* This is the modus mailing list * We run over 8000 accounts, and are running IDE with Webmail and all mail services on the one machine. We are running mirrored, striped drives, but neither disk loaded or processor time are a problem.
CF ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas L. Utley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 10:34 PM Subject: [Modus] Server Spec recommendations > * This is the modus mailing list * > > With 5000 accounts and if this server houses both the POP/SMTP mail server and > the webmail server and SQL server. I would for sure go with SCSI. We are > running about 4000 accounts and it was on IDE drives and that was too slow. > > Tom > > > Brad Johnson wrote: > > > * This is the modus mailing list * > > > > I just bought two new Dual Xeon Servers with SATA-150 RAID, specifically > > passing on SCSI. > > > > Whatever arguments that can be made (right or wrong) about needing SCSI for > > some applications won't even apply to you until you triple (at least) the > > number of accounts you serve. > > > > Brad Johnson > > Systems Administrator > > Local Link Network Operations > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > > Of Ernest W. Lessenger > > Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 4:09 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [Modus] Server Spec recommendations > > > > * This is the modus mailing list * > > > > I'm looking to upgrade one of my mail servers' hardware at the same time > > that I upgrade the software. This server hosts maybe 50 domains and 5000 > > accounts, with about 130,000 messages in our 5-day quarantine. Most of > > these accounts are Extended Database. > > > > My question is, should I hold out for a SCSI Raid system, or can I make do > > with SATA Raid (Intel controller, probably) at half the price? > > > > Thanks, > > --Ernest > > > > ** > > To unsubscribe, send an Email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the body or subject line. > > > > ** > > To unsubscribe, send an Email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the body or subject line. > > -- > > Tom Utley > > UData Corporation > (419) 294-4141 > Upper Sandusky's Premier Internet Service Provider > Offering v90/56k, Dedicated and Wireless connectivity > Wyandot County's only T3(45megabit) Circuit > > > > > ** > To unsubscribe, send an Email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the body or subject line. ** To unsubscribe, send an Email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the body or subject line.
