Re: suggestions for Buying a small server?
I'm assuming your server will have a light load and will not be used for parts
of the year. I also assume you would like something that will last over 5
years.
You probably can get by with a single core CPU and 1 GIG of RAM.
You could buy a bare bones machine like this one
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1336887Sku=B69-0454
Add another drive, load CentOS configure it and your off and running for under
$400.00 and 2 or 3 hours of work depending on your configuration.
Another alternative is to move to using laptops. I home office and use a
Windows desktop and a Linux development server. I have 2 mini towers that
crank out the heat. During the winter it is ok for the most part. During the
summer it is not. My office is about 2 degrees hotter than the rest of the
house. My solution is two laptops. Less heat during those toasty summer days.
I know someone who actually uses inexpensive netbooks with an external monitor
drive. For a sever you would not need an external monitor and you could add
a USB hard drive and auto mount it. My current Linux box is an old Dell Celeron
which only using 376M RAM which is about a 3rd of what is available. And it
is running X.
Several months ago I loaded CentOS 5.5 w/o X onto an old laptop that had a 1GIG
celeron, 256M RAM, and a 14GIG hard drive. I was only using it for testing
however it ran fine.
So I'm assuming you could get by with a netbook and might not need an external
drive. A 250GIG hard drive is common with most netbooks and can be purchased
for around $225.
Keith Smith
--- On Sun, 10/16/11, Phillip Waclawski waclaw...@mesacc.edu wrote:
From: Phillip Waclawski waclaw...@mesacc.edu
Subject: suggestions for Buying a small server?
To: Main PLUG discussion list plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
Date: Sunday, October 16, 2011, 8:33 PM
#yiv306750599 p {margin:0;}I'm in the market for a small, cheap server machine
to replace the aging Dell Workstations I'm using for my students (Pentium III
Coppermine... really ;).
I don't need anything special in the way of graphics. Need 2-4 Gigs of Ram (
to be honest, haven't had issues with the 512Meg I have in the existing ones).
Just want something stable, able to take 2 or more SATA drives and not be much
of a power hog. I'll be using CentOS 6 on them. And I'd like to keep it in the
low range for the student server, under $500 if I can.
Dennis Kibbe has suggested some of the HP Proliant Micro Servers, and they do
look interesting. I figured I'd just ask this group for some of their opinions,
Phil Waclawski
MCC CIS Faculty
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Re: suggestions for Buying a small server?
On 10/16/2011 08:33 PM, Phillip Waclawski wrote: I'm in the market for a small, cheap server machine to replace the aging Dell Workstations I'm using for my students (Pentium III Coppermine... really ;). I don't need anything special in the way of graphics. Need 2-4 Gigs of Ram ( to be honest, haven't had issues with the 512Meg I have in the existing ones). Just want something stable, able to take 2 or more SATA drives and not be much of a power hog. I'll be using CentOS 6 on them. And I'd like to keep it in the low range for the student server, under $500 if I can. Dennis Kibbe has suggested some of the HP Proliant Micro Servers, and they do look interesting. I figured I'd just ask this group for some of their opinions, Phil Waclawski MCC CIS Faculty I'm fond of (and am using) this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131697Tpk=e35m1-m%20pro -- -Eric 'shubes' --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: suggestions for Buying a small server?
For what you described, as long as you don't need huge amounts of CPU horsepower, something like this: http://www.provantage.com/supermicro-sys-5015a-ehf-d525~7SUP928X.htm looks like it will more than fit your needs and budget. If your are just serving to a classroom full of students, this should be more than adequate. Brian Cluff On 10/16/2011 08:33 PM, Phillip Waclawski wrote: I'm in the market for a small, cheap server machine to replace the aging Dell Workstations I'm using for my students (Pentium III Coppermine... really ;). I don't need anything special in the way of graphics. Need 2-4 Gigs of Ram ( to be honest, haven't had issues with the 512Meg I have in the existing ones). Just want something stable, able to take 2 or more SATA drives and not be much of a power hog. I'll be using CentOS 6 on them. And I'd like to keep it in the low range for the student server, under $500 if I can. Dennis Kibbe has suggested some of the HP Proliant Micro Servers, and they do look interesting. I figured I'd just ask this group for some of their opinions, Phil Waclawski MCC CIS Faculty --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Hackfest Schedule for November December
The next HackFest will be a Presentation event the 2nd Saturday in November at MakerBench in Tempe 3PM-6PM. Gangplank is closed or booked on the weekends in November and December, so we will meet with the Installfest staring in November at UAT. It's on the 19th in November: http://plug.phoenix.az.us/calendar/month.calendar/2011/11/17/-.html from Noon - 3PM. The December 2nd Saturday Hackfest will occur as usual in Tempe at MakerBench 3PM-6PM. -- (602) 791-8002 Android (623) 239-3392 Skype (623) 688-3392 Google Voice ** HomeSmartInternational.com --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: Hackfest Schedule for November December
Lisa, December 2 is a Friday. On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 5:05 PM, Lisa Kachold lisakach...@obnosis.comwrote: The next HackFest will be a Presentation event the 2nd Saturday in November at MakerBench in Tempe 3PM-6PM. Gangplank is closed or booked on the weekends in November and December, so we will meet with the Installfest staring in November at UAT. It's on the 19th in November: http://plug.phoenix.az.us/calendar/month.calendar/2011/11/17/-.html from Noon - 3PM. The December 2nd Saturday Hackfest will occur as usual in Tempe at MakerBench 3PM-6PM. -- (602) 791-8002 Android (623) 239-3392 Skype (623) 688-3392 Google Voice ** HomeSmartInternational.com --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive. - Thomas Jefferson --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: Hackfest Schedule for November December
OOPs, my bad. You meant the 2nd Saturday in December and I read it as December 2nd. Sorry! On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 9:51 PM, Dazed_75 lthiels...@gmail.com wrote: Lisa, December 2 is a Friday. On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 5:05 PM, Lisa Kachold lisakach...@obnosis.comwrote: The next HackFest will be a Presentation event the 2nd Saturday in November at MakerBench in Tempe 3PM-6PM. Gangplank is closed or booked on the weekends in November and December, so we will meet with the Installfest staring in November at UAT. It's on the 19th in November: http://plug.phoenix.az.us/calendar/month.calendar/2011/11/17/-.html from Noon - 3PM. The December 2nd Saturday Hackfest will occur as usual in Tempe at MakerBench 3PM-6PM. -- (602) 791-8002 Android (623) 239-3392 Skype (623) 688-3392 Google Voice ** HomeSmartInternational.com --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive. - Thomas Jefferson -- Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive. - Thomas Jefferson --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
