What kind of system works best?

[William Stuart]

Linux does not work with Dell RAID system.  You will need to find a RAID
card that works with Linux.

Otherwise Dell is OK.

--
William Stuart (william at hae.com)
"...and that's why I suggest putting your IP router in a suppository
configuration"  --Dilbert 1/8/1999

> -----Original Message-----
> From: samba at samba.org [mailto:samba at samba.org]On Behalf Of Benjamin Suto
> Sent: Saturday, January 23, 1999 3:06 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: What kind of system works best?
>
>
> If any of you recall, I sent a message before regarding issues with a
> 100 client-based Samba server.  After speaking with the company I'm
> working with and showing them some of the replies, they are enthusiastic
> about the system, and we're all looking forward to seeing it working.
>
> Thank you for all your replies and for your help.  There were quite a
> few replies, and I can't get a chance to reply to all of them.  All this
> help I'm getting really makes me want to try and contribute back however
> I can.  The support on this mailing list is remarkable.
>
> One last question, I promise. :-)  They're willing to spend around
> $10000 USD for the system, as they want the best system, since this will
> be a mission-critical part of their corporation.  I figure that the
> amount is probably overkill, but I'd like to spend the money in getting
> the most fault-tolerant and reliable system they can get.  We're also
> looking for a good disk subsystem with a lot of storage.
>
> They use Dell as a vendor for most of their systems.  Is a Dell
> Poweredge server shipped with no OS installed and RAID a good buy?  Will
> the hardware work with Linux?  They're looking to have a RAID 5 based
> array.  There are too many options with those systems, and I'm not sure
> what all of it means.
>
> Dell is their preferred vendor.  If there is another vendor that would
> make a system that works better, and it's a compelling difference, I'm
> sure they would go along with it.
>
> If you have any experiences with hardware for a powerful fault-tolerant
> redundant RAID system on the budget of $10000 or less, I'd be interested
> in finding out what kind of hardware you got and whether you have any
> problems with it.
>
> Thanks for your help,
>
> Ben
>