HP Proliant DL380 G4

[trueimage]

HP ProLiant DL380 G4
4 Gig Memory
Dual processors Intel 3.66 1mb L2 Cache
2 - 36.4 Gig Ultra320 SCSI 10K
4 - 72..8 Gig Ultra320 SCSI 10K
No OS
Redundant PS
External SCSI port
PCI -X and PCI -E slots
2 NIC and 3 USB
Set of rails FOXCOMM

Unit pulled from a working system. No OS so did not test functionality but all lights and boot to Bios show no errors.


Anything to be worried about here? Selling at what seems like a good price at $700? Should I try to get it for less, or just avoid it?

I don't know much about these, just want to grab one to play with as training...

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: trueimage

Anything to be worried about here?

Yes... Spending $700 on an old system with old components.
You need to pass on this gem. 😉

 

[trueimage]

I want to play around and learn how a server like this works, features etc. and play with setting up an esx server.

Should I just build a core i7 box instead? is $700 (canadian) really that bad? should I offer something lower, or just forget it?

Am I wrong to think that for $700 the machine I could build might be a litter faster but wont have the dual nics, hto swap scsi bays, scsi drives, enterprise grade cpu and ram... i dunno....

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: trueimage
I want to play around and learn how a server like this works, features etc. and play with setting up an esx server.

Am I wrong to think that for $700 the machine I could build might be a litter faster but wont have the dual nics, hto swap scsi bays, scsi drives, enterprise grade cpu and ram... i dunno....

Those components aren't required for a solid server.

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

At most I would pay $400 for a system like that. IF it is something to just play with, it's not worth a whole lot, when you can build a better machine for less.

 

[trueimage]

Can you guys suggest a better build for less, that can run an esx server with min 4 images on it?

 

[RebateMonger]

Other than scanning eBay, it's hard to set an exact value on that hardware. The pros include the ability to get an additional 8 GB memory module for $100 (on eBay). You'll probably want to max out that 12 GB capacity if running multiple VMs.

If you want to go with lower-end hardware, this article should help with verifying that the hardware will function with ESXi:

ESXi tests on non-supported hardware.