On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 10:26 PM, VK Sameer <[email protected]> wrote:
> OK, makes sense re. the RAM. Server boxes may be expensive, hence my query > below. Budget is around 20k. I'm OK assembling high-quality components, just > need advice on what to get. > A 20K budget will not get you much of server grade components. You may have to settle for desktop board + CPU. ebay.in may have some offers from IN based vendors, you can check for "out of lease" items that usually go for 30-40% of the original price and you get data center grade hardware. I have also ebay.in list items from US vendors where you pay in INR and the price includes shipping and custom clearance. >> > I've only used servers with internal hard-drives. Are there reliable boxes >> > (chassis?) which will let me re-use the 2 SATA HDDs? >> >> A workstation grade (really good SMPS) ATX chassis should do it. >> Avoid the cheapos units. > > Right. We are now using Antec SMPS, though not boxes. > Cooler Master has a few chassis w/o SMPS. My favorite is Elite 311 (if you can get it). There is space for about 5 HDDs mounted on a removable cage. Makes servicing easier. >> > Is a >> > CPU-RAM-network-only box + SATA box config possible? >> >> What do you mean? > > One box/chassis for cpu/ram/network-cards + separate box(JBOD or something) > for HDDs. Connection through SATA cables, separate power. > Why the headache for the kind of storage cap you are dealing with? >> I am biased towards to Supermicro boards, their form factor is >> industry standard. > > That would indeed be helpful for future-planning. > > Apparently Supermicro's not popular in Chennai. I see only one authorised > distributor in Ashok Nagar - Netweb Technologies. > I have done business with Netweb. RMA and onsite service is good. Their price is a bit on the higher side. Alternately, you can try Intel resellers. Best, -- Arun Khan _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc ILUGC Mailing List Guidelines: http://ilugc.in/mailinglist-guidelines
