Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 15:13:06 +0100 From: Danny Pansters <danny@ricin.com> To: Kondie <kondwani@malawi.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD server Message-ID: <01030915130600.12281@ricin.localnet> In-Reply-To: <5.0.2.1.0.20010309110914.03be0140@pop3.malawi.net> References: <5.0.2.1.0.20010309110914.03be0140@pop3.malawi.net>
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How about a 500MHz or so processor with 256 or 512 Megs of RAM... much more logical than a 1000MHz/128MB combination which is rediculously out of balance IMHO. Also, I'd consider having two disks so you can backup semi-continuously if you like or mirror the data (=raid1, my thought would be you'd like to mirror /var on a unix emailserver). People don't like losing their email should your disk crash. Even SCSI disk aren't that expensive anymore. Personally, I have a strong preference for Seagate disks. Anyway, remember what you're going to do is all about I/O, not processor power. If you ask me, 50000 emails a day could even be handled on a relatively old Pentium desktop box. Don't be cheap on your network controller(s). Get 3Com or something. I can't comment on Compaq because I don't use them (oops that implies something already ;-) No seriously, I know that their consumer products are crap but their servers are likely to be a very different story. I know they have a good reputation and that some of their public test server boxes run fBSD. I've only worked with a Compaq server once and had to install Linux on it at work... had some hardware problems then notably with the keyboard(!) Don't be surprised. Bulky motherboards with all sorts of integrated on-board stuff can be like that. I'm currently setting up a server box based on an AOpen DX34plus board. fBSD floppy/cd would not boot at first, I had to turn off the USB controller in its BIOS, default jumper settings for processor type turned out to be wrongly documented, ... stuff like that just happens I reckon. In your case, why not build your own box starting with a nice AOpen oer Asus mother board? If you're new to fBSD, do yourself a favor and first try it on a spare pc or something! Follow the handbook. Then crunch through sendmail.org for your mail setup ... or if you use another MTA look into that one, before putting it up as production machine. And please have it do more than just email, the poor box will become bored and lazy otherwise :-) Best of luck, HTH -- Danny Pansters http://www.ricin.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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