2012/6/26 Rafał Radecki <radecki.rafal at gmail.com>: > Hi all. > > I am working for a hosting provider in Poland. We are currently > searching for an universal, extensible hardware platform which we > would like to use in our server infrastructure. > The platform should have: > - possibility to install up to 32GB of RAM and at least 4 slots for it; > - at least 6 SATA ports; > - the possibility to use SAS disks; > - at least one 1Gb/s network interface and the possibility to add another one; > - size of 2 or 3U; > - hot swap for disks. > We are looking for a solution in which we would be able to deploy a > basic server with for example 2 SATA disks, 8GB of RAM, 1 NIC, 4 cors > and to be able to use the same enclosure and motherboard and extend it > to deploy a more heavy-duty server with for example 6 SATA disks, 24GB > of RAM, 2 NICs, 8 cors. > Which manufacturer can you recommend and why? We are looking for > something rather not expensive but reliable which has a good support. > All servers will be based on CentOS5/6 :) Dell? Something like Dell Poweredge R710 ? -- Eero