Subj : Arch btw
To   : Vorlon
From : Accession
Date : Tue Dec 02 2025 17:02:26

Hey Vorlon!

On Tue, 02 Dec 2025 19:06:44 , you wrote:

 > Be aware that SAS drives require a SAS controller, yet SATA will work
 > with both. So if you run into issues, your rather stuck with getting a
 > SAS controller.

What I'm looking at is a renewed tower server. So it comes with everything needed as far as hardware is concerned, and boots right up. As I mentioned, I'm not paying thousands of dollars for new server hardware that I'm going to use for BBS and other hobby related things.

 > I thought it would be ages before I filled my 4tb drives, yet I've got
 > 140G free and have just purchased some 8Tb drives in the cyber monday
 > sales.

I'm still at the stage of thinking it will be ages to fill my 2tb drives. I currently have 4 of them in a raid 1 config (4tb usable), with 4 VMs set to 500gb each - so I have more space available, but can't setup any more VMs with only 8 virtual cores (2 per VM being used). Either way, each VM is 10% or less of the HDD space being used.

I'm not a digital hoarder whatsoever. The space isn't what concerns me. I need more cores and ram. ;)

 A>> Sure, there is always that option also. However, my bottleneck at
 A>> the moment is not space, it's the cores/threads and 32gb ddr3 ram.
 A>> I'm using all 8 threads already, and would like to add more VMs, but
 A>> I can't.

 > Where are you getting that information from? My server's cpu has the
 > same cores/threads as your's and it sits idle 90% of the time.

I have 8 threads/virtual cores, with 4 VMs and 2 virtual cores dedicated per VM. Is that not using up all the cores available to me?

 > 5 vm's run 24/7, with another three that only run when needed.

If you're only using a single virtual core for each VM, then I can definitely see that.

 > Was just throughing that out there, as in previous messages you said
 > you'd like to get a dual cpu system?

Yeah, I've seen some setups that would work for me anywhere from 400-1000 USD. These are all renewed/used in excellent condition, usually taken out of service/replaced/upgraded from a colocation somewhere. May or may not have a scratch or two on them, but all of the hardware has been tested and verified fully functional.

I did the same thing with my current server, and it has lasted me 12+ years, so as long as I buy from a respectable place, I'd do it again.

 > I did the same thing with mine. It came with 8gb of ram, and I've upped
 > it to the max 32gb. Replaced the psu, and added the sata card for the
 > two SSD's that have the VM's on them.

Since ram and hdd space is getting out of hand expensive nowadays, I'm probably just going to wait until I find something that comes with everything I would need and possibly more, so I don't need to upgrade. If it lasts me another 12-15 years, I'll be happy, and maybe buy another at that time if needbe. ;)

Regards,
Nick

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