Posted: 2/23/2015 1:28:39 PM EDT
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So I have this server, and no clue what to do with it. It was used with another company for data storage only. What do i do with it now? I don't even know what I can and can't do with a server like this. Have a super sweet home media collection, use exchange for my own email accounts? Its running windows Small Business Server 2008. Tell me ARFCOM, what do I do with it.
Please note: No GD, it will not become a porn server 
Can i use it to have my own iCloud? |
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Get a copy of freenas http://www.freenas.org/ and run it as a storage device.
Maybe enough to run VMware or Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV), with enough memory and dual socket. Good news is that parts are cheap. |
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Quoted: So I have this server, and no clue what to do with it. It was used with another company for data storage only. What do i do with it now? I don't even know what I can and can't do with a server like this. Have a super sweet home media collection, use exchange for my own email accounts? Its running windows Small Business Server 2008. Tell me ARFCOM, what do I do with it. Please note: No GD, it will not become a porn server Can i use it to have my own iCloud? |
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sell it on ebay and buy a synology NAS to store your files on at home. Quoted:
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So I have this server, and no clue what to do with it. It was used with another company for data storage only. What do i do with it now? I don't even know what I can and can't do with a server like this. Have a super sweet home media collection, use exchange for my own email accounts? Its running windows Small Business Server 2008. Tell me ARFCOM, what do I do with it. Please note: No GD, it will not become a porn server
Can i use it to have my own iCloud? The power savings alone would be worth it. |
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The power savings alone would be worth it. Quoted:
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So I have this server, and no clue what to do with it. It was used with another company for data storage only. What do i do with it now? I don't even know what I can and can't do with a server like this. Have a super sweet home media collection, use exchange for my own email accounts? Its running windows Small Business Server 2008. Tell me ARFCOM, what do I do with it. Please note: No GD, it will not become a porn server
Can i use it to have my own iCloud? The power savings alone would be worth it. Bet you that can't double as a white noise machine and space heater, though! |
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I don't know a thing about servers, does this thing suck a lot of power? Quoted:
I don't know a thing about servers, does this thing suck a lot of power? I'll take it off your hands if you're worried about power consumption!  Honestly, I'm interested!
http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/poweredge-r610/pd Power
Two hot plug high efficient 502w PSU (Energy Smart) or Two hot-plug 717W PSUs (High Output) |
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Quoted: I was hoping to figure out what to do with it. I realize this is like saying I bought a Ford truck, and giving no there info, but I don't know even where to start |
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I run a few of these at work. One is a share server with AD on it, one is a web server and one is an exchange email server. I still have 2 other businesses that use it as a share server. There are 2 separate drives on there and they are just data storage. Outside of that though, I have no clue what to do with it. I am getting to the point where I could take it home and use it for something if I wanted. |
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From Dell's page:
Two hot plug high efficient 502w PSU (Energy Smart) or Two hot-plug 717W PSUs (High Output) When it fires up, it will be noisy, suggest that if you have a basement or utility area to put it in, its not a desktop. Running Vmware, etc will make it worthwhile if you want to spin up instances. |
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Look on the dell site, it will show service tag types.
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I will look harder give me a minute On edit, what does it look like, does it say "service tag?" Sorry for being an idiot guys, I may just call the professionals   Quoted:
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Still need the service tag number. I will look harder give me a minute On edit, what does it look like, does it say "service tag?" Sorry for being an idiot guys, I may just call the professionals |
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Yes, it will read "Service Tag: XXXXXXXXX" Also, if you turn it on, it should display in the information display...Unless someone has changed it to say something else. Quoted: I will look harder give me a minute On edit, what does it look like, does it say "service tag?" Sorry for being an idiot guys, I may just call the professionals Quoted: Quoted: Still need the service tag number. I will look harder give me a minute On edit, what does it look like, does it say "service tag?" Sorry for being an idiot guys, I may just call the professionals |