FlyBoy73
Mon 21st Nov '05, 10:00pm
I'm currently running (2) dedicated Dual Xeon servers w/1 Gig RAM each w/(2) 73Gig SCSI drives (each). (one for web, the other for dbase) They are doing OK but we're steady growing and I am interested in going Opteron..
I have 4 communities, one of which is a fairly busy.. Let's just say that the Dual Xeons handle them Ok but the web servers loads are between 1-2 now most of the time. I want Opterons but I want to make sure I get the right setup. . They each come with (2) 250 Gig SATA drives but I have asked for some customizations figures and what I got is below.
Opteron Servers
Web:
Dual Opteron 246 Processors
2 Gigabyte PC3200 ECC DDR RAM
$204.95 (base)
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(2) 74 Gig Raptor Drives (Upgrade from 250mb SATA)
Raid 1 Controller
Cpanel/WHM
Redhat Enterprise
100 M/bit Switch Port
Crossover Cable to dbase server
+$90.00/mo.
Server Total: 295.95
Database Server
Dual Opteron 246 Processors
2 Gigabyte PC3200 ECC DDR RAM
64 Bit Centos OS
$204.95 (base)
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(1) 10k 73Gig SCSI Hard Drive +50.00/mo
(1) 160 Gig SATA Drive (Backups) +30.00/mo
Server Total: $285.95 /mo
So, any recommendations on changes and if this setup will yield good performance? I wanted to run (2) 73gig 10k SCSI drives for the database server but that would be an additional $96 over the price listed above for the dbase server because of the RAID card install, and that is a bit more than I want to spend unless it is really necessary.
Thanks for your time,
David
I have 4 communities, one of which is a fairly busy.. Let's just say that the Dual Xeons handle them Ok but the web servers loads are between 1-2 now most of the time. I want Opterons but I want to make sure I get the right setup. . They each come with (2) 250 Gig SATA drives but I have asked for some customizations figures and what I got is below.
Opteron Servers
Web:
Dual Opteron 246 Processors
2 Gigabyte PC3200 ECC DDR RAM
$204.95 (base)
---------------------
(2) 74 Gig Raptor Drives (Upgrade from 250mb SATA)
Raid 1 Controller
Cpanel/WHM
Redhat Enterprise
100 M/bit Switch Port
Crossover Cable to dbase server
+$90.00/mo.
Server Total: 295.95
Database Server
Dual Opteron 246 Processors
2 Gigabyte PC3200 ECC DDR RAM
64 Bit Centos OS
$204.95 (base)
--------------
(1) 10k 73Gig SCSI Hard Drive +50.00/mo
(1) 160 Gig SATA Drive (Backups) +30.00/mo
Server Total: $285.95 /mo
So, any recommendations on changes and if this setup will yield good performance? I wanted to run (2) 73gig 10k SCSI drives for the database server but that would be an additional $96 over the price listed above for the dbase server because of the RAID card install, and that is a bit more than I want to spend unless it is really necessary.
Thanks for your time,
David