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Any reason to NOT get a use Proliant DL580?
Someone locally is selling a used DL580 for $80.. It's populated w/
2Gb of RAM, and two 900Mhz Xeon processors.. The only thing I don't know about yet is what generation machine it is.. Anyway, assuming there are no huge differences between generations, is there anything special I should know about these and anything in particular I should be looking for? I gather it may consume more power than my current 6400r does (~$40/mo) since it's got more fans (the 580 that is).. I believe I saw some notes from Jez (?) about modifying the fans to run at partial speeds until a certain temp was achieved in an effort to reduce power consumption.. Might be a good thing to look into.. Thx! |
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Any reason to NOT get a use Proliant DL580?
900Mhz = DL580 G1.
Don't hold your breath on a reduction in power consumption. Rather, work out how much it will cost you to run over the lifetime of the server and compare that against the cost of the alternatives. I run a home-built PC at home for all the server stuff I need... "Rick F" wrote in message ups.com... Someone locally is selling a used DL580 for $80.. It's populated w/ 2Gb of RAM, and two 900Mhz Xeon processors.. The only thing I don't know about yet is what generation machine it is.. Anyway, assuming there are no huge differences between generations, is there anything special I should know about these and anything in particular I should be looking for? I gather it may consume more power than my current 6400r does (~$40/mo) since it's got more fans (the 580 that is).. I believe I saw some notes from Jez (?) about modifying the fans to run at partial speeds until a certain temp was achieved in an effort to reduce power consumption.. Might be a good thing to look into.. Thx! |
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Any reason to NOT get a use Proliant DL580?
On Oct 28, 12:53 am, "Jez T"
wrote: 900Mhz = DL580 G1. Don't hold your breath on a reduction in power consumption. Rather, work out how much it will cost you to run over the lifetime of the server and compare that against the cost of the alternatives. I run a home-built PC at home for all the server stuff I need... Thanks Jez.. I think I'll probably pass on this one and opt for a faster machine if one comes along so the increase in cpu performance will be larger. One reason I really love the Proliant's is how rock-solid they are.. I get almost no downtime with these machines -- they really are rock-solid! |
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Any reason to NOT get a use Proliant DL580?
"Rick F" wrote in message ps.com... On Oct 28, 12:53 am, "Jez T" wrote: 900Mhz = DL580 G1. Don't hold your breath on a reduction in power consumption. Rather, work out how much it will cost you to run over the lifetime of the server and compare that against the cost of the alternatives. I run a home-built PC at home for all the server stuff I need... Thanks Jez.. I think I'll probably pass on this one and opt for a faster machine if one comes along so the increase in cpu performance will be larger. One reason I really love the Proliant's is how rock-solid they are.. I get almost no downtime with these machines -- they really are rock-solid! Rick, The DL580 is a light-year past the 6400. The 6400 has the fans screaming full blast, the 580 when you load the software drivers has proportional fan control, varies based on temperature. It's just a more advanced machine. We still have a bunch that haven't been retired yet, all Quad 900. It's not a 3 gig machine but it gives us a level of reliability that you don't get with the new ones. We have had 0 failures in the 580's Phil. |
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Any reason to NOT get a use Proliant DL580?
"Rick F" wrote in message
ps.com... On Oct 28, 12:53 am, "Jez T" wrote: 900Mhz = DL580 G1. Don't hold your breath on a reduction in power consumption. Rather, work out how much it will cost you to run over the lifetime of the server and compare that against the cost of the alternatives. I run a home-built PC at home for all the server stuff I need... Thanks Jez.. I think I'll probably pass on this one and opt for a faster machine if one comes along so the increase in cpu performance will be larger. One reason I really love the Proliant's is how rock-solid they are.. I get almost no downtime with these machines -- they really are rock-solid! If cost is a primary issue for you, seriously consider the DL385 G2. With two dual cores you have plenty of processing, and the G2 generation has a variation (sorry I forget the part number) that is an energy saving version. The energy savings were pretty substantial and you would probably get back half the cost of the computer in three years on your energy bill. Also definitely consider getting this in the 2.5" SAS drive format. SAS is just fantastic technology. You can fit either 8 or 10 2.5" SAS drives in the DL385 G2, and in our experience SAS is much faster, much more reliable, much quieter, and MUCH less energy intensive than SCSI. -- Will |
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Any reason to NOT get a use Proliant DL580?
On Nov 1, 11:07 am, "Will" wrote:
"Rick F" wrote in message ps.com... On Oct 28, 12:53 am, "Jez T" wrote: 900Mhz = DL580 G1. Don't hold your breath on a reduction in power consumption. Rather, work out how much it will cost you to run over the lifetime of the server and compare that against the cost of the alternatives. I run a home-built PC at home for all the server stuff I need... Thanks Jez.. I think I'll probably pass on this one and opt for a faster machine if one comes along so the increase in cpu performance will be larger. One reason I really love the Proliant's is how rock-solid they are.. I get almost no downtime with these machines -- they really are rock-solid! If cost is a primary issue for you, seriously consider the DL385 G2. With two dual cores you have plenty of processing, and the G2 generation has a variation (sorry I forget the part number) that is an energy saving version. The energy savings were pretty substantial and you would probably get back half the cost of the computer in three years on your energy bill. Also definitely consider getting this in the 2.5" SAS drive format. SAS is just fantastic technology. You can fit either 8 or 10 2.5" SAS drives in the DL385 G2, and in our experience SAS is much faster, much more reliable, much quieter, and MUCH less energy intensive than SCSI. -- Will Thanks for the info guys.. |
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