Re: Re: Storage subsystem for HA server

["Andy Davies" <dajdavies@xxxxxxxxx>]

Didn't include the software but that's really only a cost if someone
wants
to run Windows on it as opposed to a linux varient (I know some cost),
don't
think the cost of a remote management board is included with the Dell
(can't
remember if it's in the xserve cost)

Problem I see it is they're both solving the wrong problems for the home
market, what we generally need is oodles of storage rather than CPU
horsepower and 1U servers generally have limited storage unless you hang
other storage devices off them.

1U servers are also generally very noisy - found the links you'd posted
before and I thing they quote 60dB for the Xserver

Overall I'd agree that the costs aren't that far out of line with each
other, just that for me with pennies tight at the moment there are
different
ways I'd spend my cash (I've got a pentium m based server built out of bits
off ebay and the parts box)

Andy

On 03/02/07, Chris Hunter <cjhunter@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> the two & bit includes VAT, of course ...
>
> anyway ... there's more to it, maybe, than headline hardware spec'
&
> price  ... 'thought these useful :
>
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> http://weblog.infoworld.com/enterprisemac/archives/2006/10/xserve_xeon_rev.html
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> http://weblog.infoworld.com/enterprisemac/archives/2006/10/xserve_xeon_rev_1.html
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> http://weblog.infoworld.com/enterprisemac/archives/2006/11/xserve_review_p.html
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> http://weblog.infoworld.com/enterprisemac/archives/2006/12/kill_two_window.html
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> http://weblog.infoworld.com/enterprisemac/archives/2006/11/apple_xserve_th.html
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> http://weblog.infoworld.com/enterprisemac/archives/2006/12/kill_two_window.html
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> Chris
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>
> Andy Davies wrote:
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> >Two and a bit grand for an 80Gb server seems a bit on the steep
side to
> me
> >(had a quick fiddle on the Dell site and came up with a dual 3Ghz
Xeon
> with
> >80 gig for under a grand ex VAT)...
> >
> >Advantage I see of a PC server is it gives you the opportunity to
get
> there
> >in stages (I guess it's also a disadvantage as you can fiddle to
your
> hearts
> >content too)
> >
> >Of course if you want to run OS X Server there's not a lot of
choice!
> >
> >Andy
> >
> >
> >On 03/02/07, Chris Hunter <cjhunter@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Aye, that's what I thought ... until I actually costed a PC
server, with
> >>all the bits ... now I'm not so sure ...
> >>
> >>Chris
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Andy Davies wrote:
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> >>
> >>
> >>>It's a nice idea (and the xserve's are a beautful bit of
kit) but I'm
> not
> >>>sure I could justify the price...
> >>>
> >>>Andy
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>On 03/02/07, Chris Hunter <cjhunter@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>This talk of servers & RAIDs makes me wonder if
anyone is running 'XP
> >>>>through Parallels on an Xserve ... 'ought to be good,
and
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>
> http://weblog.infoworld.com/enterprisemac/archives/2006/12/kill_two_window.html
> >>
> >>
> >>>>seems to suggest it would work ... even has RS-232,
VGA, and PCI-X, as
> >>>>well as all the more modern stuff !
> >>>>
> >>>>Chris
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
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--
Andy


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