ASUS RS500-E6/EPS4 1U Rackmount Server
+LGA1366 Socket
+192GB RDIMM (Max, 12x 240 Pin Slots)
+2x 10/100/1000 Intel 82574L LAN Connections
+1x ASMB4-iKVM (Management) RJ45
+4x Hot-swap bays
+2x PCI Riser Cards (for 1U servers)
+2x Heatsinks
+CD/DVD Optical Drives
2x Intel Xeon E5620 Westmere LGA1366 (2.4GHz, Hyperthread, VT-x, Turbo Boost)
+ 16 Total Cores with Hyperthreading
2x Crucial 16GB 240-Pin DDR3 1066 SDRAM (Registered)
+ 32GB Total
Above is what has been decided on. Due to my desired RAID configuration, I am still deciding on storage factors for both OS and Datastore. I initially considered SSDs in a mirrored configuration for the OS but I have read conflicting reports about the usage of SSDs in relation to drive lifetime related to read/write and (affordable) SSDs performance suffering from RAID configuration.
The server was bought from Newegg (http://newegg.com) and the processors were purchased from Directron (http://directron.com), which is my first buy from Directron. I'm still awaiting arrival of the CPUs. Newegg is simply the best place to buy PC/Server parts for builders. I am, however, interested to try Directron.
Check out the pictures below.
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| The first thing all of my lab equipment touches is my counter. |
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| Nice quality 1U server. Hopefully it performs just as good. |
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| Hot-swap bays give an enterprise feel to my lab server. |
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| I like to build but there is nothing wrong with pre-built. |
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| Everything is in order including unexpected riser cards. |
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| CPU, Memory, Storage, and other parts are not included. |
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| 3 RJ45 connections. The isolated NIC is for mangagement. |
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| Open 3.5" Hot-swap bays. |
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| My wife's cat, Ramsay, makes her debut on my blog. |
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| I racked it to keep it out of the way until the build is complete |
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| I spaced it from the other servers to keep air-flow sufficient. |
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