Re: server

[Michael Lorenz <macallan%netbsd.org@localhost>]

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Hello,

On Apr 21, 2008, at 08:38, De Served wrote:
> Al - image hosting services wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am looking at possibly using an SGI system as a webserver. I  
> > would like
> > to be able to put 3 drives in it and possibly an extra network  
> > card. Does
> > anyone have any experience with this?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Al
> I ran an Indy as a web server for a while.   You can't put three  
> drives in it, but you can put two drives in it.   You can also  
> attach external drives.   I don't have any experience with putting  
> a second network interface card ("NIC") in the Indy, but I do know  
> that second NICs are available.
>
> The Indy performed rather well with Apache.   My server didn't get  
> a lot of traffic, but the 150 MHz  R5000SC MIPS processor in it  
> didn't have any problems keeping up.

An R5k O2 might be a better match - it's got two SCA drive bays ( and  
an external UW-SCSI port on a separate channel ), onboard fast  
ethernet and a 64bit PCI slot for a 2nd NIC. I use an ex in mine:
ex0 at pci0 dev 3 function 0: 3Com 3c905C-TX 10/100 Ethernet with  
mngmt (rev. 0x74)
ex0: interrupting at crime interrupt 10
bmtphy0 at ex0 phy 24: Broadcom 3c905C internal PHY, rev. 6
bmtphy0: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto

have fun
Michael

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