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      scotth @coliver
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      @coliver said in I have 1st crack at a couple of HP ML150 G6's:

      Know what model Xeons are in those?

      ES540 2.53 Ghz

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        coliver @scotth
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        @scotth said in I have 1st crack at a couple of HP ML150 G6's:

        ES540

        https://ark.intel.com/products/37104/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E5540-8M-Cache-2_53-GHz-5_86-GTs-Intel-QPI

        Not the fastest processor in the world but for a lab they wouldn't be bad.

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          scotth @coliver
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          @coliver said in I have 1st crack at a couple of HP ML150 G6's:

          @scotth said in I have 1st crack at a couple of HP ML150 G6's:

          ES540

          https://ark.intel.com/products/37104/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E5540-8M-Cache-2_53-GHz-5_86-GTs-Intel-QPI

          Not the fastest processor in the world but for a lab they wouldn't be bad.

          They're for my home lab. I don't need crankin' horsepower. I'm mostly interested in keeping the rust down and tossing in a new distribution or two. Work doesn't allow much of that. Too much, too little....

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            scotth
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            The only thing I'd really like to find is the latest ROM / update disks for this series. Just because. I don't think that HPE is keeping up on these any longer.
            It's on my task list

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            • JaredBuschJ
              JaredBusch
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              @scotth said in I have 1st crack at a couple of HP ML150 G6's:

              HP ML150 G6'

              The G6 came out in 2009.

              @scotth said in I have 1st crack at a couple of HP ML150 G6's:

              ES540 2.53 Ghz

              I assume you mean the 5540? That also came out in 2009.

              So you are looking at 10 year old hardware. Does it support everything you need? Forget what Hyper-V Server 2016 requires that old hardware does not support.

              $500 is not a bad price tag for one with the drives and memory included like that.

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                scotth @JaredBusch
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                @jaredbusch said in I have 1st crack at a couple of HP ML150 G6's:

                @scotth said in I have 1st crack at a couple of HP ML150 G6's:

                HP ML150 G6'

                The G6 came out in 2009.

                @scotth said in I have 1st crack at a couple of HP ML150 G6's:

                ES540 2.53 Ghz

                I assume you mean the 5540? That also came out in 2009.

                So you are looking at 10 year old hardware. Does it support everything you need? Forget what Hyper-V Server 2016 requires that old hardware does not support.

                $500 is not a bad price tag for one with the drives and memory included like that.

                The RAM by itself costs more. I checked for parts for these and they're all over E-Bay. So I think I can keep it alive for several years.

                I'm really just looking to run XCP-ng. I've been running XS7.x for a while... started on 6.x on the current box. I like it and am comfortable with it.
                I think that these will do nicely.

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                • JaredBuschJ
                  JaredBusch @scotth
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                  @scotth said in I have 1st crack at a couple of HP ML150 G6's:

                  @jaredbusch said in I have 1st crack at a couple of HP ML150 G6's:

                  @scotth said in I have 1st crack at a couple of HP ML150 G6's:

                  HP ML150 G6'

                  The G6 came out in 2009.

                  @scotth said in I have 1st crack at a couple of HP ML150 G6's:

                  ES540 2.53 Ghz

                  I assume you mean the 5540? That also came out in 2009.

                  So you are looking at 10 year old hardware. Does it support everything you need? Forget what Hyper-V Server 2016 requires that old hardware does not support.

                  $500 is not a bad price tag for one with the drives and memory included like that.

                  The RAM by itself costs more. I checked for parts for these and they're all over E-Bay. So I think I can keep it alive for several years.

                  I'm really just looking to run XCP-ng. I've been running XS7.x for a while... started on 6.x on the current box. I like it and am comfortable with it.
                  I think that these will do nicely.

                  Definitely a decent value for the cost IMO, as I said. Just a couple caveats to be aware of.

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller
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                    That feels a little expansive for am ML150 G6. Definitely edging into "people just throw them out" territory. Usable, but the cost of power and dealing with the noise for something so low power might not be worth it compared to a NUC or something in a lab.

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                    • JaredBuschJ
                      JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
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                      @scottalanmiller said in I have 1st crack at a couple of HP ML150 G6's:

                      That feels a little expansive for am ML150 G6. Definitely edging into "people just throw them out" territory. Usable, but the cost of power and dealing with the noise for something so low power might not be worth it compared to a NUC or something in a lab.

                      The drives cost $75 each, so that is $450 alone

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                        scottalanmiller @JaredBusch
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                        @jaredbusch said in I have 1st crack at a couple of HP ML150 G6's:

                        @scottalanmiller said in I have 1st crack at a couple of HP ML150 G6's:

                        That feels a little expansive for am ML150 G6. Definitely edging into "people just throw them out" territory. Usable, but the cost of power and dealing with the noise for something so low power might not be worth it compared to a NUC or something in a lab.

                        The drives cost $75 each, so that is $450 alone

                        Oh, true. That's not so bad then.

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                        • black3dynamiteB
                          black3dynamite @JaredBusch
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                          @jaredbusch said in I have 1st crack at a couple of HP ML150 G6's:

                          @scotth said in I have 1st crack at a couple of HP ML150 G6's:

                          HP ML150 G6'

                          The G6 came out in 2009.

                          @scotth said in I have 1st crack at a couple of HP ML150 G6's:

                          ES540 2.53 Ghz

                          I assume you mean the 5540? That also came out in 2009.

                          So you are looking at 10 year old hardware. Does it support everything you need? Forget what Hyper-V Server 2016 requires that old hardware does not support.

                          $500 is not a bad price tag for one with the drives and memory included like that.

                          second-level address translation (SLAT)

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                          • jt1001001J
                            jt1001001
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                            Can confirm G6 will not work with HyperV from experience; due to exactly what @black3dynamite posted

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