[isalist] Re: Hardware recommendation

  • From: "Thomas W Shinder" <tshinder@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 10:51:08 -0500

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Hi Paul,

Or use a dual-core processor. IIRC, the licensing is per-die, not per
core.

Tom

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Paul Noble
> Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 10:19 AM
> To: 'isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: [isalist] Re: Hardware recommendation
> 
> http://www.ISAserver.org
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>   
> Heh, we bought an entry level dell server for it - SC650, boy that's a
> shocking bit of hardware....
> 
> Having learnt from that particular mistake I'd say avoid 
> anything single cpu
> for ISA :)
> 
> Although it does pump the license cost up, at least it works 
> consistantly
> under pressure rather than caving like the SC650 does :( 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Russell Highton Jr
> Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 3:50 PM
> To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [isalist] Re: Hardware recommendation
> 
> Dell entry level servers are so cheap, why bother with a desktop?  
> 
>  
> 
> -Russ
> 
> ________________________________
> 
> From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of D PIETRUSZKA USWRN INTERLINK INFRA ASST MGR
> Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 7:38 AM
> To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [isalist] Re: Hardware recommendation
> 
>  
> 
> What is a low end server and what is a high end desktop?
> 
> For 20 users I'm more than convinced that a regular desktop 
> can do the job
> and you will have spare hardware on it. 
> 
> Of course you must know what you have inside the desktop, put 
> 2GB RAM, 2
> 100GB SATA drives and a Pentium 4 (any dual core processor if 
> you want) and
> add as many NIC's as you need and you will be more than fine 
> for you 20
> users environment. You can even install a WEB filtering 
> software on the same
> machine.
> 
>  
> 
> I have 1500 users in one office browsing internet with a Dell 
> 1855, actually
> we have two servers but just for redundancy. 20 guys? Then go for the
> desktop.
> 
>  
> 
> Regards
> 
> Diego R. Pietruszka
> 
>  
> 
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