Dell poweredge as a dev workstation

youngunix

youngunix

Hello,

Is it possible/sane to use (example) Dell PowerEdge R440 as a development workstation? It'll be a headless server and access will be via SSH.
I'm exploring options as such as this one due to the amount of time (2-4hrs+) it takes to build world/kernel and some ports. I do use devel/ccache and tmpfs(5)() with i7 8C/16T, 16GB RAM & 256 NVMe.

Thx,
 
Have you used a remote development server before? If not, you might consider renting a cheap VPS for a while just to get the workflow down. Once you nail that, buy the hardware and rock on.
 
Some Anon Guy said:
Sure, but you can get better deals on Dell's Outlet and have full warranty on the system.
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Dell's Outlet is more expensive.
patmaddox said:
Have you used a remote development server before? If not, you might consider renting a cheap VPS for a while just to get the workflow down. Once you nail that, buy the hardware and rock on.
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Nahh! I think Lenovo ThinkStation p920 is a lot cheaper and I can maintain it however I please. I was thinking of going the Frankenstein's way by buying the parts I need and put them together myself, but I believe it was a hassle finding good deals on CPUs.
 
I prefer supermicro. All of the Dells are dual cpu which means more power and less efficiently. I bought a used server on ebay for $180 with 64GB of ram and swapped out the cpu for a $100 14 core E5
 
Barney said:
I prefer supermicro. All of the Dells are dual cpu which means more power and less efficiently. I bought a used server on ebay for $180 with 64GB of ram and swapped out the cpu for a $100 14 core E5
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Not bad actually. I just did a quick search for E7-8890 v4 and they are $100 also. However, they are outdated and my concern is decreased performance due to degraded hardware since we don't know the history behind those used ones.
 
youngunix said:
Not bad actually. I just did a quick search for E7-8890 v4 and they are $100 also. However, they are outdated and my concern is decreased performance due to degraded hardware since we don't know the history behind those used ones.
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Intel counts on people thinking that way. Why are you dong buildworlds anyway? I've been using FreeBSD for 30 years and I've never done a buildworld. Ever.
 
youngunix said:
Dell's Outlet is more expensive.
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You have to dig a little on the outlet...
Supermicro has really good hardware and pretty good deals too..


On the outlet... Little less storage, but way more CPU power




  • PowerEdge R640

    Previous Online Price$14,907.00 Dell Outlet Price $3,885.00​

    2 in stock
  • Like New (Refurbished)
    Intel Xeon Gold 5218R Processsor (20 Core, Up to 4.00GHz, 27.5MB Cache, 125W) QTY : 2 - (40 Core / 80 Threads)

    No Operating System

    240GB SSD SATA M.2 512e 6Gbps Drive

    480GB SATA 6Gbps 512e 2.5inch Enterprise Class Solid State Drive, 1WPD

    16GB RDIMM, 3200MT/s, Dual Rank QTY : 10 - (160GB Ram)

    No Optical Drive

    Broadcom 57414 Dual Port 10/25GbE SFP28 Adapter, PCIe Low Profile

    Intel X550 Quad Port 10GbE, Base-T, rNDC

    Chassis with Up to 8x2.5in HDD and 3 PCIe Slots

    Dell Outlet PowerEdge R640
 
Barney said:
Intel counts on people thinking that way. Why are you dong buildworlds anyway? I've been using FreeBSD for 30 years and I've never done a buildworld. Ever.
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I respectfully disagree. I've been working with Intel products for a very long time and I've seen them crap out due to heavy usage.

I buildworld for a project of mine and to report any bugs I catch to the FreeBSD devs. While I do not benefit financially from all the open source projects I use, I feel the need to give back, even if it's a 2-liner commit.
 
I have 100s of intel units in the field from before 2000 and I've never had a cpu or supermicro system fail in a data center. Ever. So you buy 2 cpus. It's a 90% discount.
 
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