Re: Recommendations for new server model?
On Fri, Nov 11, 2005 at 10:51:01PM +0100, martin f krafft wrote:
> Why bother with SCSI? Get yourself a RAID1 or RAID5 based on SATA
> and save money.
Amen! And if disk speed is crucial, get 10,000 rpm WD SATA drives (with
NCQ?).
> > Has anyone built a server recently that worked? I understand that
> > raid controllers change often, so any new installation info would
> > be valuable. This will be our first Debian server, so we're
> > starting at zero with regards to compatibility.
>
> I don't believe in RAID controllers. Linux software RAID works just
> fine, and if you get two independent SATA controllers, you are
> saving more money for the same result.
Exactly.
> > I'm in Norway, and I've already eliminated HP and Fujitsu-Siemens
> > servers for various reasons (not related to Debian).
>
> thomas-krenn.com looks pretty decent. I am going to order one with
> them, I think. IBM is just too expensive (about 200%).
We just got a couple of Tyan GX28 systems (dual AMD64), which are very nice
and speedy. Still trying to the IPMI board to work though... These Tyan boxes
(based on the S2881 motherboard) are supported by linuxbios (see
linuxbios.org), which we will try once our eprom writer arrives :)
Bye for now,
Ward.
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