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Re: [LUG] question about server hardware from dnuk

 

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dave morgan wrote:
> Hi,
>  We are considering replacing our current file server which is slow 
> (the disks are slower than the 100mbit LAN), and unreliable (4 disks 
> failed in 2 years in a 3 disk RAID5 array, and involved shutting down 
> the server and opening the case to replace them)
> 
> This is for nfs + samba + nis.
> 
> We are considering this https://secure.dnuk.com/systems/g320hs.php as a possible 
> replacement.
> 
> Any comments or experiences of dnuk hardware?
> 
> best regards
> Dave

I've not had experiance of these lot before, but I have dealt with Dell
and IBM servers a fair bit.

Both vendors offer hot swapable hard drives, which would mean that you
dont need to shutdown to replace faulty drives (should it happen)
obviously it comes at a cost, but thats the decision that needs to be
made.. can they afford the downtime over the cost outlay ??

I have found the service from both vendors very good, with IBM being
marginally better with their communication (this was a few years ago
mind you)

Response times on hardware failure, supported OS's, duration and cover
level of warrenty would be paramount in my mind

HTH

Neil
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