On Wed, 22 Sep 1999, Pete Black wrote:
> I've just set up a Dell PowerEdge 2300 with dual PIII 450 MHz in it and
> it has shown to be stable enough not to fall over itself whilst not
> doing much.
I've seen crappy hardware run with 1.5 year uptimes...as long as it's not
pushed hard. We'll be pushing this server very hard. It's going to be
the center of a multiple server cluster.
> We got it equipped with the Dell PERC/S2 which uses the AMI MegaRaid
> kernel module running a Raid 5 (ugh.. so slow) with 3 18 GB SCSI 7500
> RPM LVD's in the front Hot Swap bay.
I hadn't heard/read good things about the AMI card. Oddly enough, on the
phone today, Dell claimed the RAID cards they use are made by Seagate.
Not knowing how they'd perform, I figured it would be best to just buy it
without the RAID card and buy one separately...one I know will be fast.
> Anything more you would like to know?
What did you do for rack mounting? We use relay racks (19" and 23") and
so far have no 4 post racks. The rack mount kits Dell sells are all made
for 4 post racks. IIRC, the 4300 weighs between 150 and 200lbs. The
Dell sales rep suggested we buy a 4 post rack to put the server in. I
don't know why they don't just make a center mount relay rack mount kit.
If a fully loaded Cisco 5814 can be center mounted, I think the Dell could
be too.
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