On 06/26/12 1:15 PM, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote: > That's right, you > *did* mention 2 or 4 U servers. Really, for what you want, you can get in > a 1U box. the decision of 1U vs 2U is largely driven by disk and IO card requirements. a 1U Intel server can take up to 4 3.5" or 8 2.5" hotswap drives, 2 CPU sockets (4 to 24 cores total), 18 or 24 dimms, and has 1-2 PCI-E slots a 2U can take as many as 12 3.5" or 24 2.5" drives, the same CPU/memory, and typically 4 PCI-E slots, although I've seen more. 3U/4U stuff is generally quad socket and a lot more expensive. -- john r pierce N 37, W 122 santa cruz ca mid-left coast