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    Need advice for ESXi 5.5 build

    VMs hard-drive will be stored on a SAN. I have a DS1513+ with 3x Western Digital SE 4 TB + 2x128 GB SSD for read cache connected in iSCSI. SSD would be for caching and datastore or to discover other functionalities I can do with this and ESXi (I'm open to suggestions. I've read that SSD...
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    Need advice for ESXi 5.5 build

    lolllll :p I don't have a joint bank account yet :p ;) Should be able to avoid this loll ;) Can you explain more please ? I know I can boot ESXi off a USB thumb drive, but is there any advantages in doing this than installing it on a SSD ? If you'd buy a home lab, would you consider...
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    Need advice for ESXi 5.5 build

    Yeah I've also read that somewhere. Nested virtualization. Or when the time will come I'll buy a used server just to experiment HA and clustering. I don't think it needs to be the same hardware (confirmation?)
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    Need advice for ESXi 5.5 build

    Socket 2011 : X9SRH-7F SNK-P0050AP4 cooler Xeon E5-2620v2 KVR16LR11S4K4/32I Intel 530 180 Fractal Design Case Seasonic Platinum What about this? I read more cpu cores is better for virtualization. I can get this for a really good price too. Sure, it doesn't get me two machines for...
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    Your home ESX server lab hardware specs?

    I got a question just for fun ! I've noticed that most of you have multiple ESXi hosts. I'm kind of new into the virtualization server world (I do virtualize a lot of stuff but mainly in VMware Workstation or Parallels) and I will soon buy my first ESXi host server. So my question is : why...
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    Your home ESX server lab hardware specs?

    With DSM 5.0 it does write caching. With a small upfront investment, businesses can benefit from significant server performance enhancement. The SSDs can bridge between the main server and the slower internal drives. In SSD cache write mode, data is first written on the SSD then flushed back...
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    Your home ESX server lab hardware specs?

    Would that be a good build for home lab ? X9SRH-7F with LSI 2308 Xeon E5-2620v2 KVR16LR11S4K4/32 32 GB ECC Fully Buffered Intel 530 240 GB (maybe for caching or local datastore) For running 10 VMs (at least). Will upgrade to 64 GB of RAM in future. I have a Synology DS1513+ with 2...
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    Critique this haswell esxi 5.5 build please

    Well, one will be a file aerver under BTRFS RHEL. Others will be windows 2012 for DC, AD, exchange, terminal services.... Everything needed for microsoft certifications. Usually not cpu intensive. it's more RAM intensive than cpu. The 2011 socket pleases me for possible future ram upgrade...
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    Critique this haswell esxi 5.5 build please

    I was looking for the exact same platform : the same Supermicro board and Xeon E3. You list here you'll be running about 4 VMs on it. What if we extrapolate to about 9-10 Windows VMs ? Would it still be enough ? (this build is for Microsoft certifications). Thanks for your feedback.
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    Esxi lab MSCA but with remote access needed

    Same thing for me. I tried both ESXi and Hyper-V and ESXi feels stronger, more stable, more reliable and performed better than the Microsoft solution.
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    Need advice for ESXi 5.5 build

    Ok !! :) So for a home lab, would you buy this ? Is it a good investment ?
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    Need advice for ESXi 5.5 build

    Thanks. I've taken a look to Norco cases too. I had that question in mind too : brackets. That's why I went first with a normal standard case for better future compatibility with add-in cards (mainly Ethernet NICs or HBAs). I want it to be silent too. And a rack mount is really not the same...
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    Need advice for ESXi 5.5 build

    Thanks for the CPU. I'll get this one :) Define R4 is too big for my needs. Even the Fractal Mini is quite big, but I like it. Sure, the bet would be a rack mount case but in this category I know absolutely nothing.
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    NAS/KVM build - please advice

    Thanks for the explanation! So which memory should I get to make sure it is 100% compatible? I though Mingston was the leader in compatibility. Is Micron/Crucial would be better ?
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    Need advice for ESXi 5.5 build

    Thanks for your input. I'd rather take a single SSD. It's not that expensive. I can get it of 135$ which is not that bad for a SSD. The motherboard supports VT-d and of course the Xeon also supports it. So at this level I'm good.
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