I need some advice on putting together a new server to run some Virtual Machines for a testing environment. I've been out of the IT industry for 2+ years due to some very serious medical issues, so I'm a little behind on the current hardware. I need to set up a corporate network atmosphere to allow me to practice installing, configuring and administering various OS's and get back in the swing of things.
I'd like to run VMWare and/or Xen for the virtual server on a Linux base install. I'm planning on setting up some virtual machines that include:
2003 Enterprise Edition
2003 Data Center
MCE 2005
XP Pro
Win 2000
Centos 4.0
Kubuntu 6.10
Fedora Core 6
Ubuntu server 6.10
FreeBSD
I already have 14 hard drives (4TB+) to work with, so I should be good there. What I need to get is: a nice MOBO, CPU and compatible RAM, video card(s) I DON'T GAME, PSU, cooling & maybe a RAID card. My budget is roughly $1500
Is it possible to get a dual CPU MOBO and only use one CPU until I save some more $ for a matching CPU and RAM?
I'd like to get 2 20.1 monitors (1680x1050), but think these would be better used on my desktop pc.?
Thanks for any suggestions. I really appreciate it! If anyone has any suggestions on what they do to learn new OS's I'd appreciate it, just playing a little catchup here.
I'd like to run VMWare and/or Xen for the virtual server on a Linux base install. I'm planning on setting up some virtual machines that include:
2003 Enterprise Edition
2003 Data Center
MCE 2005
XP Pro
Win 2000
Centos 4.0
Kubuntu 6.10
Fedora Core 6
Ubuntu server 6.10
FreeBSD
I already have 14 hard drives (4TB+) to work with, so I should be good there. What I need to get is: a nice MOBO, CPU and compatible RAM, video card(s) I DON'T GAME, PSU, cooling & maybe a RAID card. My budget is roughly $1500
Is it possible to get a dual CPU MOBO and only use one CPU until I save some more $ for a matching CPU and RAM?
I'd like to get 2 20.1 monitors (1680x1050), but think these would be better used on my desktop pc.?
Thanks for any suggestions. I really appreciate it! If anyone has any suggestions on what they do to learn new OS's I'd appreciate it, just playing a little catchup here.