Saying goodbye to an old but solid server

I researched and installed an HP x510 at a small business back in 2010 just before I was leaving Peace Corps. People I work with now think I’m crazy when I talk about server-class hardware that could last 5 or more years. I suspect this thing will work for another 6. It had it’s fair share of dead drives of course, owing much to my previous insistence on 7200RPM even for a glorified NAS. Once I understood the impact from the extra heat I started using the Western Digital RED series. I’ve set up at least three other servers using those and they haven’t failed either yet.

I stopped appreciating the excessively aggressive upgrade cycle that has been introduced with smartphones. Replacing hardware every two years isn’t on my top-ten list of favorite things to do.

This server has now been donated via Freecycle to the tech teacher at a primary school. I can only hope it serves them well too.

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