Originally I was looking at the original x2100 and not the M2, simply because (oddly) the x2100 has 3 year NBD warranty as standard whilst the M2 model only has one year which would add around 20% to the cost to upgrade.
As you say much of a muchness so unless there is a significant price/performance benefit with the Sun (which there may be with the original x2100) I'd probably go for the HP. One thing that important is whether OpenSuse should install with no tinkering and recognize the onboard RAID etc. cheers, Paul -----Original Message----- From: Hans du Plooy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 04 April 2007 16:12 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [opensuse] Sun x2100 vs. HP DL320 G5 On Wed, April 4, 2007 15:42, Paul Hutchings wrote: > I'm looking to buy a basic 1U server to run a mail relay (OpenSuse 10.2 > + Postfix/MailScanner/Spamassassin/ClamAV). > > My Linux knowledge is very much beginner so I need hardware that will > pretty much let me install OpenSuse "out the box". > > I'm looking at the HP DL320 G5 and Sun x2100 series of servers. Much of a muchness, really, but I'd go for the Sun Fire X2100 M2 because I find the Opterons to cope better with huge load. For a antivirus/antispam relay, the things that really matter are memory and disc IO - disc IO is the biggest bottleneck. Get the SAS drives either way, and get enough memory that you can make /tmp 'n ramdrive. Hans -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- MIRA Ltd. Watling Street, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV10 0TU, England. Registered in England No. 402570 VAT Registration GB 114 5409 96 The contents of this e-mail are confidential and are solely for the use of the intended recipient. If you receive this e-mail in error, please delete it and notify us either by e-mail, telephone or fax. You should not copy, forward or otherwise disclose the content of the e-mail as this is prohibited. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
