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nicmair

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#312847 23-May-2024 11:02
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Hi, looking for suggestions or recommendations for a replacement server.

 

 

 

Most of our stuff is hosted, but we have some stuff that we run on an on premise server, (backup AD servers, couple of building Mgt systems, nothing mission critical, important, but not mission critical)

 

 

 

The current server (which has done us bloody well), is an Intel server with 384gb Ram, 8Tb of usable disk (SAS) and 2 CPU's and runs VMware ESXi, (although we are unlikely to use VMware given recent changes there), but it's getting very long in the tooth and has just suffered another power supply failure so it's time to replace it.  Not looking at new as the cost of new is just too prohibitive for us (a charity). 

 

 

 

We are looking to replace this server with one of similar spec's and are looking for suggestions/recommendation on either reputable second providers, or if someone on here has something, (newish) they need to off load, I'd be keen to talk.

 

feel free to PM any questions or suggestion before I hit Mr Google.... 

 

 

 

Cheers   

 

Nic.

 

 


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michaelmurfy
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  #3233748 23-May-2024 11:57
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Looping in @danfaulknor as they may know something or somebody.

 

Also for a hypervisor platform check out Proxmox. It is what I run personally and also know a bunch of businesses moving across to it also.





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  #3233834 23-May-2024 15:57
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Thats quite a decent spec server for an AD box and a couple of management systems. What specs would you need to replace it?


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  #3233840 23-May-2024 16:31
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Todd is my goto for second hand server hardware - https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/search?member_listing=2471975

 

He's here on Geekzone too but I don't remember his username off the top of my head.





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