Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 19:41:01 -0800 (PST) From: Tom Samplonius <tom@sdf.com> To: Tom ONeil <tom.oneil@tacni.com> Cc: Free <freebsd-isp@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: 2U server choice - experience/suggestions? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.10101231935410.7216-100000@misery.sdf.com> In-Reply-To: <3A6E1C75.4CB98868@tacni.com>
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On Tue, 23 Jan 2001, Tom ONeil wrote: > Tired of rolling our own. Looking for a 2U for general purpose > web/radius/2nd DNS/email. > > Comments? Suggestions? > > http://www.rackmount.com/RackSvr/ColocationServer215-test3.htm If you don't mind a 3U format, try the IBM eServer x340. I don't think you will find anything that can beat it: redundant power supplies, up to two CPUs, 133mhz FSB, 64bit PCI, three hotswap SCSI bays and three more can be added, and redundant and hotswap fans. The fans are particularly nice. The x340 doesn't use CPU fans, but an air-flow tunnel over the CPUs, which a full-size hostswap fan at each end (push, pull arragement). If one of these fans fails, the other speeds up, with no software intervention required. Of course, IBM ServeRAID cards aren't supported by FreeBSD, so I use a Mylex AccelRAID 352 in it. IBM owns Myles now, so IBM has no problem with this. The hotswap bays support SAF-TE, so rebuilding of failed drives is automatic too. Tom To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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