Joshua Penix wrote: > Neil Schneider wrote: > >> Thanks for putting this together. As you know I have bought a >> previous >> generation of these servers and though I don't personally like the >> phoenix bios, all the pieces of the systems are first class. > > Yes, those were beasts weren't they? :) These new generation boards > are > all EFI-based now, so the Phoenix crap is gone too.
EFI seems to be a double edged sword. I just read the wikipedia description and followed a couple of links, including to an article by the creator of the Linux Bios project. http://fosdem.org/2007/interview/ronald+g+minnich "I am not sure what the real intent of this design is, but is is a real concern in secure environments (such as those found in governments, banks, and large search engine companies). A number of vendors and users have told me that they are not sure they can ship an EFI system they are willing to trust in a secure environment." >> Total >> $2475 > > Hm, yeah when you look at it like that - twice the cores and twice the > storage for just $500 more, it's pretty good. We might as well get something that's pretty powerful. We probably won't replace the server again for another 5-7 years. > BLQ never got his dance, now did he? :) Yeah, no KPLUG table dancing for BLQ. :-) > We could do 8GB up front, but it > might behoove us to wait a few months as the price of 2GB modules will > surely drop. If we start out with 2x2GB, that leaves us 4 slots, and > we could eventually upgrade to 8 or 12GB. I think this is a good strategy. > Seems that starting with a > 64-bit > OS will be a wise thing to do. What are the issues we'll have to contend with? Will things we run like apache, php, zope, plone, spamassassin, postfix and mailman all have 64 bit versions or 32 bit versions that run on a 64 bit OS? -- Neil Schneider pacneil_at_linuxgeek_dot_net http://www.paccomp.com Key fingerprint = 67F0 E493 FCC0 0A8C 769B 8209 32D7 1DB1 8460 C47D A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain. - Mark Twain -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-steer
