gcninja Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 NO, this is not about bragging rights, this is me being REALLY REALLY happy.... so, I got my package in today, and im sorry heckscrew and shonen, but its BEAUTIFUL! http://s8.photobucket.com/albums/a22/Demonwithin01/comp/ my e-penis is <---------------------------3 this big now gotta go to work, but ima hook it up asap when i get home.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deleted Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Nothing beats a Good CentOS Install, if it supports x64 then even better! (p.s. im in love with cent os so my answer may be bias). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonlit Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 It's a... it's... It's... ...it's one of those... things with the... ...so uh... what actually is it? >_> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DingleBerries Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 I am a linux guy, but I have to go with server 08. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis123123 Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 i'm still using server 03, but thats because I am licensed for it. if you need some windows type stuff running on it (terminal services, etc etc) stick with WS2003/8. if you are planning a dedicated webserver, or ftp server, etc, CentOS ftw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcninja Posted March 13, 2009 Author Share Posted March 13, 2009 alright so far ms 08, i asked about xp cuz im getting that in a day or so. also, any LEGAL way of getting server 03/08 cheap/free? also moonlit, its a Compaq proliant ML370 if i remmeber, at work now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcninja Posted March 13, 2009 Author Share Posted March 13, 2009 so eight votes including mine and only five posts, excluding my second, theres two OTHERS so....what do you people suggest? sorry aboutr the double, forgot about edit, and now i cant find the delete button Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKo Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 If I am right thinking that this is a server of some type, have you considered ESXi? If everything is compatible this will allow you to have Server 2008 and Cent on this box, thus negating the need to choose. I really like Server 2008 myself, along with FreeBSD. As for getting server 2008 legally and cheaply, get Microsoft Technet. Its near as damnit legal piracy and for the stiicker price of Vista Ultimate you get tons of stuff including most of MS's current OS's, both server and client. Very much worth the cash. Ultimately it depends on what you want to do with it, and the spec which you haven't posted. edit: Definately go with ESXi for this, a hypervisor will allow you to do so much more with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingwray Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Anything with 'Open' in the name. So that leaves OpenBSD and Open Solaris in my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentknight329 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 you completely forgot about SUSE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcninja Posted March 14, 2009 Author Share Posted March 14, 2009 no i just listed a few before i ran to work EDIT: just popped it open i O'ed. Maxed out RAM, dual cores (its a G2, so 1.4ghz x 2) ill get more pics up later... dummptyhummpty, can i have your babies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shonen Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 At first I had no bloody clue what it was, images are like drunkard vision on a late saturday night. XD Looks pretty sweet and I would be pretty pleased with myself too, you decided on what NOS you are stuffing in the sucker? For the record thats a small e-penis , it should be bigger with toys like that. XD hopefully when my near gear starts to roll in I will be topping you, so live large...... for now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metatron Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Doing polls in this area on this site is a bad idea as people on here largly don't have a clue what makes a good server, but there are a few. Anyway stay clear of Ubuntu as some sripts run oddly, well its what I've noticed and its really not a good server OS, really more of a desktop OS (yes even the server vertion). CentOS is basiclay Red Hat and is one the most useful things you could ever learn for working in networking past a level if thats what you want to do, plus its not bad. Windows server 2008 is also useful as learning how to manage things like exchange and active directory are really usful. I'd go with OpenBSD but, you would be better off with CentOS and just running a WM on it for Server 03 or 08. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h3%5kr3w Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 gg man, that's an awesome peice of hardware (where are the exact specs?!) My vote is actually for Linux Mint. Just how I roll, but Cent OS would be great too. Also what exactly are you going to do with it, or better yet, how many clients do you expect to serve with it? If your only serving a few or something, I would go with a more visual style of server/software and then slo-ly graduate to the daemons and scripts. just my 2 cents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcninja Posted March 14, 2009 Author Share Posted March 14, 2009 well, its only has 18.2GB hdds , so after install first thing is get a couple more and up it. then, probably storage, VMserver, and just a test machine for hacking into and such.... but mainly backup storage. if i come across any ideas ill keep goign with them... also this gives reason to build a rack. but man this thing is HEAVY.. also shonen, sorry about the pics, its was a crap-tacular camera phone, in a hurry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKo Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 18GB disks? Pointless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5ive Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 What are you going to use it for? ... edit I just read your last post. If your simply using it for a file server you might want to consider windows home server. It will allow you to do a "non-raid" array that is very slick. You can have as many hdd's as you want, all different types and sizes, working together to create one large volume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingwray Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 What are you going to use it for? ... edit I just read your last post. If your simply using it for a file server you might want to consider windows home server. It will allow you to do a "non-raid" array that is very slick. You can have as many hdd's as you want, all different types and sizes, working together to create one large volume. Or alternatively you could keep both your sanity and money in your wallet and use Open Solaris with ZFS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shonen Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 also shonen, sorry about the pics, its was a crap-tacular camera phone, in a hurry Ah so you where THAT excited, not that I blame you. If its just going to be a test box, I agree with a few of the others and would run win server 2003/08 with VMware or some shit on it. Bare in mind depending on the specs/rolls of your server and total number of clients it could chug a little. Also if it is just going to be a test box and not placed live on your LAN I wouldn't bother purchasing a licesese..... That is unless you guys are aware of something I aint. bahaha yeap some of the server shit is bloody heavy, do you have a rack cabinet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr0p Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 OpenBSD or FreeBSD, they are both insane OSs for running a server if you know what you're doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h3%5kr3w Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 I'd say time to crack open damn near any distro and start hack-testing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcninja Posted March 15, 2009 Author Share Posted March 15, 2009 ie my earlier post of "a hacking box" also, i DO have an old external HD i had, and its uses ANY ide...hmm i have a shit load of those too. even a 120...hmm install os onto 9.1gb hd(1) then use the rest for storage.. also shonen, its going on the network, so i need something free or cheap (YES, i know the linuxs' so ill look into BSD or ubuntu which i have on disc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shonen Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Ah fair enough then and in that case I would want a legit version, especially if you are going to access it via the outside world. The inner tight ass in me loves the FREE aspect of the linux and BSD world however if you are a bit of a nix tard at times such as myself doing certin things on the platform can be a royal pain in the ass and waste a fair amount of time which is annoying when you are pressed for it/in a hurry. But hey the upside is you are learning something new which is worth major points. catch 22 much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcninja Posted March 15, 2009 Author Share Posted March 15, 2009 indeed, that plus with the purchase of this im broke >_< dont they off trials? (then go from there....if you get me) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBP Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 debian or centOS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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