- A generation 10 will work fine in a standard apartment so long as the power supplies installed take the same voltage as your mains. I can't speak about the fan noise much, but there may be ILO hacks to control that. Make sure you're running compatible hardware as HPE systems tend to run much louder otherwise.
- The power draw when idling greatly depends on the installed hardware. There is no definite answer until you can monitor its consumption from the wall.
- A gen9 is suitable for quite a while yet, and the prices are going way down for that generation. A generation 10 would be the better buy if you don't plan to upgrade again for a while, but parts are going to be more expensive.
- In terms of parts, Ebay is often one of the best places. Rather than looking up the machine generation/model, look up the part number which is on the component itself. It'll give you much better results not only on Ebay but Google as well.
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My DL360G10 is really quiet, it has the premium fans instead of standard. I’m not sure if that makes a huge difference. It’s definitely the quieter part of my lab.
I’m running a DL380G10 with the added Tertiary riser, LSI sas controller, 10Gb Intel sfp+, and upgraded 800W power supplies. It seems reasonably quiet while it’s not booting up, atleast compared to other enterprise gear. I believe it also has the high performance fans.
Yea I’ve been happy with it. I don’t tho k my rabbits like bunking beside the rack so it’s been off but is background noise level for sure. Glad the riser cards don’t have any effect for you.
I have a DL360 G10. Same server but 1U.
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The server is quiet as hell already. I have it in my basement though, but honestly I don't notice it next to my R720s.
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My power draw right now is 119W. I have 6 SSDs and 12 DIMMs, with 12 VMs currently on it.
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I use eBay exclusively tbh
It will feel a lot louder if it's the only device in the same room as you.
For those unfamiliar, the dl360 is just a 1u version of the dl380.