What exactly differentiates server grade hardware and desktop grade? I ask this because checking out some Dell servers (just above the price range for this project, but wrangleable) they seem to be pretty much the same hardware I would find in a desktop computer. IDE drives for example, and not even ATA/100/133 RAID.
-Paul Rodríguez On Mon, 2001-11-12 at 13:55, Jim Dawson wrote: > My only recomendation is to use 'server grade' hardware. 'Desktop' grade computers >are not designed to run 24/7. Unfortunately I don't know of any server-grade >computers that use AMD processors. > > If possible go with a SCSI disk subsystem rather than IDE. IDE drives are made for >the desktop market and are generally not designed for 24x7 operation. If you can >afford it get a RAID controller (even if you are just mirroring, a RAID controller >can handle mirroring much better than the server itself.) and hot swappable drives. >it is also a good idea to have redundant (and if possible hot swappable) power >supplies and cooling fans. On Fri, 2001-11-16 at 12:24, Paul Schwebel wrote: > Tell your doctor that Data reliability and "cheap" don't go together. He/she > will have to choose. > > Mirrored drives, along with daily backups will give you some reliability. They > don't necessarily have to be hot swappable, unless downtime is not an option. > > I have run both Compaq and Dell servers in a public school environment > (Netware, not Linux). I prefer the Dells. > > My .02, > > -Paul Schwebel, Lab Facilitator > San Dieguito Union High School District _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
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