[CentOS] Cluster fun

[Joshua Baker-LePain]

On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 at 7:58pm, nate wrote

> Scott Ehrlich wrote:
>> I've priced some 1 and 2U Dell servers.  Now, I'd like to perform a price
>> comparison of COTS hardware for 1 and 2U servers.  What VAR companies do
>> people
>> recommend I check out for putting machines together?   I'm perfectly capable
>> of
>> installing and swapping hardware components when/where needed, so on-sight
>> support is not needed.
>
> I've bought a few hundred systems from ASA computers
> www.asacomputers.com
>
> They are alright. I've heard lots of good things about Silicon Mechanics
> www.siliconmechanics.com. I think I'll be buying a system or two from
> them soon, mainly since they are local and I do want on-site support,
> don't want to troubleshoot and replace stuff myself.

I've been a customer of Silicon Mechanics for a long time, and can 
recommend them without reserve.  Solid systems, good folks, good support.

-- 
Joshua Baker-LePain
QB3 Shared Cluster Sysadmin
UCSF