[TriLUG] Cheap Dell Server

[Jim Ray]

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Kevin Flanagan [mailto:kevin at flanagannc.net] 
Sent:	Wednesday, April 23, 2003 7:03 AM
To:	trilug at trilug.org
Subject:	RE: [TriLUG] Cheap Dell Server

On Tue, 2003-04-22 at 21:31, Jim Ray wrote:
> A server is defined by services, not hardware specifications.
> 
Jim,

  There are lots of factors that go into the definition of a "server"


Only one matters...does it serve?  Everything else deals with hardware that you specify according to the number of people you serve, the amount of power you want to waste with big fans that sound like helicopters and redundancy required.

Even though my company is an authorized reseller for Dell and HP/Compaq, I choose neither myself.  Why?  Because I think it is way f@#$ing cool to pay only chump change for hardware and build a miniITX 650 MHz fanless silent system that burns only 10 W, runs off a weenie UPS nearly forever at that power consumption and will serve up web and email for a DS3 45 Mbps Internet connection (I use a weenie Roadrunner connection and don't foresee any changes any time soon).

If one fails, get the other off the closet shelf or from remote off site storage, plug it in and flush the failed unit down the toilet.  That's redundancy.  No need to get a forklift to move 'em.  They'll fit in a briefcase.