[102102] in RedHat Linux List
RE: Planning to purchase a server for Linux: Compaq or IBM? (fwd)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Paul Pettit)
Tue Dec 1 12:12:52 1998
Reply-To: <paulp@ccbnpts.com>
From: "Paul Pettit" <paulp@ccbnpts.com>
To: <redhat-list@redhat.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 11:11:23 -0600
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> Jan Carlson [mailto:janc@hjanc.localdomain] wrote:
> Rafi wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> >
[snip]
> >
> > the linux for smtp/pop/proxy and other services but mainly for
> > email and proxy.
> >
> > Currently, it is running on a P133MHZ, 16MB RAM, 2.1GB HDD.
> > But we thought we should put more memory, more speed, more HDD space
> > etc. to take over the traffic from all the places throughout the
> > school. RHL setup here will be serving around more than 25
> users from 25
> > clients on our network which spans 3 different buildings.
> The number
> > of users will go up as we add more computers to the network.
> >
> > We are considering the Compaq Prolinia 200 and IBM
> Netfinity 3000
> > series for the RHL to live in. Now, these servers seem to have
> > "management features" apart from PII 300 and above, 4GB SCSI HDD,
> > 32MB RAM (we will definitely put another 64MB in) and other standard
> > components.
>
> We served 50 email users on a Pentium 120 with 64mb memory.
> It's been running for two years without a crash.
>
> 1. Compaq computers are frequently more difficult to work with
> because of non-standard features, a special disk partition that
> the machine needs, etc. This is the impression I get from messages
> on this list, and from our experiences at the Linux Installfest
> here in Canada.
>
You may want to look into Acer. Their Altos server line is very good for the
price and they have academic pricing. I have been using them and have had 0
(zero) conflicts or problems regardless of the OS installed. They have
complete breakdowns of what is in them on their web site
[http://www.acer.com].
And yes we sell them, but I'm not sure what we can do for you in India.
Email office@ccbnpts.com to check.
> >
> > P.S: Should I upgrade to RHL 5.2?
>
> Yes.
>
Definitely!!
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