On Aug 31, 2018, at 8:29 AM, Gary Stainburn <gary@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I've got a very small footprint rack server with a 4TB drive in that I wish to
> be a Bacula storeage device. However, it's got an old board / processor in
> it.
You’re giving two very mixed signals here.
“Old Pentium,” as someone else said, can mean anything back to 1993, but “4 TB drive” suggests something far newer than that.
I ask because that affects the expected energy draw of the server. If it’s old, it could be 200 W or so. If you’re using “old” rather loosely, then it could be down in the double digits.
Here’s why it matters:
https://www.rapidtables.com/calc/electric/energy-cost-calculator.html
At 12 pence per kWh — typical for power in some places in your country, based on your TLD — it’s going to cost you about 1 pound per watt consumed if it runs all day every day. If it draws 35 W, that’s £35/yr. If it draws 200 W, that’s £200/yr.
If the cost is high enough, then it’s probably cheaper to buy a new energy-efficient server, which then lets you buy something that will run any Linux distro you want.
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