It’s time for a hardware upgrade. From IBM x3250 to x3550.
IBM x3250 | IBM x3550 | ||
1 | CPU | Xeon 3050 2.13GHz 2M 1066 FSB | 2x Xeon 5160 3.0GHz 4M 1333 FSB |
2 | RAM | 4096 NonECC DDR2 | 6GB ECC DDR2 |
3 | RAID Card | LSI 1064E | ServerRaid 8K-l |
4 | HDD | 2x1TB SATA 7200 RAID1 | 1×36 and 1×136 15k rot/min SAS |
5 | PSU | 351W | 670W |
6 | OS | ESXi 5 | ESXi 5 |
7 | ODD | IDE CD-ROM | IDE COMBO |
8 | Network | 2 x Broadcom NetExtreme Gigabit | 2 x Broadcom NetXtreme II Gigabit |
RAM needs to be upgraded, maybe after holidays.
Power consumption for X3550 : 200W normal / 290W with fans running at full speed (between 12750 – 14400 rotations/min), reported by ESXi 5