RE: PC Server Suppliers?

["Paul Gordon" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

What you're asking for, I believe, falls into the gap between the
product offerings of the commercial vendors such as the Dells and Mesh's
of this world, in as far as the distinction between their
"server" and
"desktop" ranges goes.

Predictably, the server ranges tend to be classic server designs, using
server design principles (and with server pricing to match), and the
desktop ranges quite the opposite, with everything designed and built to
a price (and usually the lowest price they can manage to accomplish)

In your own words you've said you want a "high spec server type
machine
but based on regular PC components"... - for many commercial vendors
this is going to be a contradiction of terms (as I believe you may have
found out!)

You may get better luck if you can go to one the vendors who'll let you
design your own spec online, and seeing if you can start with a server,
and deselect some of the features you've mentioned you don't want.
Alternatively, try looking for "Workstations" rather than desktop
PC's
which may well fit into the area you want mid-way between a desktop and
a server.

My only other suggestion is to build your own, which of course gives you
the ultimate level of control over exactly what features & components
you end up with..

Paul G.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of
> Philip Coombes
> Sent: 21 February 2007 15:36
> To: UKHA_D Group
> Subject: [ukha_d] PC Server Suppliers?
>
> I don't _think_ this is off-topic but it may be borderline so
apologies
> in advance if so.
>
> I am looking to get a new server to be my ZoneMinder dev box rather
than
> developing on my live system, which can get a bit hairy!
>
> Whilst I can visit the Dells and Meshs of this world and get a super
> shiny loved up super-graphics Vista system I cannot seem to find
> anywhere that will do server style machines without necessarily
> requiring hotplug SCSI storage and remote management. Basically I am
> after something with a couple of dual core processors, lots of RAM,
> decent disks (perhaps with hardware RAID) and not much else besides at
> least two basic PCI slots. I don't need XP or Vista, I don't need a 3
> inch thick water cooled graphics card, 7.1 speakers, monitor or
keyboard
> or anything like that. Just a basic high spec server type machine but
> based on regular PC components.
>
> Does anyone have any recommendations for suppliers or even better are
> there any members of the list who do such things? I am always getting
> asked this kind of thing by users as well so however comes up with the
> goods can also expect a bunch of referrals and follow-up business in
the
> future!
>
> Many thanks in advance!
>
> Phil
>
>