Supermicro Workstations great for VMware lab environments
Rating: 10 out of 10
IncentivizedUse Cases and Deployment Scope
I needed a good local lab environment that replicated our server environment but without using a noisy rack server layout. In a data center, the Supermicro servers are fine but in an office environment, I needed a quieter compute setup that would allow me to install VMware-related licensing from VMUG. The Workstation provides all of the compatibility needed with VMware so I can test newer versions of software that are beta and may be buggy. The local environment is preferred because I may be doing multiple Operating System reloads over the weekend or finding code that is too unstable and reverting back to previous stable versions.
Pros
- provides VMware compatability
- is relatively quiet
- has a good layout and doesn't produce too much heat
Cons
- very stable but would be nice to get more updated redfish
- more API's needed for the bios
- better end user documentation
Likelihood to Recommend
In a lab environment and for power users looking for server-related operating system compatibility but without using an actual rack server layout, works great. As a primary workstation for power users works great as well.
Vetted Review
2 years of experience