From owner-freebsd-isp Tue Mar 27 8:52:28 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from ftp.nvg.com (ftp.nvg.com [199.179.254.6]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 986B037B71A for ; Tue, 27 Mar 2001 08:52:25 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from Ed.Henderson@Certainty.net) Received: from pnt004 (vsat-148-63-55-208.c1.sb4.mcl.starband.net [148.63.55.208]) by ftp.nvg.com (8.9.3+Sun/8.9.3) with SMTP id LAA20782; Tue, 27 Mar 2001 11:47:09 -0500 (EST) From: "Ed Henderson" To: "'Bob Martin'" , Subject: RE: Good server motherboard? Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 11:46:47 -0500 Message-ID: <002f01c0b6dd$8538e560$0464a8c0@pnt004> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 8.5, Build 4.71.2173.0 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 In-reply-to: <3ABB91E2.C052C643@inu.net> Importance: Normal Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org You mention that I should consider software RAID if I only need level 1. = How much processing overhead is there? My system will be running with = a single 1.2GHz Athlon CPU. > -----Original Message----- > From: bob [mailto:bob]On Behalf Of Bob Martin > Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 1:12 PM > To: Ed Henderson > Subject: Re: Good server motherboard? >=20 >=20 > Ed Henderson wrote: > >=20 > > I am planning to use FreeBSD as my primary OS for an ISP=20 > that I am starting. I am beginning my research for the best=20 > motherboard to use for a production environment. One that is=20 > reliable and performs well (with reliable being the number=20 > one priority!).. Here are some questions that I have: > A decision that has been proven by ISP's all over the world! >=20 > > 1. Does anyone have any suggestions for a good MB to use? =20 > Or what chipset is the best and most stable with FreeBSD? Or=20 > a suggestion where to look? > This is the wrong question. What processor[s] do you want to use? What > is your budget? Is the box going to be a rack mount? If so, how many > U's? (The second question is the most important!) >=20 > > 2. How about some that have built in RAID 1? > If you just want raid1, use vinum. (Software raid). I personally don't > like anything critical built into the board. It's much easier, and > faster, to change a bad SCSI controller than it is to change a MB. >=20 > > 3. Any inexpensive (but reliable) tape drive suggestions? > These are mutually exclusive for the most part, and also depend on how > big you need. > =20 > > Thanks to all, > > Ed. > >=20 > I think if you give us a little more information, we'll be=20 > able to give > you better answers. > --=20 > Bob Martin, CTO > InterNet Unlimited > http://www.inu.net > mailto:bob@inu.net >=20 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message