Proxmox host for CPA client?

[thinkserver]

Would you guys think a proxmox host would be sufficient for a CPA? They will just be running quickbooks, each machine ideally would be 2vc/6gb.

Specs:
System: Dell Precision T7910 Workstation
Processor: 2x Xeon E5-2690 v3 2.6GHz
Memory: 128GB DDR4


I have a ton of these on hand, and the client is only wanting to spend a max of $1,600

 

[apoc]

Stupid counter question: what's a CPA?
2 vCPU + 6 GB RAM is a nobrainer on that HW.
You can probably run a bunch of those on the hw

 

[LnxBil]

Stupid counter question: what's a CPA?

Not so stupid, I had the every same question!

 

[thinkserver]

Not so stupid, I had the every same question!

Stupid counter question: what's a CPA?
2 vCPU + 6 GB RAM is a nobrainer on that HW.
You can probably run a bunch of those on the hw

Certified Public Accountant

Just wanted some second opinions, most of my friends or acquaintances just kept saying to go with a cloud solution.
But this client was on cloud before and hated it lol some tin foil hat stuff but had some issues locally with internet and not being able to work.

It could potentially be 20 users at some point, this client owns several businesses.

 

[apoc]

These processors have eight cores
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/u...0-20m-cache-2-90-ghz-8-00-gt-s-intel-qpi.html
That's 16 in sum.
Reserve 2 for the hypervisor, means 14 are available.
2:1 vCPU ratio means 28 vCores
3:1 vCPU ratio means 42 vCores
Wouldn't go beyond that due to end user computing.

So mathematically I wouldn't go over 21 VMs with 2vCPUs.
Memory is getting tight as well in this case. So probably you aim for roughly 15-18 VMs.

Public cloud, especially in IaaS, can be quiet expensive. That's just a fact.

 

[LnxBil]

Certified Public Accountant

Yes, that came up in my google search as first item, I still don't know what the implications are for a VM.

Memory is getting tight as well in this case. So probably you aim for roughly 15-18 VMs.

If you're VMs are all very similar, KSM kicks in and you can pack them even more.

 

[apoc]

Before I recommend something like this I need to know more about the workload.
No need to say that you will oversubsribe CPU even more in this case. Nothing I can recommend in an VDI-environment (especially without graphics acceleration and in those old CPUs).

 

[thinkserver]

Before I recommend something like this I need to know more about the workload.
No need to say that you will oversubsribe CPU even more in this case. Nothing I can recommend in an VDI-environment (especially without graphics acceleration and in those old CPUs).

Yes, that came up in my google search as first item, I still don't know what the implications are for a VM.



If you're VMs are all very similar, KSM kicks in and you can pack them even more.

They will only be using Quickbooks, just for bookkeeping/payroll, this should also be the only application minus AV and security stuff installed on the VM. We already have a VPN in place, so my idea is to just allow some of there remote employees use these machines.

I have done things linda like this in the past but with VMware, and on a large scale.

 

[LnxBil]

I have done things linda like this in the past but with VMware, and on a large scale.

They're using RDP to connect, won't they? There is no difference for them.

 

[thinkserver]

They're using RDP to connect, won't they? There is no difference for them.

Yea they will be using RDP.

I'll be starting the install and everything on Monday. Shouldn't take long to get everything installed and setup.