RE: SMALL PC

[Tony Tofts]

> I guess there's a trade-off: you are quote right about most
> of the problems with HA PC systems being because thye just do
> too much, I think my aversion to the smaller case was mostly
> because of the laptop Hard Drive: wonderfully quiet for a
> 24/7 PC, but kinda expensive for not a lot of space.

I've got my ha server (via m10000 itx) in a 4u rack mount case (that sticks
out the back of the rack).

It does look a little lonely in there, sitting in one corner...

Maybe I could fit a second psu/mobo for redundancy rather than waste all
that space?

If we could make an xpl-enabled switch that watches john's xpl pc monitor
software for a loss of messages, it could switch on the redundant system
when the main system fails (saves noise and electric).

Is there any hardware that allows an ide harddrive to be shared?
I guess a network harddrive with the xplhal data etc on it would do the
job?

My credit card is starting to twitch...

Regards
Tony