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

[Stephen Kraus]

Its actually pretty damned efficient, surprisingly considering is quad-quad
core AMD Opterons.

I think I pay maybe $20 more a month for both of them running even with all
the redundant power supplies operating.


On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 11:10 AM, Quentin Hartman <qhartman at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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
>>
>>
>> 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 :-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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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