Subj : What to do with a gia
To   : Ky Moffet
From : Barry Martin
Date : Wed Jun 26 2019 07:10:00


Hi Ky!
>
 >   KM> I've inherited a PowerEdge R510 server! great whopping rackmount
 >   KM> type monster, dual Xeon, 64GB RAM, 12 drive bays, all full (8 3TB
 >   KM> SAS, 4 480GB SATA SSDs which will be used to upgrade other
 >   KM> stuff). No OS, cuz it was using some cloud OS from which it's now
 >   KM> disconnected.
 > I suppose start here:
 > https://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/sln129177/how-to-install-t
 > he-operating-system-on-a-dell-poweredge-server-os-deployment?lang=en
 KM> Yep, found those... and thinking it should have shipped with
 KM> Windows ServerSomeyear, but unable to find the Windows Sticker, I
 KM> contacted Dell support to ask where they hid it... nope, that one
 KM> shipped naked, no OS, but I HAVE ENTERPRISE SUPPORT!
 KM> (That means instead of trying to fob you off with canned
 KM> information, or telling you to get lost because you're out of
 KM> warranty, they chase you around to make sure you leave happy. :)

So you get personalized supoort paid for by whomever originally bought 
the unit?!  Neat!!!

And yes, I sort of figured you had found the information I did, just 
sometimes I'll put the search terms in a different sequence or add or 
leave out a phrase and find something unique.


 KM> Anyway, once I figured out that if you boot from USB, it thinks
 KM> your USB stick is C: and not USB-anything... should be able to
 KM> install a fresh OS easily enough. Then the question is... what
 KM> work shall it do? What would YOU do with 53 pounds of server? :)

Interesting on the USB Boot.  That is one way to do an installation with
'regular' computers, though I'm still using DVDs.
 
Now for the "what would I do with 53 pounds of server?".  And what was 
it, 3x 8 TB plus several 420 GB's (you were going to use the latter for 
upgrading other computers).  So that leaves either three 8 TB units in a
RAID or or 24 TB.  I have a couple-pound server in the basement with
only 5 TB and it is only half full.  ...I don't know.  If someone 
offered, yes, I'd take it too -- same as you, grab now, figure out what 
to do with it later.  ...Obvious is 'storage', but one person has only 
so much data to store.  Renting/leasing storage to others is a 
consideration, though then that kicks up all sort of business and legal 
requirements for you which can be a pain.  ....I don't know!

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