From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 19 23:07:36 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 405AA16A468 for ; Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:07:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mshafae@fullerton.edu) Received: from tucu.net (tucu.net [216.23.182.130]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3269B13C4DB for ; Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:07:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mshafae@fullerton.edu) Received: from [IPv6:::1] (tucu.net [216.23.182.130]) by tucu.net (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id lBJMg8mG006018 for ; Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:42:08 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mshafae@fullerton.edu) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <6FB9082B-F340-48B9-BB51-9E07851FD43C@fullerton.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org From: Michael Shafae Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:42:06 -0800 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=7.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.1 (2007-05-02) on tucu.net X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.91.2, clamav-milter version 0.91.2 on tucu.net X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-3.0 (tucu.net [216.23.182.130]); Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:42:11 -0800 (PST) Subject: Hardware Suggestions X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:07:36 -0000 Hi List, I have a modest budget (less than $4K) to purchase a server that I would like to run FreeBSD on. I am an educational customer so I can get a little bit of a discount. I need a system that will act as a host for my subversion repository and as the 'lab' web server (mix of static and dynamic pages) for me and my students. I will also need to use the system to host MySQL and PostgreSQL databases for students when I teach database courses. On occasion, a little bit of number crunching (triangular mesh processing) is done but nothing too terrible. I would like at least 4GB of RAM and at least two CPU cores. My storage needs right now are modest (10 GB) but I expect this to grow by at least 1 GB per semester. Currently I'm eyeing a Sun Fire X4200 M2, HP ProLiant DL365 or a Dell 2950. If anyone has any feedback or suggestions I would greatly appreciate it. Michael