I recently inherited a Dell PowerEdge R540, and while I'm not sure how old it is, it seems to be functioning well. I'm considering using it to deploy the Veeam Hardened Repository ISO, adding some large 3.5-inch disks to total around 70TB, and upgrading the RAM a bit. I'm really curious about whether this is worth the effort and investment. What do you think?
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For home labs or non-production environments, I’d say go for it! But if you're considering it for production use, it might raise some eyebrows if something goes wrong since it's out of warranty. You definitely don’t want to be in a position where you have to explain a backup failure due to "unsupported hardware" issues.
The R540 has plenty of life left in it, so it definitely could work well for your needs!
You might want to check the Dell support site using the service tag for details on its age and original parts. It could help you assess its reliability for your setup!
Exactly! As a secondary repository, though, it should be just fine.