[nzlug] small business server (the literal term, not microsoft's product)

[Matthew Diesch]

True enuff. I just find the Shuttles to be well made and quiet/cool running.
You're spot on about the upgrade options though.

On 04/12/06, Hadley Rich <nzlug at nice.net.nz> wrote:
>
> On Monday 04 December 2006 14:48, Matthew Diesch wrote:
> > I've set up a couple of places using SME-Server on Shuttles. Stick in an
> > Athlon 64 (or an Opteron if you're feeling racy) a gig of RAM and a pair
> of
> > decent size sata drives for a mirrored pair and Bob's your mother's
> > brother. It'll run seriously more users than 5 on that kind of spec too.
> > I've had a couple of these rsync-ing overnight for DR and that's quite
> cool
> > too.
>
> If I may put in my 10c on form factors. Using a Micro-ATX will get you
> down to
> about the same size as a shuttle for a similar cost and allows you much
> more
> freedom in parts as you are using standard components rather than
> proprietary.
>
> You can also do neat things like get a 3 drive hotswap cage that fits in 2
> x 5
> 1/4 bays in a small form factor case.
>
> That said, if you are after "server grade" stuff then neither of our
> suggestions apply.
>
> hads
>
> > On 04/12/06, SIMON WALKDEN <mrsym0r at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Hello all,
> > >
> > > At my work, the boss has (finally) decided to move into the 21st
> > > century and look at getting serious with IT. I put my hand up to
> > > investigate what's needed and how to make it work, and identified two
> > > ways - the microsoft way, and the open source way (my preferred way).
> > > It will be for approximately 5 users, and the required services will
> > > include postfix, samba, Clam-AV, spam assassin, apache and BIND;
> > > possibly getting into openVPN/VNC/LTSP for remote access. My preferred
> > > flavour is mandrake.
> > >
> > > I've spoken to a few different people regarding the hardware, and the
> > > vast majority have recommended the hewlett packard HP-ML150 (3ghz
> > > intel xeon, 1gb DDR2 ram, 80gb SATA, external SCSI drive). However,
> > > all the people I've spoken to about this server have been microsoft
> > > people.
> > >
> > > Has anyone had any experience with this box? Had any trouble setting
> > > cronjobs to backup to the SCSI drive?
> > >
> > > Or can anyone recommend something better than this for a small
> business?
> > >
> > > I greatly appreciate any and all feedback.
> > >
> > > -Simon
> > >
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