> I think the thing with buying something like the dells as opposed
> to no-name
> boxes, is that it is a known quantity - of course you may happen to get a
> cheaper "unbranded" machine that is as good/ better - but this is
> a greater risk...
True, all of our newer machines are Compaq with all parts Compaq branded
(NIC, memory, HD etc.) which means we know they're quality level, but the
price is higher (at least the client is paying for it)
But our first 3-4 servers were all non-big names (Fujitsu, OPUS and a couple
of others), and (touch wood) they've been fine
One thing I've found though is that some use IBM parts, so they're pretty
good no matter what
Philip Arnold
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel Lancelot [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 07 December 2000 11:55
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: RE: Server for cf?
>
>
>
> :> -----Original Message-----
> :> From: Philip Arnold - ASP [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> :> Sent: 07 December 2000 11:53
> :> To: CF-Community
> :> Subject: RE: Server for cf?
> :>
> :>
> :> > I can highly recomend the dell poweredge servers, extremly
> :> stable...
> :> > Have had problems running cfserver / IIS on a workstation
> :> - our secondary
> :> > development box used for CF4.01 was designed as a workstation,
> :> > and although
> :> > not recieving particularly high loads, needs rebooting
> :> frequently...
> :>
> :> Saying that, we've had several clone servers which are as
> :> stable as anything
> :> else we've tested (including the new Compaq rack machines)
> :>
> :> Anyways, on the original questions:
> :> Get as much RAM as you can, it's the life saver of a CF
> :> Server (256 isn't
> :> really enough for a heavily hit server)
> :> HDs are good if fast, but (as said before) if you're using
> :> Trusted Cache,
> :> then it won't be hit (apart from the logs)
> :> SCSI HDs are better because the controller (usually) isn't
> :> on the mother
> :> board, so it's taking the stress rather than the processor
> :> Casings (Rack, Desktop or Tower) depends on how your ISP prefers the
> :> hardware
> :> You can Mirror any drives you want, but the same spec of
> :> drive is preferred
> :> Processors, get the Clone with dual 800 rather than dual
> :> 1Ghz, it's not
> :> worth the money
> :>
> :> On another point, get 2nd NICs into both the SQL machine and
> :> the new machine
> :> and run them through their own hub to talk to each other -
> :> the traffic
> :> difference will improve the data through-put when reading
> :> (before cache) and
> :> writing
> :>
> :> HTH
> :>
> :> Philip Arnold
> :> Director
> :> Certified ColdFusion Developer
> :> ASP Multimedia Limited
> :> T: +44 (0)20 8680 1133
> :>
> :> "Websites for the real world"
> :>
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