Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 13:02:12 -0700 From: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> To: David Greenman <dg@root.com> Cc: Bsdguru@aol.com, Dave VanAuken <dave@hawk-systems.com>, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Intel ISP1100 or similar 1U experience with 4.3 stable Message-ID: <200107112002.f6BK2Ce01809@mass.dis.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 11 Jul 2001 12:20:31 PDT." <20010711122031.T89686@nexus.root.com>
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> In fact there are other considerations as well, namely the power supply,
> which is typically not all that beefy in 1U systems. For both of these
> reasons and others, our current 1U offering, although using an MP motherboard
> ,
> can only be ordered with one CPU. We've recently improved the cooling in
> our 1U server with very powerful 40mm fans that will cool an MP system
> more than adequately, but the power supply issue still remains. We should
> have a solution for that as well in a few weeks.
This is where the larger vendors have a few advantages, since they
typically get to spec their own power supplies, build custom fan
assemblies, etc.
eg. the Compaq DL360 has a large, powerful radial blower rather than your
average axial fan set; the IBM e330 has a monster power supply, &c. &c.
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