I have been using Sophos/ASG UTM since 2011 on ESXi.
However, I no longer want to virtualize my UTM, and want it to have its own server. I don't know if I should buy a new server and use that for the UTM and use the existing server for a few virtual images on ESXi, or vice versa. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Currently I am running everything on the following
SUPERMICRO MBD-X9SCL+-F Micro ATX Server Motherboard LGA 1155 Intel C202 DDR3 1333
Intel Xeon E3-1230 Sandy Bridge 3.2GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 80W Server Processor
SUPERMICRO SuperChassis CSE-510-200B Black 1U Rackmount Server Case 200W
With 16GB of ram and a dual port Gigabit Intel card PCI card added.
I am happy with the server and here are the things I think I would like to stick with.
- Short Depth 1U Server
- Quiet and somewhat energy efficient (However passive is not a requirement. A small fan is fine)
- IPMI (or similar) would be a requirement
- Intel NICs are a requirement (the IPMI port doesn't need Intel however)
So should I keep this hardware for the UTM or for VMWare ESXi? I could stick with the same board or at least the 1155 socket if that helps makes things compatible if things break in the future.
It is just my wife and I using the 50/10 cable internet at home. I work from home, so I upload and download a lot of documents, VOIP, etc. We also stream movies, etc. I have Anti-Virus, IPS, Web Filtering, Wireless (with AP 30 and AP 50), and most other services running. I work from home half the time and the other half the time remotely where I usually VPN on in to the Sophos.
As far as the virtual images on ESXi nothing is critical. I run Plex on there which does do some video transcoding, but we only ever watch 1 movie at a time and I imagine whatever hardware I use can keep up with 1 transcoding. The other virtual images are very low such as an LDAP server, a PBX, and a few other things that I play/test with occasionally.
Recent threads recommend a fast clock speed i3 for few users instead of a quad core.
Core i3-4160 or i3 4370 or equivalent seem like good options. I have been happy with Supermicro, but have read mixed reviews of their server motherboards for Haswell.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Edit: I am not opposed to getting a UTM 100/110/120 and running a home license on it as well.
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