possible home server

[peterb]

I've built two home servers using mini-itx boards - both have twin drives, both use fanless 120W pico psus, both are quiet. One runs a web server, mailserver and fileserver (not heavily loaded tbh) the other is just a fileserver at the moment. (well, it is running postfix, but only so that it can send me status messages)

[pardal51]

I am getting another Proliant ML115 and will install openfiler (I dont have a spare old box to use).

It will have 3x1Tb HDD in RAID5. I will split in 2 partitions and create to 2x iSCSI targets. 1 dedicated to VMs for my vSphere Lab and the other for files, etc for home use. I might replace the 160Gb which comes with the box with another 1Tb for backup, therefore running openfiler from USB stick.

To be honest I think it is cost effective to go this route, the only drawback is space (even though the box isn't too big). It runs really silent.

[lodore]

Since i have imaging software I could temporary install windows server on to my desktop and then test out network speeds to see if the speeds with wireless are good enough for my needs.
what would you do to test network file speeds?

[watercooled]

You could use this, as used by SmallNetBuilder: http://www.iozone.org/

[j.o.s.h.1408]

I think I would be worried by a 250W PSU, not because of capacity but because a larger PSU will run quieter and I like to sleep in the same house as my server

My HTPC acts as my home server as well. It runs super quiet and cool. it has a pentium 4 processor, 2gb ram, 420w seasonic psu, an abit mobo, a sync ninja cpu cooler, dvd drive, a nvidia 7800 AGP card and its housed into a HTPC silvestone LC17 case.

My next objective is to upgrade my HTPC with a dual or even quad core cpu and toss in my 260gtx for some light gaming on it and then use the above quoted specs and house that in a difference case and install windows home server on it and be done with it

Good plan guys or better to buy a NAS?

[j.o.s.h.1408]

Can tomcat be run on a windows home server?

[watercooled]

See if this helps: http://www.wegotserved.com/2009/10/0...t-home-server/

[pipTheGeek]

I currently have an old slimline Dell PC acting as a server. It is running DC, DHCP, DNS, IIS, SQL, WSUS, SMTP and file server. I would like it to run a DLNA server as well for my TV but the TV has very limited file support and the server tries to transcode on the fly. Doesn't work well on a single core 2.8 ghz Celeron.
I have now pinched what used to be the second PC in the house which I intend to use as a server, (as soon as I can figure out how I am going to migrate over to it). It is a core 2 duo (the 65nm 2.4 ghz version that everyone owns). It currently has a 6600gt graphics card in it as well, but thats only because it is what I have spare and the board won't POST without a GPU.
This system is currently running from a very old 250watt PSU without any issue or any offensive noise. My suggestion for keeping noise down is to head over to silent pc review and look at the reviews of cases and fans.