[ic] hardware for Interchange

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On Fri, Jul 06, 2001 at 08:49:39PM -0600, Scott Lewis wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I'm pricing a server that will be used to host a fair number of 
> Interchange catalogs. Some will use a SQL database, others not. 
> I'd appreciate input on what would be the best choices of hardware. 
> The operating system will most likely be OpenBSD or FreeBSD.
> 
> I'll be spending $1500-2000 for a 1U machine. I may buy from a 
> vendor or put it together myself.
> 
> Here's a sample configuration from an unnamed vendor, priced at 
> $1218:
> 
> Intel i815 EAL motherboard
> Intel PIII 866MHz
> 512 MB PC133 ram
> IBM 30 gig 7200 RPM IDE HD
> Intel EtherExpress Pro 100 card
> 
> That leaves $300-800 to soup it up for Interchange. How would you 
> prioritize these possiblities (in terms of performance increase/$):


<religious mode>SCSI</religious mode>  (2 drives)

<alt>A second box for mirroring/development.</alt>


> 
> more memory
> SCSI hard drive
> RAID card and another HD
> faster processor
> 
> Thanks in advance for any feedback,
> 
> Scott Lewis
> 
> scott001@balticave.com
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