gaurav wrote: >Yashpal Nagar wrote: > > > >>Hi Linux-Delhi, >> >> I am looking for two servers, configuration are as follows. >> >>Server1: 3.0 GHz 4CPUs(Xeon processors) server, 4 GB DDR ECC RAM, >>800MHz FSB, 146GB SCSI U320 10k rpm hard disks, hot pluggable. Hardware >>RAID card, CDROM, floopy drive >> >> >> >> >> >any reasons why you opting for Xeon not AMD Optron ?? > > I wonder for their performance what they would offer. I need to put these servers for benchmarking of our product which i rather my office believe need to be done on some standard platforms.
> > >>Server2 : 3.0 GHz 2CPUs(Xeon preferbly), 2GB DDR ECC RAM, 146GB SCSI >>U320 10k rpm, hot pluggable, Hardware RAID card, CDROM , floppy >> >>I got the quotations from Dell, HP but pricing is a lot of difference >>e.g compare AS-PE2850-Dell(TM) Power edge 2850 with HP's .DL-380 G4. >> >>These boxes need to run with Linux along with Oracle as the DB. >>Can ayone help me with in choosing a good server and worth for money. >>Money is not the problem for a promising hardware. >>which one HP, Dell or IBM? My experience with HP servers is awesome >> >> >> >Even though dell severs are good looking and easy to operate ...as per >my experience HP (or Compaq) are really rock solid and better suited >for mission critical applications >I think Sun has started offering Servers with AMD platform >(http://www.sun.com/amd/) which you also try (I read somewhere m$ is >using these servers internally) > > > what about drivers support for linux from dell e.g how easily you get drivers of RAID card from dell website or you need to relay on kernel built in driver. I know components of Dell products are standard one and uses generic drivers but if you had some experince good or bad would suffice. >>but >>they are more costlier than any other product within that segment. >> >>Thanks >>Yash >> >>_______________________________________________ >>ilugd mailinglist -- [email protected] >>http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd >>Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi >>http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> >> >> >> > > >_______________________________________________ >ilugd mailinglist -- [email protected] >http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd >Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi >http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- [email protected] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
