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Re: Got my new Home Server up and running..
- Subject: Re: Got my new Home Server up and running..
- From: "Ian Lowe" <ianlowe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:09:57 -0000
> Great read Ian, thanks for posting that!
No problem - it was fun typing it up ;)
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> Virtualisation is the future for this sort of thing I think.
Without a doubt - there are still things which it's not suitable for=20
(for instance, I can't run Albumplayer in the VMs - the sound=20
stutters and so on), but to be honest these restrictions are not such=20
a big deal.
One of the things that really swings it for me is the availability of=20
pre-built VMWare "appliances" for things like smoothwall,
gallery,=20
TrixBox and so on.
> I'm sure it was a big outlay to build a box of that spec, but you
> have a system now that will run an incredible array of virtual=20
servers.
Not as much as I thought when I started building it - the final=20
budget was about =A3980.
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> Any chance of adding some photos and screen shots to the this? I'd=20
> love to put on AH.
will do - I'll pop the side off this weekend and grab some pictures.
I had meant to take photos as I built it up, but the geek frenzy got=20
me, and I just tore right in!! :D
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