From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 8 14:57:45 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E398E16A4CE for ; Tue, 8 Jun 2004 14:57:45 +0000 (GMT) Received: from sccrmhc11.comcast.net (sccrmhc11.comcast.net [204.127.202.55]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7CA0243D46 for ; Tue, 8 Jun 2004 14:57:45 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from cs@ctzen.com) Received: from charon.ctzen.com (h0040055d253a.ne.client2.attbi.com[24.147.64.178]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc11) with ESMTP id <2004060814572501100194qse>; Tue, 8 Jun 2004 14:57:30 +0000 Received: from [10.50.4.40] (rpaushter.experience.com [10.50.4.40]) by charon.ctzen.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 540C73B97C; Tue, 8 Jun 2004 10:57:16 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <40C5D3CB.80907@ctzen.com> Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2004 10:57:15 -0400 From: Chiang Seng Chang User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.6 (Windows/20040502) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Peter Ulrich Kruppa References: <20040608122101.GA68204@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <20040608160517.B64702@pukruppa.net> In-Reply-To: <20040608160517.B64702@pukruppa.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: Jonathon McKitrick cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Leaving a server on all day X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2004 14:57:46 -0000 I also have an always-on "headless" server running for like 3 years now without any problem. I use it for: apache, samba, vpn, postfix (the "usual" server apps). I think the "key" is to use the minimal (translate: cooler, less power hungry) components. Mine is P2-400 with 5400 rpm HDDs. A UPS would be a nice addition. The ONLY issue I have is it takes a few *days* to do portupgrade -ar ;-) maybe I should just remove all the X stuff. -cs Peter Ulrich Kruppa wrote: > On Tue, 8 Jun 2004, Jonathon McKitrick wrote: > >> >> I have my desktop configured to run as a server and app server for a thin >> client laptop. Will running it all day without suspend mode use a lot of >> power? >> >> Is it true that the heat buildup in a home system (rather than a heavily >> fanned commercial system) will kill the drives faster and this is a good >> reason to turn it off during the day when I am not home? > > This is only my personal experience: > I have got a PIII running all day for over 2 years now (my "server"): no > problems and I am using just the small fan it came with. > I had two AMD's (a K6 and now an Athlon): for both I had to buy bigger > fans since they started doing strange things after a while. > At work I have seen three IDE harddisks decease on workstations during > the last four and a half years, but never a SCSI harddisk. These > workstations are shut down and rebooted quite often. > > So *my* summary for your private server would be: > - Leaving it on all day will not kill your harddisks, in the > contrary: even cheap ones will live longer. > - AMD processors tend to run hot, so if you have one, you should > look for a good fan. > > Regards, > > Uli. > > >> >> >> jm >> -- >> My other computer is your windows box. >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > > +---------------------------+ > | Peter Ulrich Kruppa | > | Wuppertal | > | Germany | > +---------------------------+ > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"