[TriLUG] Purchasing a Linux cluster

[Janyne Kizer]

That's a really good point.  We are rolling out Dell servers with Linux
on them and when we have had to call them regarding hardware problems
they are pretty thrown when we say that we are using Linux.  The really
seem to want to support Microsoft products only.  If you are going with
their Gold support, it should be fine but then you'd probably end up
paying more than you would from another vendor.

Chris Hedemark wrote:
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> On Monday, December 2, 2002, at 05:33 PM, John Franklin wrote:
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> > On Mon, Dec 02, 2002 at 05:32:11PM -0500, Dave Schwartzburg wrote:
> >> You might want to take a look at IBM's BladeCenter server.  It is
> >> scalable up to 14 blades in one chassis, and you can start out with
> >> however many blades you'd like.
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> > Dell has some blade servers out, too.  You can expect anybody with an
> > interest in enterprise computing to come out with one in the next few
> > months.
> 
> I would be concerned about Dell's commitment to Linux, while on the
> flip side I have no doubts as to the commitment IBM has for Linux.
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> Chris Hedemark .. Hillsborough, NC .. http://yonderway.com
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Janyne Kizer
Systems Programmer Administrator
NC State University, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
Extension Information Technology