Re: Silent HA PC

["Patrick Lidstone" <patrick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>
> I'm rapidly coming to the conclusion that I need a number of small,
low
> powered, quiet servers, each only handling a handful of tasks - and
a
> completely separate machine for "power" use.
>
> The problem with this though is of course the space all these
servers will
> take up.
> A 1U rack with built in PSU is too damned noisy, even if you
replace the
> PSU fan, because it still has to run at high speed to shift the air
> around, and switching to external PSU's just increases the space
> requirements and cabling nightmare.....
>

Distributed computing is good. It also provides the opportunity to
run a hybrid of operating systems, which (without wanting to start an
OS flame fest) gives a greater choice in terms of software solutions.
It also nicely side steps the single-point-of-failure "the house has
crashed" scenario.

As for the 1U noise problem - Cubid / BookPC form factor works as a
good compromise for me. It's not as sexy as rackmount kit, but you
can get a couple on a shelf (more if you are prepared to stack them),
they're not too noisy either, and seem to dissipate heat
effectively/reliably.

Patrick