| Model | Dell PowerEdge Poweredge R710 |
| MPN | R710-48GB-E5530-31402 |
| Processor | Two (2) Intel Xeon Quad Core E5530 2.40GHz 8MB Smart Cache 5.86GT/s 80W |
| Memory Installed | 48GB Total; Eighteen Slots Available: 12 x 4GB PC3 Registered DDR3 Memory Installed |
| Hard Drives | 4 x Dell Enterprise 300GB 15K SAS 3.5" Hard Drives (1.2TB Of RAW Storage) |
| Drive Bays | 6 drive bays |
| Riser Board | 2 x Riser Board with 2x PCI-e G2 x8 Slots Per Riser Board |
| External Media | Dell PowerEdge R710 SlimLine Optical Drive |
| Power Supply | Single 570W Power Supply Unit |
| Backplane | Backplane for 6 x 3.5" SAS or SATA Drives |
| Ethernet | Broadcom BCM5709C 4 x iSCSI TOE NICs (4 On-Board Ports Total) |
| Video | Embedded Matrox G200 8MB |
| Form Factor | 2U Rackmountable |
| RAID Controller | PERC 6i RAID Controller with BBU and Cables |
| Remote Access Card | Dell iDRAC6 Express Card Included |
| Operating System | Windows 2016 Server Pre-Installed |
My goals with this system are to have a VM of windows server running blue Iris for 4 cams. The other goal of the server is to serve as a backup of my Linux home server currently running on Ubuntu 18.04 headless with docker containers for Plex, radar, sonar, transmission, etc. I would also love to be able to access this remotely. I have not read into PFsense and I would also be interested in a VPN for the server.
I had planned on running esxi or proxmox for this and having two VMs for what I have described. I also hoped to be able to serve those Plex files locally for my parents, as this server will be at their home.
I plan on having 4 8TB in ZFS raidz2 same as I have on the current home server for Plex. I planned on having the windows VM with two mirrored 4tb purple with recordings on motion control.
Any tips or help would be appreciated, I am certainly not a professional! I have limited networking experience and may need to find someone local to smooth out the rough edges of this build.
Thank you in advance for your help.
