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  • Anyone here use the Dell Poweredge R710 server for VEP?

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    M

    I'm looking at these servers for VEP.  Anyone here using them?  Any tips?  Do you use a regular OS or Server OS?  Thanks!  
  • M
    M

    Well alrighty then!  Shame to hear.  It looks like you cna get the same specs as the 12 core cheese grader mac but with up to 300+gigs of ram for only a few hundred bucks.  Seems like it would be a good fit, but I don't know servers.
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    A

    I think the main question is about operating system. Nowaday servers are optimized for virtualization and, if you don't use an hypervisor, you will need a server OS, mainly because it is not guaranteed that Win10 will support all the peripherals.

    If you do have a virtual infrastructure, go for it; you can easily get a barely used server with two hexacore Xeons and 192 GB RAM for less than 1500 euros. If not, you can try the VMWare ESXi free edition, now (if I remember correctly) there is only a limitation in 2 physical CPU (not cores).

    I use IBM at work, but HW brand is not so important nowaday unless you need assistance.

    If you are thinking about servers as slaves, I'd rather go for 2 slaves with less ram due to processor speed (so, two twin systems with 2x X5690 Six Core 3.46 GHz and 128GB RAM would be about 2100 euros...).
  • BillB
    BillB

    And remember that servers sound are LOUD, like a jet airplane taking off...

    Dorico, Notion, Sibelius, StudioOne, Cubase, Staffpad VE Pro, Synchon, VI, Kontakt Win11 x64, 64GB RAM, Focusrite Scarlett 18i20, August Forster 190
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    A

    Yes, and you need a rack, and a cooling, and they take a LIFE to make a cold start...
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    M

    Thanks for the help.  They are really cheap on ebay:

    12 core 64 gig $350:

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-PowerEdge-R710-12-Core-2-5-Server-64GB-RAM-PERC6i-DVD-iDRAC6-2x-600GB-SAS/222330077951?hash=item33c3e7c2ff

    There are a whole lot of them...
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    C

    Hi Everyone,

    I have that server in my studio, it's only a month now. 

    Unfortunately I'm regretting my purchasing of Vienna and of course the server. That's why:

    - Server CPU @15% and VEP CPU totally spiked over 95%
    - RAM Used: 20 Gb but it is sufficient since I can't put any other file on Vienna or it will explode. Clicks and distortions even when I play only ONE track.

    Please help me guys. I'm going back to only one computer, VEP seems to be a perfect useless tool and a bad purchasing. My old Mac Pro by itself can load the same libraries in Cubase without any problem.

    My computers:

    MASTER: Mac Pro 5.1 8 cores, 64Gb RAM 

    SLAVE: Dell Poweredge R710 Xeon X5670 @ 2.93 GHz, 128 Gb RAM, storage 8 terabyte with all SSD, no raid

    Direct cable connection, Cat6, cable length 15Mt. 

    Please help me!
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    S
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    Is it baremetal or ESXI installation ?

    I guess you'll have some anwsers here : CPU Performance vs. Real-Time Performance in Digital Audio ..
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    I
    Old thread, but I'm using this exact setup. I have W10 installed on the server, and it works great. I'm crushing it with plugins and it handles great. Using VEP7. Host is PC with W10 also.