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Hi Simon On 2 Jun 2009, at 18:25, Simon Waters wrote: > Brown Richard wrote: >> >>> Mac mini, hmmm now there is an interesting choice of server platform >>> and >>> not one you will see many hosting companies offering. I'm not saying >>> there is any thing wrong with it just that it isn't exactly the >>> first >>> choice that springs to mind when considering server hosting :) > >> Yes a Mac Mini. They are used a lot for hosting. Google Mac Mini >> coloco and hit no 1 is fascinating to see. > > I like Mini Macs, but they are substantially more expensive than any > off > the shelf 1U rack server, and where do you put the second disk for > mirroring? > > These days why would you coloc a small server, when you can rent a > virtual server with more oompf and with less issues about reliability > than colocation can provide? > > We are looking at colocation, but that is because we need serious IO > performance and to host our own virtual server inside to support some > evil legacy system that no one will be providing off the shelf. > Virtual > servers start costing when you need enough power to drive something > complex. > I'm hooking it up to a Drobo firewire drive but the main reason for the mac mini is Filemaker Pro. I might be getting a 6 month old Mac Pro shortly in which case the mac mini will become a desktop machine and the pro will be run as the server. -- Kind regards Rich http://www.cregy.co.uk Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Romans 12 v 1 -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html