Comments on: Build a Cheap XenServer for your Home Lab http://www.xenappblog.com/2009/build-a-cheap-xenserver-for-your-home-lab/ it's all about applications and virtualization Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:25:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Trond Eirik Haavarsteinhttp://www.xenappblog.com/2009/build-a-cheap-xenserver-for-your-home-lab/#comment-171 Trond Eirik Haavarstein Thu, 13 Jan 2011 23:10:10 +0000 http://www.xenappblog.com/?p=583#comment-171 Awesome Nick, maybe I should browse eBay myself to get some good hardware for my next project. Thanks for sharing. Awesome Nick, maybe I should browse eBay myself to get some good hardware for my next project. Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Nick Rimmerhttp://www.xenappblog.com/2009/build-a-cheap-xenserver-for-your-home-lab/#comment-170 Nick Rimmer Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:32:57 +0000 http://www.xenappblog.com/?p=583#comment-170 I purchased a Dell SC1435 from Ebay for £260.00 with 16gb ram, it's on the Citrix HCL for Xen Server. It works brilliantly, currently I have 7 2008 VM's running on it, with capacity to squeeze a couple more. I use the internal storage, x2 500gb SATA disks, it came with one and bought the other again from ebay for £20. I purchased a Dell SC1435 from Ebay for £260.00 with 16gb ram, it’s on the Citrix HCL for Xen Server. It works brilliantly, currently I have 7 2008 VM’s running on it, with capacity to squeeze a couple more.
I use the internal storage, x2 500gb SATA disks, it came with one and bought the other again from ebay for £20.

]]> By: Trond Eirik Haavarsteinhttp://www.xenappblog.com/2009/build-a-cheap-xenserver-for-your-home-lab/#comment-169 Trond Eirik Haavarstein Fri, 12 Nov 2010 12:49:44 +0000 http://www.xenappblog.com/?p=583#comment-169 Thanks for sharing your results Keiran, For Prodution SSD is awesome, but for a Home Lab it's still a little bit expensive. Thanks for sharing your results Keiran,
For Prodution SSD is awesome, but for a Home Lab it’s still a little bit expensive.

]]> By: AIVAShttp://www.xenappblog.com/2009/build-a-cheap-xenserver-for-your-home-lab/#comment-168 AIVAS Fri, 12 Nov 2010 10:25:29 +0000 http://www.xenappblog.com/?p=583#comment-168 Tob,We have 2 terminal servers running on an IBM x3500 unit, and we had the same latency issues, until we gave it local SSD storage. Now it handles the 2 terminal servers (w2k3_x32), the license server, and 6 other servers, one of which is a file server. No lag. :) I highly recommend sandforce SSDs with virtualization! (but any decent SSD will do of course) Tob,

We have 2 terminal servers running on an IBM x3500 unit, and we had the same latency issues, until we gave it local SSD storage. Now it handles the 2 terminal servers (w2k3_x32), the license server, and 6 other servers, one of which is a file server. No lag. :) I highly recommend sandforce SSDs with virtualization! (but any decent SSD will do of course)

]]> By: Trond Eirik Haavarsteinhttp://www.xenappblog.com/2009/build-a-cheap-xenserver-for-your-home-lab/#comment-167 Trond Eirik Haavarstein Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:28:07 +0000 http://www.xenappblog.com/?p=583#comment-167 Hi Tob,You could try the XenDesktop 4 Express edition. This is free for 10 users and you will get the advantages of the HDX technology instead of RDP. Hi Tob,

You could try the XenDesktop 4 Express edition. This is free for 10 users and you will get the advantages of the HDX technology instead of RDP.

]]> By: TObhttp://www.xenappblog.com/2009/build-a-cheap-xenserver-for-your-home-lab/#comment-166 TOb Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:44:44 +0000 http://www.xenappblog.com/?p=583#comment-166 Hi Trond,What is the best way to use these virtual machines?I've used RDP to access some VMs running on XenServer, the latency is OK.. but not perfect. Which product from Citrix is best for creating a better environment for the client?Thanks, Tob Hi Trond,

What is the best way to use these virtual machines?

I’ve used RDP to access some VMs running on XenServer, the latency is OK.. but not perfect. Which product from Citrix is best for creating a better environment for the client?

Thanks,
Tob

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