[wplug] HowTo - Spec out a Linux Server

[Chris Romano]

Greg,

We have two HP DL140. They have 2.8 GHz Xeons and 2 GB ram.  I think our
pricing was around $1,350 each.  That is with 1 cpu, although they can
handle 2 cpus.  I think they list the machines around $1800 with 1 GB of
ram.  If you setup an account you get better pricing.  If you want more
info, feel free to email off-list.

Chris

On 12/1/05, Gregsim <gregsim at telerama.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Chris,
>
> Boy, I appreciate this comment.  I have been frustrated with Dell myself.
> They are always switching people and the pricing is like a car dealer - you
> never know whether you have a fair price.
>
> I have a pretty decent Dell server with with Xeon 2.4 GHz processor
> running Windows 2003 Server and I am serving web sites on IIS and mail on
> Smartmax.  I have to reboot at least weekly to clear up the memory leaks (or
> whatever causes the handles to go up and the available memory to go down).
> I want to get a machine to offload the mail server because I think that
> might be the source of the problem.  I would like to get a second new
> machine for LInux and Postfix.  If you call Dell, they will put you into a
> $7K machine in a heartbeat.  The machines that came up on CDW were less than
> $1K, but were Celerons, probably not enough.  I just want a good basic
> reliable machine.  I put in a request to CDW to recommend something.
>
> Thanks again for the tip.
>
> Greg
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Chris Romano <romano.chris at gmail.com>
> *To:* General user list <wplug at wplug.org>
> *Sent:* Thursday, December 01, 2005 10:56 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [wplug] HowTo - Spec out a Linux Server
>
> On 12/1/05, Matthew T. Engel <mengel at allegheny.edu> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Also if anyone has experience with Dell,IBM or other linux server
> > vendor, I would be very interested to hear you experiences.
> >
>
> I can't help you with the NFS question but I do have some comments on the
> vendors.
>
> First, I never bought a machine from a vendor with linux installed.  I
> have always ordered servers with no OS and installed linux myself.  Where I
> work we have both Dells and HPs.  As far as hardware support in the OS and
> machine reliability goes, I have never really had any problems.  Now, for
> service and support ... big problem.  I will NEVER order another dell server
> again.  Long story short ... I ordered two identical machines and they
> forgot the CD-Roms.  Not really a big problem, they nevered billed me for
> them. I should have caught that.  I call and tried to purchase two CD-Roms
> ... After 3+ hours, 3 ticket numbers, and talking to 8+ people, I gave up.
> It should not be that hard to buy parts.  From now on I only order servers
> through CDW.  I have an account manager that I talk to on a regular basis
> and if I have a problem I talk to him.  I have talked to other IT Managers
> and most have had the same experice with Dell.  We are a small company so,
> you might have a different experience or have an account manager there.
>
> Hope that helps,
> Chris
>
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