James Knott wrote:
Sandy Drobic wrote:
James Knott wrote:
I bought this server "refurbished" for only $150 (CDN). It also makes a great space heater! ;-)
I also bought my current main server here at home used at Ebay. It's an old FSC Primergy 470. I just added some bigger SCSI-disks and a second CPU. It is still running here after years of service despite the high temperatures in summer.
But no software raid either, only true hardware raid and hot-plug. (^-^) Better used and a bit older but professional hardware than fast but fragile hardware.
I didn't know IBM Netfinity servers were "fragile".
The "fragile" wasn't aimed at your server, it was meant for the home servers where at best software raid is used or even no raid at all.
Mine's built like a tank and weighs almost as much as one. I bought it from a store that has a lot of electronic clearance items, not just computers. The server is still listed in this week's flyer, so if anyone in the Toronto area wants one, they should stop by Factory Direct.
Sigh, some weeks ago I saw a used sun E450 at Ebay and actually considered buying the monster. Then I tried to imagine where I could put it up to run and gave up. There's simply no space for such a machine in my small appartment. What a pity, though my electricity bill is definitely glad I reconsidered my fancy. (^-^) That thing alone is filling half of a full-sized rack. -- Sandy List replies only please! Please address PMs to: news-reply2 (@) japantest (.) homelinux (.) com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org