IF you want 4 CPU more or is to try some big name like Compaq (Veryyyyy
expensive, but they come with a good waranty. You can have hot swap disk
etc... and now on Compaq smart start they support Linux). Most of the
board for DIY PC will be 2 CPU only, for PII/PII or P4, Alpha and now
Athlon. 4 CPU or more are only Xeon (and may be Alpha), and if you have
to build every thing from scratch with your spec it will be expensive
and don't forget you still have to fix it (need for spares). For Raid,
Mylex or Adaptec will do the job. Hot swap Disk Rack plenty of choice
but expensive.
Andre
"Julia A. Case" wrote:
>
> I've been charged with the task of specing out a very high end linux
> server... I'm trying to find information on current SMP motherboards but
> everything I can find via google is sadly out of date. I'd like to get
> something that supports at least 4 fast cpu's... I also want to get a
> RAID4 controller (scsi not IDE) that hopefully supports heterogeneous
> drive arrays (and hot swappable).
>
> If anyone has any information that would help let me know. I'm willing to
> buy parts and put the machine together myself if that helps.
>
> Julia
>
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> [ Julia Anne Case ] [ Ships are safe inside the harbor, ]
> [Programmer at large] [ but is that what ships are really for. ]
> [ Admining Linux ] [ To thine own self be true. ]
> [ Windows/WindowsNT ] [ Fair is where you take your cows to be judged. ]
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