I am looking at setting up my servers for full time use. No part time BS. So, I thought about it, and unless I want to use Windows as a host, which I don’t, I just want to use VM frameworks. I want to be able to run whatever applications I need on either machine, so what the hell, what makes more sense than proxmox?
Here are the specs of my machines.
Dell Optiplex R620
1X 2690 @ STOCK
4X 2X4 16GB DIMM
2 Built in NIC’s + LOC
PERC H710
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2X 300GB SAS (dell specific till I update the firmware)
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SD Card / USB / DVD Boot
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4 HDD Slots front, none internal
I have another 2690 that I can put in here but for now it is being used in my desktop, and will be until after this is set up
Dell Optiplex R510
2X 6c12T X5600 series xeons
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actually useable PCIE slots that can take GPU’s
96GB ram, same dimms
Built in 4 port nic + LOC
2X 3TB SAS + whatever other drives go in
PERC H710 - 12 slots
Basically I need to know what yall do with proxmox and how consistent it works for you. I need to run Windows 10 VM’s on the 2690 with tools such as RegShot and LOGNT32 running, and if on top of that ProxMox had a memory reader that would be dope.
On the older platform I need to run my services, such as my firewall, as well as other platform tools. As the machine has a 4 port NIC, would I be able to pass individual ports? Or since they all go to one controller, I think, would I need to go get another nic or two?
Or, would it be better if I put the other 2690 back in, used the 620 for services as it definitely has 2 individual NIC’s, and use the 510 for development work? I just don’t like that its X series based, even IF its the best line of them.