Build an ESX3i Host for under $500
October 3rd, 2008
I’ve been considering building myself an ESX3i host at home for a little while now, specifically for training and testing out new software. Mike DiPetrillo has posted a blog entry yesterday on how he went about building his ESX3i box at home.
Think I’ll start looking at the price of parts in the UK and set about doing something similar, I had been eyeing up the HP ML110 G5 which at one point was selling for £93, then £143 but now appears to be back up at £265. However there are some articles out there about people who have ESX3i running on this server so it might not be a bad option or I suppose you could just build your own.
http://mikedatl.typepad.com/mikedvirtualization/2008/10/building-a-500.html
