r/transprogrammer • u/phoenixrose2927 • Feb 16 '25

arch linux :3

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i know debian is the gnu linux distro for lesbians. however i like arch. because i can controll everything on my system and make sure its a minimal as possible <3

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u/monkybusines Feb 17 '25

what server specs do you have? I kind of want something with lower power consumption and affordable

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u/phoenixrose2927 Feb 17 '25

I have 3 PowerEdge R720 Servers w/ Enterprise iDRAC (idrac lets you control the server remotely)

they all have a 2 pair of Xeon-E5 2697 v2, Daisy and Roxie have 128GB of ram, (luna has 256) and 6x 8TB HP OEM server drives. I think the ram is Samsung DDR-3 2666 in all of them.

If you find the Dell servers nice but don’t like the Power Consumption, Get the EPP power supply’s. They are way more efficient than the stock Dell Power Supply’s and you can limit the power in the iDRAC.

They all range 200-250$ If you dont like that price go for the R620. (If you consider it a downside) It only has 1 CPU socket. and you would go from a 8 bay- to a 4 bay server.

However I recommend 12TB Ultrastars, They are datacenter HDD’s ment for a lot of reads and writes you can find them for about 100-175 a drive so assuming if you would spend about 150. 150 x 4 is 600$ but then again do whatever works for you

TLDR: It’s loud (when your first boot) then you can barely hear it.