[ic] hardware for Interchange

[Dan B]

At 08:49 PM 7/6/2001 -0600, you wrote:
>Hi everyone,
>
>I'm pricing a server that will be used to host a fair number of
>Interchange catalogs. Some will use a SQL database, others not.
>I'd appreciate input on what would be the best choices of hardware.
>The operating system will most likely be OpenBSD or FreeBSD.
>
>I'll be spending $1500-2000 for a 1U machine. I may buy from a
>vendor or put it together myself.
>
>Here's a sample configuration from an unnamed vendor, priced at
>$1218:
>
>Intel i815 EAL motherboard
>Intel PIII 866MHz
>512 MB PC133 ram
>IBM 30 gig 7200 RPM IDE HD
>Intel EtherExpress Pro 100 card
>
>That leaves $300-800 to soup it up for Interchange. How would you
>prioritize these possiblities (in terms of performance increase/$):
>
>more memory
>SCSI hard drive
>RAID card and another HD
>faster processor

The above 4 are in the right priority, IMHO.  I would go up to 2 GB RAM or 
so before upgrading to a scsi hdd.  Remember to optimize Apache and your 
kernel for your hardware.

Dan Browning, Cyclone Computer Systems, danb@cyclonecomputers.com