Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:21:21 -0400 From: Nathan Vidican <nathan@vidican.com> To: Jaime Kikpole <jkikpole@cairodurham.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Hardware suggestions Message-ID: <BANLkTikdHwcJxAijfJ8KAjDsbV4x8nkEUw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <BANLkTimo6R615BVC51Rk7aM9RbvnjKtVRg@mail.gmail.com> References: <BANLkTimo6R615BVC51Rk7aM9RbvnjKtVRg@mail.gmail.com>
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On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 12:04 PM, Jaime Kikpole <jkikpole@cairodurham.org> wrote: > I'm looking for new hardware for my web filter (FreeBSD + dansguardian + = squid). > > Can anyone suggest good (or warn about bad) models of hardware for > this? =A0I'm looking for a small tower or compact chassis (not rack > mount) with two ethernet interfaces. =A0I'd like RAID-1 as well, if > possible. =A0I can spend anywhere from $1,000 to $3,500. > > My current system works well (2.0GHz, dual core, 8GB RAM, RAID-1, two > 160GB disks, 3 100Mbps NICs), but I want to replace it with two > identical boxes. =A0Right now, its a single point of failure. =A0So I'm > hoping to rsync configs between two systems that are on line at all > times. =A0Then, if I need up upgrade software or the hardware breaks, I > can just swap the box. > > Any pointers on this project are appreciated, especially what models > of computers would work well with FreeBSD. > > Thanks in advance, > Jaime > > -- > Network Administrator > Cairo-Durham Central School District > http://cns.cairodurham.org > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" > For what it's worth, I would do two things: #1 - consult the FreeBSD hardware compatability list, (see http://www.freebsd.org/releases/8.2R/hardware.html for 8.2-RELEASE), and piece together your own white-box hardware, (ie: pick compatible system board, processor, memory, disks and controllers) usually the best bang for the buck in my experience. #2 - instead of hot-spare (having both machines there but only one plugged in) - you might want to read up on using CARP; CARP will allow automatic failover and can trigger scripts to perform actions when the failover event occurs - this may be a far better option than having to physically plug a machine in place of another. See the handbook for more detail on CARP: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/carp.html --=20 Nathan Vidican nathan@vidican.com
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