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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.ysu.edu!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!gatech!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!battery.awod.com!usenet From: lam@awod.com (Ken Lam) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Subject: Re: Best hardware Date: 22 Aug 1996 02:44:15 GMT Organization: Integrated Technical Systems Lines: 32 Message-ID: <4vghhv$2qb@battery.awod.com> References: <4vgak1$mnp@news.usaor.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: chsx002.awod.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.7 In article <4vgak1$mnp@news.usaor.net>, brian@usaor.net says... > >I am looking to run a high volume web server on BSDI 2.1. Does anyone have >any recommendations/experience? How much memory, CPU, etc. Should I buy a >'brand name' like Micron and the like, or build one using customized parts? Check out Paul Vixie's guide on the BSDI page (I think there are 2 guides now). I assume that you have enough bandwidth to support the vhosts. General consensus is that the ASUS boards are wonderful :) SCSI definitely... Buslogic has better support from BSDI (ie. I believe that they have wide support), but I haven't had problems with 2.1 and the 2940U (NOT _wide_). Go ECC memory while memory is cheap... get a board which supports it. CPU = pentium (133+) or p6 I kind of like the HP Vectra XU, it has built in Adaptec 7880 Ultra SCSI plus ECC memory (of course, you gotta toss the 100VG card!!!)... >It will need to house about 150 virtual hosts. -- --- Ken Lam lam@awod.com Integrated Technical Systems Systems, Networks, and Internet Solutions -- Defining Technology Today "'Plug and Play' was only applicable to the original ATARI(tm)"