Storage Requirements
Over the years, we've grown and so thus has our database size, especially the forums. We were nearly out of space prior to the upgrade - the old RAID array for the forums was 6 x 9GB IBM drives in RAID 10. It was time for a serious storage upgrade for our new database server. We hand-picked components to build a fast, reliable and large Raid 10 Array. We selected an LSI Logic 320 for the Raid controller and we used 8 Maxtor Atlas III 15K 36GB SCSI drives for the drive array. We spent a fair bit of time hunting down an enclosure for our new 140GB Raid 10 Array, and in the end, we selected
CI Designs RMHR 9000. Most of the rack enclosures that we found were US$3,000+, but we picked up the
CI Designs RMHR 9000 for just US$1300 (a steal in our opinion). This rack is outfitted with dual 300 watt redundant power supplies and 9 hot swappable drive bays.
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ariafrost - Sunday, August 22, 2004 - link
Impressive upgrades :) Nice work, AT! BTW, I'm going to have to be a spelling nazi and recommend that "NOC factility" be corrected to "NOC facility" on the home page...Ecmaster76 - Sunday, August 22, 2004 - link
#1 Just a guess, but that could be a memory expansion slot for the raid controller or some other integrated device.sprockkets - Sunday, August 22, 2004 - link
Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition? Isn't that alone cost thousands of dollars? Is it 64 bit, or more importantly, can it support 8GB on a 32 bit mode processor?Around $3700 time four for processors, around what $1000 for the board, $300 time 8 for the hdds, around what $100 ? for the raid controller, $1800 for Windows Server 2003 with 25 CALs, around $250 times 8 for PC3200 1GB ECC Registered ram sticks, assuming $300 for other stuff, that's what close to $20,000 HOLY $$$$ and that's not including the firewall and other stuff!!!
How much did it cost you, really?
Reflex - Sunday, August 22, 2004 - link
#2: A lot. This is the type of equipment you install in a temperature controlled server room, not a bedroom. It is not designed with heat or noise as primary concerns. Reliabilty is the number one issue, the number two is performance. Chances are it sounds similiar to a jet taking off but at a bit lower a level, I have a Compaq Proliant Xeon quad proc system at my house just for messing around and WOW is it loud.Jeff7181 - Sunday, August 22, 2004 - link
I love these articles... too bad we probably won't see one for quite some time now that you've got all this brand new stuff :)skunkbuster - Sunday, August 22, 2004 - link
i'm curious how much heat and noise does all of this produce?Chuckles - Sunday, August 22, 2004 - link
In this picture;http://images.anandtech.com/reviews/it/behindscene...
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The forward right RAM bank appears to have an extra slot just forward of the main bank. Given its slot configuration it kinda looks like a 168-pin SDRAM slot. What is it, and what is its purpose?
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