>Scenario 1, SATAII: > >- Server: Asus RS120-E4/PA4 Dedicated Server >- CPU: Single -- Intel Quad Core Xeon Processor x3210 Processor 2.13Ghz >- RAM: 4Gb DDR2 Memory 667Mhz >- Hard disk: 4 x Seagate ES SATAII HardDrive 7200RPM 250Gb (Total 500Gb) >- Raid 10: 3Ware Raid 9650SE: http://www.acnc.com/04_01_10.html > > >Scenario 2, SCSI: > >- Server: IBM e326m 1U Rackmount server >- CPU: Double -- Opteron 275 is 2 x 2.2GHz, with 2 x 1MB L2 Cache >- RAM: 4Gb PC3200 ECC Registered >- Hard disk: 2 x 300GB SCSI 10K RPM >- Raid 1: LSI Logic Dont know anything about the LSI Logic controller, but if it have battery backup write cache (at least 256 MB) I would go with the IBM System. If am not wrong the harddisk are hot swapable and you will get probably a better support. Ask if you can get one for testing (normally IBM does it). Some Questions: Can you get Opterons with an higher cpu clock frequency ? ( >= 2.6 GHz) Can you get 15K RPM SCSI disks ? Greetings, -Franz ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly
