When we first moved into the condo last week, my main server “Big Blue” decided not to come up. Turned out that it was the power supply went bad during the move (not sure how).
So, I took the opportunity to prep for a server re-do. The new server will be named “Silver Streak” because it’s trim is silver.
Here is a comparison of Big Blue and Silver Streak:
| Big Blue | Silver Streak | |
| Motherboard | Intel 925XCV | Abit AN8 SLI |
| CPU | Pentium 4 3.0 Ghz | AMD 3700+ |
| RAM | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Boot Drive(s) | 2×160 GB SATA (Mirrored) | 2×160 GB SATA (Mirrored) |
| Storage | 4×400 GB PATA on Promise Tech SX4000 Configured for 1.2TB RAID5 |
4×400 GB PATA on Promise Tech SX4000 Configured for 1.2TB RAID5 |
| OS | Windows Server 2003 SP1 | Windows Server 2003 R2 |
The new server will be running Windows Virtual Server 2005 and have all my server based functions running in various virtual windows. I’ll also be setting it up for linux testing etc.
So, what’s to become of Big Blue?
The motherboard is going to Jen’s for now. It’s getting a Asus P5AD2-Premium with 2 gig of ram, eVGA NVTV dual tuner card and a couple 300 gig drives. It’s to become our Media Server.
I will post more details on this project as I get the details worked out.
