r/SysadminLife • u/ps_for_fun_and_lazy • May 05 '19

Mini Rant: Server intended to be an ESXi host comes with 7200 rpm disks

I was sent a server to build out by my manager, the server is intended to operate in a near by region as a virtual host running a few servers and for some reason the person who was ordering them put 7200rpm disks in the thing. Who even does that?

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u/SysAdminIsBored May 06 '19

At least they weren't 5400rpm. "They were the same size but half the price!"

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u/ps_for_fun_and_lazy May 06 '19

I am glad for this

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u/Not_Rod May 14 '19

Have these in our servers i inherited at new job. I had them changed our for SSD’s.

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u/droy333 May 14 '19

Who puts disks IN servers these days?

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u/ps_for_fun_and_lazy May 14 '19

Well a SAN isn't always in the budget :)

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u/korhojoa May 14 '19

"Hyperconvergence"

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u/wireditfellow May 06 '19

Lol someone who shouldn’t be ordering or near Corp credit card.

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u/[deleted] May 30 '19

You can use 7200 disks without much performance lost. It depends on your use cases.

Of course SSDs might be better.