Server Window Shopping
Blogshares - and its associated services that we're hoping to roll out this summer have three basic components: Java Services, PHP/Apache & MySQL. Ideally each of these components lives on its own server (its not so right now - the DB box can't handle any more DBs and Java + PHP/Apache are cohabiting).
So looking forward to expansion I went to look at server offerings from four major vendors for three servers.
A single processor web server with ~2GB of RAM and RAID mirroring, dual gigabit ethernet.
A dual processor java box with no RAID ~4GB of RAM & again dual gigabit ethernet.
A dual processor DB box with RAID mirroring, relatively big disks 8-12GB of RAM and dual gig-ethernet.
All servers were also configured with comparable support options & the necessary rail kits.
No servers were configured with OS except in the case of the Apple machines which would ship with OSX Server and a 3YR maintenance license for the OS.
| Dell | ||
| PowerEdge 750 | 2,473.00 | |
| PowerEdge 1750 | 3,244.00 | |
| Power Edge 2650 | 10,481.00 | |
| Total | 16,198.00 | |
| Sun | ||
| V60x | 3,697.00 | |
| V20z | 4,707.00 | |
| V20z | 12,652.00 | |
| Total | 21,056.00 | |
| Apple | ||
| Xserve G5 1CPU | 5,098.00 | |
| Xserve G5 2CPU | 7,048.00 | |
| Xserve G5 2CPU | 10,648.00 | |
| Total | 22,794.00 | |
| IBM | ||
| xSeries 305 | 4,393.00 | |
| xSeries 335 | 7,174.00 | |
| xSeries 335 | 13,152.00 | |
| Total | 24,719.00 | |
The price tags make me cringe, the main killer is RAM & RAID. The price on quality 1GB or 2GB RAM sticks is frightening. Ultimately we'd probably be better of with the Apple servers - from a daily sysadmins point of view and from performance standpoint I think they would dominate. But its not enough to justify the extra cash and breaking our spirit crushing Debian environment.
Blogshares - and its associated services that we're hoping to roll out this summer have three basic components: Java Services, PHP/Apache & MySQL. Ideally each of these components lives on its own server (its not so right now - the DB box can't handle any more DBs and Java + PHP/Apache are cohabiting).
So looking forward to expansion I went to look at server offerings from four major vendors for three servers.
A single processor web server with ~2GB of RAM and RAID mirroring, dual gigabit ethernet.
A dual processor java box with no RAID ~4GB of RAM & again dual gigabit ethernet.
A dual processor DB box with RAID mirroring, relatively big disks 8-12GB of RAM and dual gig-ethernet.
All servers were also configured with comparable support options & the necessary rail kits.
No servers were configured with OS except in the case of the Apple machines which would ship with OSX Server and a 3YR maintenance license for the OS.
| Dell | ||
| PowerEdge 750 | 2,473.00 | |
| PowerEdge 1750 | 3,244.00 | |
| Power Edge 2650 | 10,481.00 | |
| Total | 16,198.00 | |
| Sun | ||
| V60x | 3,697.00 | |
| V20z | 4,707.00 | |
| V20z | 12,652.00 | |
| Total | 21,056.00 | |
| Apple | ||
| Xserve G5 1CPU | 5,098.00 | |
| Xserve G5 2CPU | 7,048.00 | |
| Xserve G5 2CPU | 10,648.00 | |
| Total | 22,794.00 | |
| IBM | ||
| xSeries 305 | 4,393.00 | |
| xSeries 335 | 7,174.00 | |
| xSeries 335 | 13,152.00 | |
| Total | 24,719.00 | |
The price tags make me cringe, the main killer is RAM & RAID. The price on quality 1GB or 2GB RAM sticks is frightening. Ultimately we'd probably be better of with the Apple servers - from a daily sysadmins point of view and from performance standpoint I think they would dominate. But its not enough to justify the extra cash and breaking our spirit crushing Debian environment.