il_ferra Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Hi all, I'm working on settings up an home lab using couple of those Microserver Gen8 servers. The idea is to have one box dedicated to storage (FreeNAS) and a second one to run VMs. The idea is to have it running 24/7 so power consumption is a concern here. I mainly run Java apps and some other services (file sharings, vpn, ...) mostly running on Linux. Beside 2-3 of them always-on other VMs will be for testing/on-demand. I'd like to upgrade the CPU of the ESXi box to one from the supported list http://homeservershow.com/forums/index.php?/topic/6596-hp-microserver-gen8-processor-faq/, now the big question is: which one? a 69W TDP such as the e3-1230v2 or something lighter as the e3-1265Lv2 for 45W TDP? Can someone share thoughts or experience? Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yodafett Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 i have been running the 1265lv2 for about year now with no problem. no addtional cooling in the server other than that needed for the p222. i plan to build a dedicated esxi box on a secoond server with a 1265lv2 or gen 9 if that come out before the meetup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shonk Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 (edited) I hope you run on increased cooling in the bios the 1265 lv2 gets a bit toasty at extended full load at minimum fan levels although its still under throttle temps it does come very close you should add something like this Edited March 25, 2015 by Shonk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yodafett Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Have not needed it yet and have temp alarms set to email alert if to toasty. more worried on the p222 which has 2 fans on it one from the sdm and another from the front frame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikon Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Very likely those 2 fans are providing CPU cooling as a side benefit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shonk Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 (edited) Just remember ilo reads under cpu package temps not ondie temps I think at 87 degrees ondie temps ilo was only registering something like 55 degrees when i first tested the 1265 at extended load with stock slow cooling with no extra fan edit just checked this was with the ondie temp reaching max of 87 Have not needed it yet and have temp alarms set to email alert if to toasty. more worried on the p222 which has 2 fans on it one from the sdm and another from the front frame Edited March 25, 2015 by Shonk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il_ferra Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 Thank you very much for the informations provided. Sounds like the 1265L-v2 is the "only" option without going for additional cooling. Though is a nice idea to have an additional fan. Overall system load should not be that high. I'm not planning to run any transcoding, just some code compiler from time to time (running CI) My idea is to have the ESXi box diskless (no heating from disks) and the second box with stock cpu and 4 drives. Best, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToyCeli22 Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 (edited) Just for comparison.... I'm running a 1230v2 with ESX. Idles 70-80watts with 3 vms I haven't really done any load testing on it because the most this guy does is transcode movies. Edited March 26, 2015 by ToyCeli22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shonk Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 here's it under normal conditions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il_ferra Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 Oh man! Do I understand it correctly that the E3-1265Lv2 comes with a GPU integrated as well ? how is that? And why is so ridiculously expensive compared to the 1230v2 ?? Any good place to buy it from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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