[CentOS] Universal server hardware platform - which to choose?

Tue Jun 26 20:32:19 UTC 2012
Patrick McEvoy <pmcevoy at silvacapitalmanagement.com>

On 06/26/2012 08:40 AM, Rafał Radecki wrote:
> 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 :)
>
> Best regards,
> Rafal Radecki.
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We have a few machines where I work from Pogo Linux which work really
well, http://www.pogolinux.com/

Patrick