[Gllug] [OT] Experiences with Teramac rack server from DNUK?

[Jason Clifford]

On Fri, 9 May 2003, Alan Peery wrote:

> I am considering purchasing a pair of servers from DNUK as front-end web 
> servers, and was wondering:
> 
> 1) DNUK -- would you recommend this company?

Yes, DNUK are very good.

> 2) Any experience with their nicely spec'd 1U Dual processor Teramac 
> box?  Theywill be running Windows/IIS/.Net at first, hopefully to become 
> Linux/JBoss in the next 6 months.

I've not had any experience of this box however ...

> *Teramac R320HS-1U Server*
> 2x Intel Xeon (Prestonia) 2.40GHz / 533MHz FSB / 512KB cache [add £227]

I would be wary of putting dual Xeons into a 1U chassis.

Also be aware of the power requirements of dual Xeon systems - if your 
hosting them at a data centre you may find you need to make special 
arrangements.

Jason Clifford
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