From owner-freebsd-hardware Wed Nov 20 10:23: 6 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2A67537B401 for ; Wed, 20 Nov 2002 10:23:05 -0800 (PST) Received: from happy.cow.org (happy.cow.org [198.88.20.7]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9A22543E91 for ; Wed, 20 Nov 2002 10:23:04 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from ravi@happy.cow.org) Received: from happy.cow.org (ravi@happy.cow.org [198.88.20.7] (may be forged)) by happy.cow.org (8.12.6/8.11.3) with ESMTP id gAKIMlcm004270; Wed, 20 Nov 2002 13:22:48 -0500 (EST) Received: (from ravi@localhost) by happy.cow.org (8.12.6/8.12.5/Submit) id gAKIMlmF004269; Wed, 20 Nov 2002 13:22:47 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from ravi) Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 13:22:47 -0500 From: ravi pina To: Charles Swiger Cc: Alexandr Kovalenko , freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Designing server: help needed Message-ID: <20021120182247.GE374@happy.cow.org> Reply-To: ravi@cow.org References: <20021120163827.GA29052@nevermind.kiev.ua> <002001c290bd$bdaf0da0$0301a8c0@prime> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <002001c290bd$bdaf0da0$0301a8c0@prime> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.1i Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Wed, Nov 20, 2002 at 12:52:57PM -0500, Charles Swiger said at one point in time: > Alexandr Kovalenko wrote: > > [sorry for crosspost, as far as I'm not sure if -stable@ is appropriate list] > > Probably not, but that's okay. > > > I need to assemble server for some memory/disk/CPU-consuming tasks. > > I've already decided these parts: > > > > CPU: 2xP-IV 2GHz > > RAM: 512Mb > > Motherboard: ServerWorks SE7500CW2 > > Without identifying the tasks, it's hard for anyone else to give you specific > advice. But I suspect that for most purposes, a single CPU with more memory > would probably work out better. SMP adds a lot of cost-- you've gotta get P3's > or Xenon's, right, not normal P4's, to do SMP, as well as the dual-proc > motherboard? what i was thinking. i have a system running 4.7-STABLE. i have a mylex single channel scsi raid controller with two level1 arrays and a 3ware 7410 using 4 targets in a level5 array. everything is 133 bus -- gig of ram, dual p3/800. this machien holds up rather well for my user base and web traffic. -r -- echo "send pgp key" | mail ravi@cow.org "As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain, and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality." -- Albert Einstein To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message