Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2001 14:34:55 -0800 From: Soren Kristensen <soren@soekris.com> To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: RFC: Very high density servers Message-ID: <3AB5380F.C5A7D65D@soekris.com>
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Hi Everybody,
This might be a little off tropic, but let me ask anyway:
I'm working on designing a very high density server appliance, and
would really love some input from some potential users and sources
of authority.
Current design specs:
Single 500-700 Mhz PIII/Celeron mobile processor
Up to 1 Gbyte ECC SDRAM
2 Ethernet ports
CompactFlash for booting
Up to 2 x 2.5" IDE drives, currently max 30 Gbyte/drive
No CD-ROM, no floppy, no video
Headless operation using serial port
4 servers per 1U rack, 12" deep
Hotplug of individual servers
15-20W power per server
Optional -48V power supply
Optional redundant power supply in 2U and larger chassis
Optional built dual ethernet switch with gigabit uplink
Low cost
Is that something you would consider using ?
Anything you would like to add ?
Will disk performance be a limiting factor ?
Will CPU performance be a limiting factor ?
Does anybody use fancy management, like IPMI ?
Thanks,
Soren Kristensen
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