[lug] mac mini server as 24/7 house server?

[Quentin Hartman]

Wow, can you hear your power meter spinning from inside the house?


On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 9:07 AM, Stephen Kraus <ub3ratl4sf00 at gmail.com>wrote:

> I am shameless and run a Dell R905 with a RAID 6 SAS array and a
> PowerVault SAS array with RAID 5
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> On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 11:04 AM, Quentin Hartman <qhartman at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> I use a mac mini as a build server at work, and it works fine. I've heard
>> that they can have problems with overheating if they aren't well
>> ventilated, but I've never seen that myself. There are some quirks to OSX
>> versus Linux, so if you're going to be keeping that and aren't familiar
>> with it there will be a bit of a learning curve. Mostly just the
>> differences between BSD and GNU utilities. If you're going to be running
>> Linux on it, it should work fine, but there are probably cheaper options
>> out there that would work as well or better. The NUC machines mentioned can
>> be good. I've also had good luck with the Zotac Z-Box line, as well as
>> custom building something based around a mini-itx board. It will depend a
>> bit on exactly what your needs are.
>>
>> QH
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Apr 19, 2014 at 1:48 PM, Chip Atkinson <chip at pupman.com> wrote:
>>
>>> No, I've never heard of them until now.  Thanks!  This is exactly why I
>>> wrote :-)
>>>
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>>>
>>> On Sat, 19 Apr 2014, Bear Giles wrote:
>>>
>>>  Have you looked at something like an Intel NUC?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Apr 19, 2014 at 1:12 PM, Chip Atkinson <chip at pupman.com> wrote:
>>>>       Hi folks,
>>>>
>>>>       I'm thinking about replacing the rack and server in my house
>>>>       with a mac mini with virtual box or vmware running a linux
>>>>       duplicate of the hardware server that I have running at home.
>>>>        The old server is an HP DL385 and is never really taxed so I
>>>>       think a mac mini server would be able to handle the duties fine.
>>>>        The reason for replacing it is power consumption, noise, and
>>>>       space.  My excel bills are $100+/month since I brought up the
>>>>       server and a 7' rack takes up quite a bit of floor space.  Then
>>>>       there's the noise which permeates the house since the only
>>>>       workable space for the rack is under a heating vent, aka
>>>>       household speaking tube.
>>>>
>>>>       Anyone have any experience with mac mini servers or know of a
>>>>       better option?
>>>>
>>>>       Thanks in advance.
>>>>
>>>>       Chip
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