I'm going to upgrade our Amanda tape/index server. I've narrowed the choice of machines down to one of 2 Sun Models. Either a W2100Z, or a Ultra 40. I plan on using an Ultrim tape drive, and doing compression on the server, so I need lot's of CPU power, and of course high I/O throughput.
I was wondering what people thought about this selection? The W2100Z is a SCSI machine, but I would still add a 2nd SCSI card dedicated to the tape drive. The Ultra 40 looks like it would have more CPU power, as the processors are dual core. I plan on using Solaris 10, if that matters. Is SATA equal to SCSI for the disk I/O? -- U.S. Encouraged by Vietnam Vote - Officials Cite 83% Turnout Despite Vietcong Terror - New York Times 9/3/1967