On Mon, Mar 20, 2006 at 02:16:29PM -0800, David Liontooth wrote: > I'm having a hard time finding server hardware for a university project > -- we need a dozen of these, running Debian sid: > > * 1U chassis > * 1 dual-core amd64 > * 4 SATA drives > * 1 32-bit PCI slot (preferably 2) > > None of the supermicro systems accomodates us. Can someone suggest a > system like this that is known to run Debian amd64?
I suspect one of the Tyan boards would fit the bill. I don't personally use Tyan (I use Asus) and I don't use rackmount (so hence no problem there). I know the nforce chipsets in general have fairly decent support in Linux. I believe the AMD chipsets do too. No idea how the ServerWorks for opteron are doing Linux wise. As for PCI, well usually you can get a 90degree adapter to put at least one pci slot in a rackmount. More than that often means custom board for a specific case design is required. Maybe this problem has been solved now, but I certainly haven't seen it done yet, other than custom systems (like IBM, etc). 1U is just a pain for expansion cards. Maybe this is what you are wanting: http://www.tyan.com/products/html/gt20b3870.html (1 PCI-X slot) http://www.tyan.com/products/html/gt24b2891.html (1 PCI-X and 1 PCIe slots). They have lots more, but most have just one expansion slot. 4 SATA drives seem standard, and they can even be hotswap it seems. I don't think linux supports hotswap in libata yet, but it is being worked on. Len Sorensen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]