Thanks to the many available 3.0 lanes, an above-average number of NVMe SSDs with full bandwidth can be used. Due to the high prices at the upper end […]
TR-Server #3:
Memory and PSU
Once the basics are clear, RAM must be procured. ECC would be possible, but it is significantly more expensive and harder to find than normal, unbuffered RAM. So […]
TR-Server #2:
The Base
Due to personal preference and a bit of coincidence, I ended up with a first-generation AMD Threadripper, complete with motherboard and cooler. I would describe the purchase price […]
TR-Server #1:
A high-performance server for Proxmox is needed
After two energy-efficient servers handled the basic services, I wanted a way to perform powerful virtualization of desktop operating systems, especially Windows. The idea of having multiple Windows […]
Virtualization Hardware for Proxmox
For me, VMware ESXi was my introduction to the world of virtualization servers a few years ago. This is obvious, as I was and still am an avid […]
Setup:
Retro Server
After several changes over the years, the server is now equipped close to its limit. Unless something breaks, nothing else is likely to change – the Windows Server […]
Reactivation of Windows Server 2003 (R2)
After the retro server had not been started for a long time, I was suddenly greeted by a dialog box with the message “This copy of Windows Server […]
Retro Server: HP ProLiant DL120 G5
Like so much else in my hardware collection, this 19″ computer server from HP with a height of 1U came into my possession as electronic waste. Like all […]
Proxmox VE Helper Scripts
There’s not much to write:These scripts are a real gold mine and make life so much easier. The fact that they are constantly updated is also not a […]