[𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚗𝚎𝚢𝚜𝟷@~/𝚜𝚛𝚌]$:blinking_cursor:<p><em>Please boost of visibility if you can't answer these questions.</em> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/boostsappreciated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boostsappreciated</span></a> </p><p>So, here's my <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/homelab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homelab</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/selfhosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>selfhosting</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/question" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>question</span></a>: </p><p>I've set my sights on an <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/325711606410" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">eBay listing</a> for a <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Dell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dell</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PowerEdge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerEdge</span></a> R720 w/ 2x Xeon E5-2643's, 96 GB of PC3-10600R RAM, and 8x 3.5" HDD bays, all for just under $300. (Supposedly 3.5" bays, a bit confused on this point as their listing disagrees with the title – I've messaged the seller for clarification.)</p><p>My hope is to just drop the TrueNAS drives from the original machine "as-is" into the server and hopefully at the worst have to do some boot repair.</p><p>Anyway, the <strong>actual questions</strong> are:</p><ul><li>I know next to nothing about actual server equipment – is this plan rotten from the beginning?</li><li>Is this server a decent "starting point" for a home lab that's graduating off consumer grade hardware?</li><li>Will I need much of anything else in addition to the blade itself??</li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/selfhosted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>selfhosted</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/server" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>server</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/serverupgrade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>serverupgrade</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/nas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nas</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/askfedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>askfedi</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/askmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>askmastodon</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/askadmins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>askadmins</span></a></p>