> > The other thing is power supplies. About half of the long running > > servers we have had their uptimes cut short because of power supply > > failure. Any recommendations on where we could buy good, reliable power > > supplies? > > Since power supplies are a well understood technology, even an average > PS(Power Supply) would be fine. Have seen 386 clones still running for 10 > years till now with same power supplies for production purposes humming > in the data center. > > Dust killed it? in my experience, dust is the #1 killer of PS and fans too. > #2 is surge spikes. I'm assuming you have surge protectors though.
I respectfully disagree here. Not all power supplies are created equal. If you don't specify a PS brand to your vendor, they will scrimp on the PS and give you a low-cost, low-quality, possibly under-rated PS, which will run for a while but will be the first part to go over time. First the PS fan stops, then if you are not monitoring it, the heat will take its toll on the internal components of the PS. We'd had clone servers bog down due to PS problems, so when it ordering time comes, we've proven that HEC or Enermax PS do make a difference despite the higher prices. They have high quality fans (even dual fans for that purpose), and better quality components make for a longer lifetime. -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
