Hi all. I'm in the process of adding a new server and am looking for some advice. The server I am considering has the following specifications:
I've been asking around and am getting some varying advice with regards to the use of a Pentium D Dual Core for the processor. Seems like many (most?) are using Dual Xeon's these days.
TIA,
- Scott
- 2U Chassis w 6 Hot-Swap SATA Bays and 350W Hot-swap redundant Power Supply
\--- (460W Hot-Swap redundant power supply available for an extra charge) - 1 x LSI MegaRAID SATA 150-6 6-port 64MB cache raid controller With LSI Battery Back-up Pack
- 1 x Intel SE7230NH1LX motherboard
- 1 x Intel Pentium D Dual Core 820 2.8GHz 800MHz 2x1MB Cache
- 3 drive 250GB SATA RAID with hot spare
\--- (4 x 250GB SATA HDD Seagate Near-Line Storage Series w/5 yr warranty) - 1 extra 250GB SATA for cPanel backups (will also use off-server FTP for backups)
\--- (1 x 250GB SATA HDD Seagate Near-Line Storage Series w/5 yr warranty) - 2GB = 2 x 1GB DDR2 ECC PC2-5400 Motherboard-Validated Memory
- On board dual Intel Gigabit Networks. 2 x RJ45 connectors for CAT6 TP
- No OS installed (we will install Fedora Core 4 or CentOS)
- DVD-ROM
I've been asking around and am getting some varying advice with regards to the use of a Pentium D Dual Core for the processor. Seems like many (most?) are using Dual Xeon's these days.
TIA,
- Scott