tech

So, I’ve been wanting to build a new home server for quite a while.  Today I started planning it out, might be a while until I can build it but I can dream.  My parts list is as follows.

• Swiftech 8 Way PWM Splitter
• Norco 120MM Fan Wall
• SUPERMICRO MBD-H8DG6-F-O E-ATX Form Server Motherboard
• Intel RES2SV240NC RAID Expander Card
• AMD Opteron 6320 Server Processor x2
• Norco RPC-4224 Case
• Corsair HXi 850 Watt PSU
• Intel i350-T4 NIC
• Kingston 16GB (4 x 4GB) Kit x2
• NORCO C-SFF8087-D SFF-8087 to SFF-8087 Internal Multilane SAS Cable x 7
• Noctua NH-U9DO CPU Cooler x2
• Noctua NF-A8 PWM 80mm Case Fan x2
• Noctua NF-S12A PWM 120mm Case Fan x3
• BitFenix BFA-MSC-M3MKK-RP 17.72″ (45cm) Molex to 3 Molex Extension Cable M-F x4
• NORCO RL-26 Heavy-Duty Slide Ball Bearing Rail
• ADATA DashDrive UV100 16GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive (Black) Model AUV100-16G-RBK x2 (1 for ESXi & 1 for NAS4Free)

Will use my current HDDs and set it up as an AIO ESXi/NAS4Free Host with 2x250GB HDDs for VMS & 2x2TB HDDs for other storage.

OK, I officially hate SSL.  I just spent close to an hour trying to get the SSL trust chain working correctly for this site, and I still can’t.  Not sure if its something I’m doing wrong, something that Virtualmin is doing wrong (the control panel I use) or something that StartSSL is doing wrong.  At any rate, I don’t care anymore right now and I only really use it for my admin interface anyway.