From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 25 11:52:09 2003 Return-Path: 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 2490037B408 for ; Fri, 25 Apr 2003 11:52:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ecserv7.uwaterloo.ca (ecserv7.uwaterloo.ca [129.97.50.127]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1066243FBD for ; Fri, 25 Apr 2003 11:52:08 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from bruce@engmail.uwaterloo.ca) Received: from ecserv7.uwaterloo.ca (localhost.uwaterloo.ca [127.0.0.1]) h3PIq6Np015030 for ; Fri, 25 Apr 2003 14:52:06 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from bruce@engmail.uwaterloo.ca) Received: (from www@localhost) by ecserv7.uwaterloo.ca (8.12.6p2/8.12.6/Submit) id h3PIq6Xq015029 for freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org; Fri, 25 Apr 2003 14:52:06 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: ecserv7.uwaterloo.ca: www set sender to bruce@engmail.uwaterloo.ca using -f Received: from 129.97.50.50 ( [129.97.50.50])HTTP; Fri, 25 Apr 2003 14:52:06 -0400 Message-ID: <1051296726.3ea983d6a202a@www.nexusmail.uwaterloo.ca> Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 14:52:06 -0400 From: Bruce Campbell To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) 3.1 / FreeBSD-4.6.2 X-Originating-IP: 129.97.50.50 Subject: opinions sought on Supermicro, Xeons, Adaptec zero channel system... X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 18:52:09 -0000 I am examining a server configuration for file storage for approximately 1000 simultaneous CIFS clients, and would appreciate any opinions on the server hardware I am considering for FreeBSD/Samba... - Supermicro X5DP8 motherboard, with 2 x 3.06Gz Xeon - Adaptec 2010S Zero Channel U320 RAID - 7 x Seagate 3146807 146G SCA SCSI - Supermicro chassis http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/SUPERServer/SuperServer7043P-8R.htm Or... - iNet2325 system from www.freebsdsystems.com http://www.freebsdsystems.com/servers_2325.html with MegaRAID Ultra320-2 dual channel Thanks -- Bruce Campbell Engineering Computing CPH-2374B University of Waterloo (519)888-4567 ext 5889 ---------------------------------------- This mail sent through www.mywaterloo.ca