I am pretty lazy & forgetful overall (after all - I am American) - I just dont think my backup would be reliable if I had to turn it on & off weekly. If I can automate the on & off that might be worth considering - I bet it can all be done.
I did buy the X11SSL-CF with a 1245 v5 Xeon because I think I might want it in the future. I am hoping to figure out how to dump those two older I7 boxes to cut down on the energy costs. I have been stuck in analysis paralysis for about a week - so at least that is done.
My current use for the box is either main or backup Freenas box - not entirely sure yet. It may turn into an Esxi box which would also be OK. The Dell T110 ii could change from the current VMware Esxi box to the new freenas backup (again not sure).
Having higher end machines hopefully will help me figure all this out.
I did buy the X11SSL-CF with a 1245 v5 Xeon because I think I might want it in the future. I am hoping to figure out how to dump those two older I7 boxes to cut down on the energy costs. I have been stuck in analysis paralysis for about a week - so at least that is done.
My current use for the box is either main or backup Freenas box - not entirely sure yet. It may turn into an Esxi box which would also be OK. The Dell T110 ii could change from the current VMware Esxi box to the new freenas backup (again not sure).
Having higher end machines hopefully will help me figure all this out.