Review on Supermicro SuperServer E300 8D Mini 1U D 1518 by Sean Bond

This worked fine as an updated VMWare home lab server. It's a small but powerful box, especially since it supports up to 128GB of RAM. So many vendor demos now require 4-8 gigabytes of RAM. Spinning these plus a few test workstations pretty much wrecks virtual 32 gigabit devices. This module enables more complex topologies and test environments. The extra NIC ports come in handy when testing something like 802.1x in a home lab environment. It's not totally silent and you can definitely hear the fans when the room is quiet. I wouldn't want him in my bedroom if any noise would wake you up. IPMI is convenient for remote management. Make sure you allocate the memory correctly. I had to return my first set. I used Crucial memory, Crucial Technology 2 x 32GB DDR4 SDRAM 64 DDR4 2133 SDRAM CT2K32G4RFD4213.