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  • 1.  Server Recommendation

    Posted Sep 18, 2012 06:00 PM

    Hello can you give me advice to choose server for vmware vsphere? I have one server and I want to buy another new, which will be main. I want to install vCenter on the main server and with second host will be backup. I plan there will be 2 VM with WIN7 and 1 WM with 2008. I have 2 NAS. I want to have vMotion on this servers. I want buy good performance/price server, which isn´t to much expensive. Can you tell me optimal count of NICS?

    Thank you very much



  • 2.  RE: Server Recommendation

    Posted Sep 18, 2012 06:29 PM

    Welcome to the Community -  To be able to do vMotion you will need to have two ESXi hosts that have compatible CPUs - If this for production I would confirm whatever server you are looking to buy is on the HCL - http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php - if not you can also look at http://vm-help.com/ or http://ultimatewhitebox.com/ for machines that are not on the official HCL but people have been able to successfully install vSphere

    Also be aware that for vmotion you will need to purchase vsphere licenses -

    In terms of NICs once again is going to depend on whether this if for production or testing - if it is for production you will want at least 2 NICs for redundancy

    I have also moved this thread to the appropriate forum -



  • 3.  RE: Server Recommendation

    Posted Sep 18, 2012 06:39 PM

    what type of server do you have now? chip/ model will help determine what a 2nd server should be.

    example: you have a amd server, then dont buy an intel if you want to use vmotion.



  • 4.  RE: Server Recommendation

    Posted Sep 19, 2012 05:36 AM

    second server is with CPU intel Xeon.



  • 5.  RE: Server Recommendation

    Posted Sep 18, 2012 08:47 PM

    I bought a server a while back from serverdirect in the uk and it was one of those you get a cashback. I would have a look at their web site but make sure the servers are compatible and the same make if you are going to use vmotion etc.

    Best wishes.



  • 6.  RE: Server Recommendation

    Posted Sep 19, 2012 04:18 AM

    Steeeeveeee wrote:

    Hello can you give me advice to choose server for vmware vsphere? I have one server and I want to buy another new, which will be main.

    Thank you very much

    Why not share the load and run VMs on both of them at the same time?



  • 7.  RE: Server Recommendation

    Posted Sep 19, 2012 08:11 AM

    2JOSH26:

    Did you mean the FAULT tolereance?