Re: [Xen-users] HTPC + DUAL PC In one

[Gordan Bobic <gordan@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 07/17/2014 09:01 AM, lee wrote:
> Mattia Carrara <mattia.carrara@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
> > Hello guys,
> >
> > It's time to upgrade my old pc. I have been thinking about this project for
> > one month, now i'll explain it.
> >
> > One linux machine with xen installed will host 3 virtual machines. One will
> > be running linux + plex and this will be the HTPC, the other two virtual
> > machines will run Windows. I don't need hi-end graphics, the objective is
> > to obtain a good balance between calcolus power and power consumption. In
> > such way I will have a computer for myself, for my family and HTPC.
> What about firewall, web server, squid, MTA and other services you might
> want to run, and what about storage?
>
> "Fast", "low power consumption" and "low budget" are somewhat mutually
> exclusive, especially when you add several graphics cards.
The old dogma says: "Cheap, fast, reliable - pick any two."

> Perhaps an HP Microserver with a thin client or two could make sense for
> you.  If a setup like that is fast enough, it might avoid a lot of
> complication otherwise arising from overstuffing a single machine with
> too much hardware, probably be pretty good with power consumption and
> not limit you to having to sit close to the server.
Unfortunately, the HP G7 Microserver doesn't allow using both the built 
in GPU and a discrete PCIe GPU at the same time. As soon as you plug in 
a PCIe GPU, the internal one gets disabled. You may be able to find a 
way to blindly poke some PCIe registers to enable it, but this would 
take some research. Normally it doesn't even show up on the bus.
Gordan


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