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 ESXi v4.1 White Box
ESXi, SQL Server, Virtual Machines, VMware ESXi, Web servers, Windows Server 2008
I'm looking to put together a server to run ESXi v4.1.  I've selected the following hardware components and would appreciate any advice/input good/bad: 
Case: Athena Power CA-SWH02BH7 
Mobo: TYAN S8230GM4NR-DL 
PSU: Athena Power AP-P4ATXK110FEP 
CPU: AMD Opteron 6134 Magny-Cours 2.3GHz 
64gig RAM: Kingston 8GB KVR1333D3E9SK2/8G x 8 
2 500gig drives - RAID1: This partition will have a vm for Win2k8 file/print server. 
4 1tb drives - RAID10: This partition will run a vm DEV/Test environment for a SQL Server and Web Server(s).


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ASKED: October 27, 2010  1:18 PM
UPDATED: October 27, 2010  9:27 PM
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That looks fine. Just make sure that all the components are on the VMware Hardware Compatibility list.
Last Wiki Answer Submitted:  October 27, 2010  9:27 pm  by  Denny Cherry   64,520 pts.
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