Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 23:38:42 -0700 From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> To: "Tony Wells" <tony@camel.kdsi.net>, "BSD Freak" <bsd-freak@mbox.com.au> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Server Hardware Message-ID: <004d01c0fae5$fadfce40$1401a8c0@tedm.placo.com> In-Reply-To: <3B329B0B.2CC28911@camel.kdsi.net>
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One trick I do when setting up a hardware raid system is I always purchase an additional hard disk and duct-tape it, still unopened in it's anti-static bag, to the inside of the case. That way if one of the drives fail you have the replacement right there which is identical to all other disks in the array. I learned this after dealing with the Mylex hardware raid cards that mandate identical disks, it really sucks when you have an older server and the drives aren't available anymore and one dies. While many hardware raids today don't have this problem, why give Murphy another excuse to jerk your chain during an array failure? Ted Mittelstaedt tedm@toybox.placo.com Author of: The FreeBSD Corporate Networker's Guide Book website: http://www.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG >[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Tony Wells >Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 6:11 PM >To: BSD Freak >Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG >Subject: Re: Server Hardware > > > >I only have two real rules when building a server: (Not counting >installing FreeBSD as the OS) > >1) Get a lot of RAM if you can afford it. It's just the greatest stuff >there is. If it takes 500 bucks extra to get the latest CPU, get a >slightly slower one and spend the money on RAM. > >2) SCSI drives are in my book mandatory for a server. 10,000 RPM drives >are nice. Don't skimp on your drives for that sexy Intel Unobtainium. > >I used to worry about servers being fast. Then I had to administrate >them and I decided that being reliable was a better ethic to adopt. To >that end you might want to invest in a hardware RAID, either internal or >external. > >Okay, I guess maybe that last paragraph might be a rule too. > >BSD Freak wrote: >> >> Hiya guys, >> >> I need some opinions - >> >> I am building two high performance web servers (single CPU in each >> system) to run some PHP4 based web applications. >> >> Cost is no consideration (ie the cost difference between AMD and Intel) >> >> Should I go AMD 1.2Ghz or PIII 1Ghz ? >> >> Should use a motherboard with a VIA chipset or i810 i815 i820 (I will >> most likely be using a GigaByte motherboard) >> >> Will I have any problems with any of the above? >> >> I will of course be running FreeBSD 4.3-RELEASE >> >> Which Processor/Motherboard will give me best performance? >> >> Thank all..... >> >> --------------------------------------------- >> Receive faxes 24x7, no second line necessary. >> http://www.mbox.com.au/ >> >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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