I'm in the process of buying a off lease server I'm currently considering between a tower or a rack server. Below are my current considerations which I sourced from this web site Canada Server Store. My primary use for this server will be to run Cisco VIRL
As a guide, following are the general memory requirements for supported virtual images:
- Virtual Cisco IOS Software requires 512 MB of memory to run each node.
- Cisco CSR 1000V requires 3 GB of memory to run each.
- Cisco IOS XRv Software requires 3 GB of memory to run each node.
- Cisco NX-IOS Software requires appox 4 GM of memory to run each node.
Dell Precision T7500 WorkStation $500
Intel Xeon Quad Core 2.66Ghz
Intel X5550 Processor 8MB L3 Smart Cache
DVD Burner Drive
24Gig DDR3 RAM (Support up to 192Gb RAM) 6 X 4GB
1Tb 7.2K SATA 3.5" Hard Drive
nVidia Quadro FX580 Video Card
DVD Drive
2 X Gigabit Network 10/100/1000
Full Size 4U Tower machine
Dell PowerEdge 2950 III Server $500
2 X Intel Xeon Quad Core 3.0Ghz E5450
32GB RAM DDR2 PC5300
2 X 1Tb 7.2K SATA Hard Drives
DVD ROM Drive
2 X Gigabit Network 10/100/1000
2 X Redundant Power Supplies
2U Rackmount Size
I'm a newbie when it comes to server hardware so any help will be greatly appreciated.
Danny Best
As a guide, following are the general memory requirements for supported virtual images:
- Virtual Cisco IOS Software requires 512 MB of memory to run each node.
- Cisco CSR 1000V requires 3 GB of memory to run each.
- Cisco IOS XRv Software requires 3 GB of memory to run each node.
- Cisco NX-IOS Software requires appox 4 GM of memory to run each node.
Dell Precision T7500 WorkStation $500
Intel Xeon Quad Core 2.66Ghz
Intel X5550 Processor 8MB L3 Smart Cache
DVD Burner Drive
24Gig DDR3 RAM (Support up to 192Gb RAM) 6 X 4GB
1Tb 7.2K SATA 3.5" Hard Drive
nVidia Quadro FX580 Video Card
DVD Drive
2 X Gigabit Network 10/100/1000
Full Size 4U Tower machine
Dell PowerEdge 2950 III Server $500
2 X Intel Xeon Quad Core 3.0Ghz E5450
32GB RAM DDR2 PC5300
2 X 1Tb 7.2K SATA Hard Drives
DVD ROM Drive
2 X Gigabit Network 10/100/1000
2 X Redundant Power Supplies
2U Rackmount Size
I'm a newbie when it comes to server hardware so any help will be greatly appreciated.
Danny Best