Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 08:56:29 -0500 From: "Troy Settle" <troy@psknet.com> To: "Brian" <wrath@shianet.org>, <freebsd-isp@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: rackmount Message-ID: <GIEHKBHPBGKJPNMBCOHFEEKLCAAA.troy@psknet.com> In-Reply-To: <002701c0b271$ec9721b0$2b18d518@fear.wrath.net>
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Brian, >From your post, it sounds like you've already got a pretty good handle on what you need to get. I've had good luck with SVEC cases, they're quite nice for the price. $200 for a 2U case is very cheap, and I'd watch out for airflow issues. It's really easy to bake your HD and CPU if you're not carefull. Look for a well designed case that's easy to work in and has good airflow. You don't want to have to pull out everything else just to add some ram, and you don't want the flow of air to be blocked around your CPU or HDs. I bought a pre-built system for the first time last month. I ended up with a 1U box from thinhardware.com, and I must say that I'm impressed with it so far. They even double-package the thing for shipping, I was amazed to see over 10" of foam to protect the thing. I'm sure I'll be buying more from them as needed. For your rackmount server needs, just go with whatever you're most comfortable with. On the hardware side, you've got a pretty good list going already. I'd add the IWILL line of products to that list, they've proven themselves to be very reliable to me. I've even got one that's been running for over 4 years without issue (HX Chipset, onboard UW SCSI :), an LX that's been running for about 3 years, and a BX that's been up close to 2 years now. For ethernet, I can't reccoment Intel Pro/100 cards enough. I got handed a box of used ones a long time ago, and from the first moment I saw one in action, I was impressed. It's all I use now. Good luck, -- Troy Settle Pulaski Networks 540.994.4254 ** -----Original Message----- ** From: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG ** [mailto:owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Brian ** Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 8:47 PM ** To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org ** Subject: rackmount ** ** ** I posted this to freebsd-hardware@ last week and got few ** replies, sorry if ** you get to see it again. ** ** I'm really looking for the standards and parts. I know there's ** got to be a ** place to for each of those things. I'm also interested in what ** _works_ for ** other people. ** ** I'm also looking for information on rackmount hardware. I'm ** interested in ** the standards such as placement of fasteners, power cords, ** network cables, ** and mounting. Ideally, this would be a learning ** experience--otherwise I'd ** just go plop my money down at intel. ** ** For the first time, I've had a reason to get into rackmount cases. I ** haven't found much in the list archives and my clueless web ** searches haven't ** provided me much in the way of results. I've found a few companies that ** provide them but they list minimal information and the cheapest ** I've found ** anything is $200 for a (empty) 2U case. ** ** I've found: ** http://www.rackmaster.com/products.htm ** http://www.calpc.com/html/contents.html ** http://www.aristaipc.com/chassis/chassis.htm ** http://www.antec-inc.com/product/product.html ** http://www.starbox.net/ (no parts) ** http://www.servercase.com/Rackmountcases.html (most impressive as far as ** quantity) ** http://www.gorilla.net/ ** to name a few. ** ** I'm also looking at boards. I use a SuperMicro P6DBE for everything, but ** I'm open to suggestions. All I need is a bare minimum of a BX ** chipset with ** support for dual P3 Katmai processors and nothing slower than ** Ultra33. SCSI ** is definitely not needed. It'd be nice if video and a 10/100 ethernet ** controller were on board. Since the 600MHz Katmai is on the rise, I can ** suffer with 800MHz or better FC-PGA processors. Ideally, the ** board would be ** $200 or less whether it be new or used. ** ** I've found a few boards that meet my needs: ** slot1: ** Intel N440BX and L440GX ** SuperMicro P6DBE and P6DGE ** Tyan 1832 and 1834 ** Asus P2BD ** Abit BP6 ** socket370: ** Abit VP6 and BP6 ** Tyan 2507 ** Gigabyte 6VXD7 and 6VXC7 ** ** ** ** Thanks for your time ** -Brian ** ** ** ** To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org ** with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message ** ** To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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