[K12OSN] Which server would you prefer?

[Terrell Prude' Jr.]

If I were you, I'd just build my own quad-core box and stuff 8GB DRAM 
and a couple of terabyte drives in it.  Virtually all modern 
motherboards now come with built-in Gig-E, so that's covered, too.  And 
this can be done for way less than US $1000.

--TP

Joseph Bishay wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I hope you are all doing very well.
>
> For several years now I've been using a custom-built server for our
> K12LTSP (now K12Linux) setup.  It's been supporting around 15 clients
> and has been chugging along faithfully.  It does not have a very high
> load on it but when you do push it, it does show some weakness.  The
> specifics for this machine are:
>
> Pentium 4 2.4 Ghz with Hyperthreading
> ASUS P4P800 Motherboard
> 3 GB RAM (max 4)
> 2 x 37 GB SCSI drives in RAID 1 configuration
> 2 x Intel Gigabit NIC
>
> Recently I received a Proliant ML370 with the following specifications:
>
> Pentium III - 1 Ghz (Has an empty slot for a second processor)
> Max 4 GB RAM
> 2 x 18 GB hot-swappable SCSI drives (can hold up to 6 drives)
> 1 onboard 10/100 NIC
>
> (Detailed specs here
> http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/10493_div/10493_div.html)
>
> I guess the only thing that makes me consider the Proliant as a
> possible LTSP server is the fact it can handle 2 processors and so
> should be able to scale better. I'd like to start pushing that the
> school uses the computers more, but I'm worried that the current
> server can't handle such an increased load and will cause problems.
> Am I correct in my thinking or is the current one better than the
> Proliant, or some other option?
>
> Thanks,
> Joseph
>
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