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.
Comments
Go for the Suns - they rock :)
Posted by: Khyri | May 9, 2004 1:17 AM
Sun boxes are nice. Atleast the ultrasparcs running solaris are. The university uses Sun Enterprise 450s. Things kick butt!
but since they're just getting x86 boxes from sun you might as well just build your own whiteboxes and save the $$$$.
Posted by: AB Investments, Ltd. | May 10, 2004 5:13 PM