I got this old server and I always like to fiddle with old hardware, so I took a lot of pictures and shared them on my blog with some explaination!
Feedback always appreciated ^^
Nice teardown! I liked the gif inclusion
Thanks ! this is the first time I include GIF in my blog, glad it was worth it ! :)
Nice post. Recognisable too. I have an old server from work at home, but came to the same conclusion: with that power consumption it’s no fun running it 24/7 at home.
Yeah, power consumption are never the strong suit of rack mounted servers…
Power consumption is the 2nd thing i look for in my IT devices (first is “do I need internet/cloud services to run it” … Yes is an absolut disqualifier)
Just out if curiosity, would this server be capable to handle some consistent workload, for today’s standards?
I mean it would work, but depends on the load, it can definitely host some website, be used as a backup server or something. I installed a modern version of proxmox and even plain debian on it, so it would definitely work. But performance would be poor for heavy task like a game server.
As for the consistency itself, the server would run 24/7 without an issue, and it’s still built like a tank and it has been made to be resilient!
Thanks
Pretty interesting and always impressive what technical marvels humans have creates. This is a rare glimpse into such a machine from the past.
Thanks ! yeah i’m often astonished of how servers like these are made of !
