[9fans] running plan9 : an ideal setup?

[Mayuresh Kathe]

i have been trying to get plan9 running on my latest and greatest hp-aio.
failed, even while trying out 9front.
would there be some way to determine an ideal configuration for a machine
to used solely for plan9 experimentation?
also, based on what ever i have read, plan9 seems most at home with a set
of machines in some kind of client-server mode. if this is true, may i
know an ideal setup?
thanks.