On Wed, April 4, 2007 15:42, Paul Hutchings wrote: > I'm looking to buy a basic 1U server to run a mail relay (OpenSuse 10.2 > + Postfix/MailScanner/Spamassassin/ClamAV). > > My Linux knowledge is very much beginner so I need hardware that will > pretty much let me install OpenSuse "out the box". > > I'm looking at the HP DL320 G5 and Sun x2100 series of servers.
Much of a muchness, really, but I'd go for the Sun Fire X2100 M2 because I find the Opterons to cope better with huge load. For a antivirus/antispam relay, the things that really matter are memory and disc IO - disc IO is the biggest bottleneck. Get the SAS drives either way, and get enough memory that you can make /tmp 'n ramdrive. Hans -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
