> Hi,
> could anyone out there give me a good spec for a new Linux server? ... it
> will be strapped onto a Novell network (3.12), and only store an
> Interbase database to 25 users.
How big is the database?
Quote:> I am really looking for brands / models that are know to work well and
> save me hassle once the stuff is bought!
> The basic spec thus far is simply ...
> Processor - Intel P300 PII
For 25 users this is major overkill.
Quote:> 2 x 4.2gb HD (going to shadow the database in case of HD failure)
Again I ask, how big is the database? Buy three small drives
(assuming SCSI) and get better performance. Use one for / and
swap, one for DB and one for shadow.
Quote:> 128 mbs RAM
64 would probably be plenty unless you have BIG indexes and
must have lightning fast response.
Quote:> 4 mb video card
For a server? Do you want to play games too? You don't need
this at all. Get a 1Mb ISA card for $15.
Quote:> 24 x CD Rom (installs and upgrades)
Any CDROM will do. Do you have another CDROM already on
the network? Can you do ftp or nfs over the network? If
the answers are yes, then you don't need the CDROM at all.
Quote:> 3com 10/100 combo auto-sensing netcard
Go to any "ethernet" page and pick a card. Try:
http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/misc/100mbs.html
> ps/2 mouse
> std keyboard
> no-name SVGA monitor non-interlaced
Go checkout a discount box that includes all of this.
Mostly, if you are focusing on 25 users, you are well
overspec'd. If you want room to grow, that's OK. What
you've laid out here will probably serve more than a
hundred unless the database software is really sluggish,
or your 'users' are not normal human database users.
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