Spare Server
Monday 11th September, 2006 10:36 Comments: 2
A company (I won't name name names) wanted us to provide them with some hardware for them to install their software onto (I think to provide us with a demo). They're meant to arrive tomorrow, they gave us the spec today, and they want:
Dual 3.2GHz Xeon
4GB RAM
300GB RAID 5
Dual Gigabit Ethernet
Aside from the fact the network they plan on connecting it to is still only Fast Ethernet and not Gigabit Ethernet, we don't have a £5000* server sitting spare. So we've cancelled, which is good news for me as I was meant to be showing them around/moving the spare PC we have here into the lab and giving it an IP address.
* Just over 9 months ago I placed an order for a similar spec Dell server, although it only came with 2 x 150GB SCSI drives and not a 300GB RAID 5 array. I can't remember if it was 3.2 or 3.6GHz, but it did have 4GB of RAM and dual Gigabit Ethernet. And that was £5000 ex VAT, although I still think it was overpriced. My fileserver is almost a high enough spec (not as fast, not as much RAM, but i think it has dual Gigabit and there's more than 300GB in a RAID 5 array), and it didn't cost me anywhere near £5000, but there is no way it's moving out of my flat.
Dual 3.2GHz Xeon
4GB RAM
300GB RAID 5
Dual Gigabit Ethernet
Aside from the fact the network they plan on connecting it to is still only Fast Ethernet and not Gigabit Ethernet, we don't have a £5000* server sitting spare. So we've cancelled, which is good news for me as I was meant to be showing them around/moving the spare PC we have here into the lab and giving it an IP address.
* Just over 9 months ago I placed an order for a similar spec Dell server, although it only came with 2 x 150GB SCSI drives and not a 300GB RAID 5 array. I can't remember if it was 3.2 or 3.6GHz, but it did have 4GB of RAM and dual Gigabit Ethernet. And that was £5000 ex VAT, although I still think it was overpriced. My fileserver is almost a high enough spec (not as fast, not as much RAM, but i think it has dual Gigabit and there's more than 300GB in a RAID 5 array), and it didn't cost me anywhere near £5000, but there is no way it's moving out of my flat.
Guest - Monday 11th September, 2006 11:56 That's just rediculous. What sort of thing was their software delivering?
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