> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Jul 15 20:24:23 2000 > > Hello, > > I'm responsible for a high load Linux web and SQL server logging about 20 > requests/sec. The hardware is in desperate need for an update and I'm > thinking about investing in one of those new Supermicro 370DL3 boards > (http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/MotherBoards/RCC_LE/370DL3.htm). > > My questions are: > > 1. Is there any support for the ServerWorks (formally Reliance) chipset in > Linux 2.2? I can't seem to find definite information about this > anywhere. I find that quite strange considering the large amount of > ServerWorks based boards about to hit the market (Supermicro, Tyan, > AOpen etc) I don't know. MSI makes a dual socket 370 board also, but it hasn't been getting favourable reviews for stability. It's based on the new apollo/via SMP chipset. > 2. Generally, does Supermicro boards go well with Linux? Would possibly a > Tyan be a better choice? Yes, but you should avoid the i820/840 boards unless you're using RDRAM. I've had very happy results with their dual BX boards. I'm running a busy database server (NT + SQL Server 7) on a P6DBE with 1gig of memory and a pair of P3-750mhz processors. I'm also using a P6DGS with a pair of P3-850 processors on a Linux box running Oracle 8i. It hasn't seen battle yet, but it appears to be stable using 2.2.16 + SMP + software RAID0. As long as there is a supply of SECC2 coppermines, you may want to stick with what works rather than roll the dice on a strange chipset. I have NEVER been happy with Tyan's support and stopped using their boards back in the Tomcat IV days. They just don't seem to care if customers have issues with their boards. > 3. Is SMP mature enough on Linux 2.2 to run it on a production server? Absolutely. Many of the 2.3 kernels were too. > Comments, suggestions? Does the board seem like a good investment? Not really. Again, if you need it to be rock solid, a dual BX board is probably better (or GX board if you need more than 1 gig of memory). Cheers, Chris -- Christopher Mauritz [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Linux SMP list: FIRST see FAQ at http://www.irisa.fr/prive/dmentre/smp-howto/ To Unsubscribe: send "unsubscribe linux-smp" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
