[TriLUG] 1u rack server

Jon Carnes jonc at nc.rr.com
Sat Feb 7 20:23:50 EST 2004


On Sat, 2004-02-07 at 09:16, Chris Bullock wrote:
> I believe this is where we bought them from. http://www.swt.com/thin3.html . 
> We have bought several workstations from there as well, (dual athlons) with 
> zero problems.  We have been using the workstations for over 1.5 years, and 
> the 1u servers for just over a year with zero problems.  
> 
> FWIW, we have installed Red Hat 7.3 on the 1u and it found all hardware 
> without a problem.  We have about 20 of the workstations spread out over 
> eastern NC.  <bashful> they have been running windows 2000K flawlessly as 
> well </bashful>.  We used these machines to replace dual xeon compaq scsi and 
> the users have noticed no difference.
> 

Thanks, I'll check these guys out (and the one suggested by Micheal
Johnson as well)!

> Aberdeen Inc: http://www.aberdeeninc.com/ is a reputable place that
> sells Supermicro gear.  I've never purchased a full system from them,
> but I have bought parts, and they have a good reputation

And of course I'll look at Dell's bargain of the month too.

Take care - Jon Carnes




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