Re: Recommend a mainboard for HA server

[Chris Hunter <cjhunter@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Interesting ... I've been trying to get a handle on the power that's
needed in a server ... it would be easy to add to your list, so the
answer must be to go for as much as can be afforded ...

Chris



Paul Gale wrote:

> Becaude there is a LOT of HA apps running + it's my main house/office
> server:
>
> W2K3 Server
> Exchange 2003 Server
> Filesharing
> MP3 playback - for whole house audio
> Aquarium logging
> xAP apps - telephone etc
> HV desktop
> ACE
> Comfort
> Etc etc
>
> Speed is pretty important as there's so much going on - and I'm not
> splitting it to a new server as I already have a Linux box running
> Asterisk and another XP machine running a Geovision CCTV system.
>
> Paul.
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of
> > Chris Hunter
> > Sent: 14 January 2006 15:31
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Recommend a mainboard for HA server
> >
> > Aha ... but slow ... a Mini ticks OK ... how come speed is so
critical
> > ... ??
> >
> > What sort of HA are you running ... eg: any X10 ?
> >
> > Chris
> >
> >
> > Paul Gale wrote:
> >
> > >I already have a mac mini but it's no good for running as a
HA server
> > (too slow and all my HA apps are PC based + I run Exchange
server).
> I was
> > just after m/b recommendations.
> > >
> > >Ta,
> > >
> > >Paul.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>-----Original Message-----
> > >>From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> > Of
> > >>Chris Hunter
> > >>Sent: 14 January 2006 13:15
> > >>To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > >>Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Recommend a mainboard for HA server
> > >>
> > >>How about (again) a Mac Mini ... ?
> > >>
> > >>Chris
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>Andy Davies wrote:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>What about Intel SE7210TP1-E? (Came across it
yesterday when I was
> > >>>looking through the list archives for stuff on media
servers/raid)
> > >>>
> > >>>http://www.intel.com/design/servers/boards/SE7210TP1-E/
> > >>>
> > >>>Google turns up a few places that have them.
> > >>>
> > >>>Andy
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>Paul Gale wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>>Hi,
> > >>>>
> > >>>>I've been upgrading a couple of my work PC's over
the last few weeks
> > and
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>now want to upgrade my slow W2K3 Server (HA Server). It's
currently a
> > dual
> > >>1 GHz P3. I have a spare P4 3 GHz and 2 GB RAM, so
thought I'd put
> this
> > in
> > >>the server. It's socket 478.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>>Anyone have any recommendations for a mainboard
for this older
> socket
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>type for a server setup? It needs as many PCI slots as
possible, G Bit
> > LAN
> > >>etc.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>>Thanks,
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Paul
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
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