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Re: New LUGNET server hardware details
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Sun, 29 Feb 2004 00:47:44 GMT
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> The specs:
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> SuperMicro 1U Rackmount System -- Chassis and Motherboard
> 2x Intel Xeon 2.66Ghz Processor w/ 512MB Cache *
> 1Gb PC2100 DDR266 ECC REG Memory (2x512MB Modules)
> 2x Seagate 120GB SATA 7200RPM SerialATA HDD
> Intel 10/100 and Intel 10/100/1000 Ethernet Adapters
> Integrated Video Controller
> Floppy disk, CD ROM, and so on, of course
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> Red Hat Linux 9 installed, but will be replaced with BU Linux.
Interesting that the HDDs are serialATA rather than SCSI. However from my
experiences this week no bad thing. One server with dual HDDs in a mirrored RAID
config had the SCSI controller backplane fail. However replacing it lost all the
data on both drives, so much for redundancy. Also had another SCSI controller
fail (two in a week!) but with less severe consequences.
However a two server setup backing up to each other over a Gb link should be
pretty resiliant although as mentioned in another post, off-site backup is
definately recommended although I'm sure I'm trying to teach my grandmother to
suck eggs!
Anyway good luck and have fun
Tim
PS have you seen this server http://www.mini-itx.com/projects/cluster/?
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| (...) Matthew could answer this better than I, but my opinion is that the money is put to better use in ECC memory, and gobs of it. We're starting of with 1GB of RAM, upgradeable to 8GB. Since the OS automatically allocates unused RAM toward (...) (20 years ago, 29-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| So, we've purchased our cool new servers, from Cambridge, MA vendor "PCs for Everyone". Todd and I and several other friends have gotten systems from them before, and have been extremely pleased -- they know their stuff, including Linux, which is (...) (20 years ago, 28-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.finance, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, lugnet.org, lugnet.announce) !!
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