Asus RS700-E6/RS4 Rackmount Server Unboxing and Assembly

[chad9137]

so is this just a computer beacuse i want to get one maybe even two or i could get a very nice pc what should i get i would perfer this like can you play games and stuff on it

[TheCanadianPublic]

@chad9137 Do NOT get a rackmount server for gaming! There's absolutely no room inside for a decent graphics card!

[UltimateArco]

You could potentially destruct a CPU socket like that, always 'drop' it in with the notches aligned not to get any broken pins..

[TheCanadianPublic]

@cowmilkify Basically, each box is just a PC with up to 2 Quad core processors and a multiple hard drive array, all squeezed into a very long box only 1.75 inches high.

There's really nothing "Super" about these two machines, especially when each one is equipped with a single underpowered 2 GHz Core i5 equivalent processor and only 6 GB of memory! :)

[music1simar]

@ TheCanadianPublic >>>> thankx alot & good luck for your machine .

@ Dailybabble >>>>>>> dude no 1 is talking to u so keep out of this...........by the way i need a server because to wach your Girlfrnd naked .

[Dailybabble]

This guy probably needs a server for these three followings porn, movies, and games example Crysis 2, fuck yeah!! I want a server too.

[music1simar]

Plz Tell me 1 thing that .........why server ???? why not desktop computer ???? i really dont know whats the difference between both . can any one explain . thankx .

[TheCanadianPublic]

@music1simar Servers are better adapted for areas where everything must be kept up and running for as long as possible i.e. mission critical applications. On these machines, I can swap out power supplies, system fans and hard drives without shutting down or rebooting the machine.

In fact, one of the hard drives had failed a couple of weeks ago. So I pulled it out, insterted a new one and told Linux to rebuild the RAID array. Everything else kept working as if nothing had happened.

[crack1q2]

awesomeness!!!!!!!!!! how much did ONE server cost? thanks!!!! :D

[TheCanadianPublic]

$2,500 which includes four 1 TB drives, a single 2 GHz Xeon quad-core processor, and 6 GB of memory.

[crack1q2]

@TheCanadianPublic wow, for that money you already have a lot of nice stuff :)

thankx! cool vid!

[wpederson1]

I love ASUS!  Didn't even know they made servers until today... LOL (I like how excited I am and I have no reason to have a server... hehe)

[gezzaky]

Why Not Windows Server!

[TheCanadianPublic]

Too expensive both on its own and on the total cost of ownership, too many potential driver issues, too high a risk of the operating system being shut down by a faulty licensing issue, too proprietary, too vulnerable to attacks from viruses and trojans, too complicated to manage...

Linux: install it, configure it, forget it.

[dawgp0und]

@TheCanadianPublic FreeBSD is also a great OS and the best of all it's FREE!! Great video

[t2491tom]

@TheCanadianPublic dude too good of a response

[fluffyiscool009]

could you explain how you connected them together i never got the devices that they used

[TheCanadianPublic]

Both servers, and the temporary router used for the Internet, were all connected into an unmanaged gigabit switch (the small box on top of the servers).

[BADtimmay]

why did you buy two server without cpu's, memory or harddrives ? Thats extrordinarily impractical and a serious waste of manhours.

Only place i can se an advantage in this, is if it's for home use, and you enjoy assembling them.

But id' never chose asus for home servers...

[TheCanadianPublic]

$2,500 each as equipped in the video. An extra $500 will get me a second quad core processor and 6 GB more memory. Just try to find an equivalent turnkey system for the same price.

And because barebones manufacturers use industry standard components in their designs, it increases your chances the OS will work properly with very few adjustments if any.

Finally, all the essential components were ordered and delivered within a week. Ordering from a major systems integrator can take a few months.

[BADtimmay]

I can't relate to the last part. When i order servers they usualy arrive within 1-2 busines days.

I can actually only see good in the extra money spent on a ready-built system, because all major suppliers (HP, IBM, Dell, etc) take a ton of time to test parts for the solution. To ashure that the system works as good as possible.

Of course there are standards, but the common hardware standards are no guarantee for a good product.

Btw: i can easily find better servers for the same price ;)

[BADtimmay]

I guess what i am trying to say is, that if you handle critical systems and their hardware, it would be wise to trust major suppliers.

[TheCanadianPublic]

I tried that. It resulted in an entire month of time being completely wasted, a one month delay in launching my television channel's test streams, and the end of a long term business relationship.

The experience left me so bitter that I decided to avoid the other major suppliers altogether. I had run out of time and couldn't afford any further delays.

[BADtimmay]

wow.. what company was that ? sounds scary...

[TheCanadianPublic]

IBM, through a reseller. The one month's wasted time is the total time lost on this one issue. The ordering process officially started during the summer!

It's too bad. The IBM BladeCenter "S" would have been perfect if IBM respected my component choices, didn't keep creating a non-functional and/or non-redundant configuration, and didn't insist that I use their overpriced hard drives, which would have driven the price to over twenty thousand dollars.

The Asus set-up cost me about six.

[TheCanadianPublic]

I checked with Sun and Dell, but they both have the same policy concerning hard drives. And a bad experience with an HP tablet PC made me want to stay away from their offerings.

My system is not a Web server; it's a television broadcast system! All it does is stream huge video files to a handful of cable companies very slowly! Even my tests has failed to max out the performance of the sub-$100 hard drives currently installed in the servers!

A hot-swappable RAID-5 configuration no less!

[imagonex]

I'd buy Asus over any overpriced brandname server any day! Smart choice! As good if not better than the IBM's. IBM's supposedly "tested hardware" is manufactured by companies such as MSI. HP uses Tyan parts. The only difference going with IBM is the after service such as if a drive goes dead, they'll replace it hence the higher price. They force you into buying their configurations so they make extra profit. That's all! Give me Asus any day. I'll pocket the $14000 and put in the bank.

[TheCanadianPublic]

All I wish is that Asus would hurry up and carry over the cable-free design to their lower-end models. I just purchased a short length RS100-E6/PI2 that has many of the cables routed in front of the system fans! The cables don't impede the airflow all that much, but it definitely isn't what I'd call a very smart design strategy.

[imagonex]

You might want to e-mail your suggestion to Asus. Just a thought. They do listen to their customers.

On another note, I want to congratulate you on making this purchase. I still can't believe how much you save! Wow!

I personallly believe your setup is better than anything those brandname vendors sell at overmarked-up prices. Just my two cents.

Good luck with everything!!

[TheCanadianPublic]

If Asus wants my advice, my consultation fee is $100 per hour. :)

Thanks for the compliments!