Re: [TCLUG:21429] Server recommendations

[<Nick.T.Reinking@supervalu.com>]

Hmm... I'll take into consideration the Mylex thing -
it is half the bus speed, a third the CPU speed, and
an eighth the cache.  Hmm.

ECC will still work without the intervention of the OS,
I assume.  It would be nice to know if the memory was
dying, tho.

I know, I know.  A 486/66 can flood a line with static HTML
pages.  But can it handle a good number of connections,
all using PHP4, making around 3 SQL queries/page, provide
credit card connections, and have enough oomph for SSL
also?  :P

Nick






chrome@real-time.com, on 09/19/2000 04:19:05 PM
To: tclug-list@mn-linux.org @ PMDF
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Subject: Re: [TCLUG:21429] Server recommendations

> SCSI Card: Adaptec 2100S RAID - Single channel, 32MB cache, 32-bit PCI, 
> Ultra160

> Will either OS let me know if a SCSI drive dies and the mirror is broken?

the RAID controller we use around here is the Mylex 150 (same thing VA puts
in their boxen). it reports information through a /proc interface, and I
understand it will give you pretty much all the information you want, that
way.
        if you want to monitor it with Netsaint or the like; it's certainly
possible.
        no other controller that we know of is supported this well in the
Linux kernel. (please, prove us wrong!)

> Will either OS report ECC errors?
        I know there is a Linux project to support ECC memory; but that's
all I know.

as for server power; at my last job I used a 486/66 as a webserver (just
static pages); and it was more than adequate. (10b-T LAN, 56K net
connection). just slapping bits on the wire takes almost no CPU. :)

Carl Soderstrom
-- 
Network Engineer
Real-Time Enterprises
(952) 943-8700

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