
I would be very thankful to you, if you can share you opinions
I am trying to build a new machine for myself whose main role would be as follows:
1.Virtualisation (multiple servers)
It;ll run diff OS with specialised roles in the Virtualisation mode
2. File Server
3. Torrent Machine
4. Can also be used for streaming media in future (secondary role)
5.Playing around / learning the following (in a virtualised enviornmnt)
VOIP using Asterix
VPN using Hamachi
Unified Threat Management Solutions
The main OS on the system will be Windows Server 2008 64bit
I am considering the following hardware:
(Microsoft Hyper-V compliant)
Processor: Intel Quad Q8300 (supports intel hardware virtualisation features)
(Intel i7 platform is too expensive right now and cost is a concern)
Motherboard: none finalised
I will prefer 6-7 SATA ports, onboard Gigabit Ethernet, 8 USB ports, Onboard RAID (cannot afford a good RAID PCIe Card right now), Wakeon LAN, Support for upto 16 GB RAM
please point out if I am missing on any essential feature
Please suggest some good boards to go with
(don't recommend Server boards, this server won't be running mission critical apps and price is a concern)
RAM: 4 GB to 8 GB 800 mhz (its so cheap and will help in running Virual Machines)
HDD: 1x500 GB for OS and Virtual Machines, 2x1TB (RAID Mirroring)
(I would like to have an option to add 2-3 disks later)
Graphics: ON Board
(I dont plan to run 3d apps and I don't play games)
It wont have any Optical Drive too
I plan to use this machine without any major upgrades for the next 5 years.
I would be very thankful to you, if you can share you opinions