Subj : Re: Server 2012R2 and vmWare ESXI - to PROXMOX?
To   : SirRonmit
From : paulie420
Date : Sat Jun 14 2025 02:04 pm

 Si> I just picked up a used Dell R730xd with 14 of 24 1.2TB drives. RAID60.
 Si> 128GB RAM.
 Si> 
 Si> I am looking at PROXMOX and was wondering how others like it. I tried
 Si> TrueNAS, but for some reason the VMs wouldn't work.

I have a r730xd (and a r320 + r330) and run Proxmox on all three. Its a perfect solution IMO and runs really well on the r730xd.

I suggest buying an iDrac license on eBay - only like $20... and you get full BMC management dashboard... its really helpful IMO.

You can get cheap memory, if needed, from cloudninjas.com and HDDs from serverpartdeals.com - all on the cheap. Cloud Ninjas also often has other hardware for the Dell Poweredge platform.

The r730xd is a powerhouse for my needs - and is my main PVE Node; I run a Proxmox cluster w/ my 3 servers...

It can do it all - hardware PCIe passthrough of my RAID card on the r320 - for a TrueNAS SCALE NAS; and I run all my production VM/CTs on the other systems...

I really like the r730 models and think they have a lot of life in them. It sips a bit more power than the 1U Poweredges, but has dual CPUs and more upgrade paths too...



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