Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 21:49:52 EDT From: Bsdguru@aol.com To: dg@root.com, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Intel ISP1100 or similar 1U experience with 4.3 stable Message-ID: <ab.c381094.2880ff40@aol.com>
next in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
In a message dated 07/13/2001 12:41:06 PM Eastern Daylight Time, dg@root.com writes: > >"If you have the space, 2U is better". Why is that statement so irritating > to > >you. Its a fact. you agree with it. So what is the problem? > > The problem is that you said that 1U solutions are inherently unreliable, > which is not true. > No, I said its "generally a bad idea", and that 2U were better for dual processors than 1U, which they are. The bottom line is that you can use "any-old" MB in a 2U, but you have to use a "specially engineered" one in a 1U to get reliability, which adds 100s of dollars at least with little or no performance gain. B To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?ab.c381094.2880ff40>