I'm surprised that there isn't more talk in here of Linux servers...?
Is it just that most businesses use Windows because it's easier to get competent IT staff with MS qualifications than it is to get competent Linux users?
The real reason i'm posting though, is that for the last 10 months i've been running desktop Ubuntu Linux as a server for my company (it's very small - 3 people, and we don't have much money atm). It has been running on a desktop pc we inherited and to be fair has coped admirably with file sharing (NFS and Samba), and serving a web based front end to a MySQL database. However, the other day, after being powered on for about 8 months without a reboot it finally locked up. A reboot sorted it out, but it is now causing lockups of our desktop machines when transferring a large amount of data, or locking up itself. It's definately the hardware that has gone **** up as i have reinstalled the OS (and moved to a Debian install without all the desktop stuff - no X server etc) and am still getting lockups.
So i need a new server, but i cannot afford to spend near £1000 on a Dell or HP server so was going to simply buy some new parts from here and put them in the case i'm already using:
Gigabyte GA-G33M-S2L Intel G33 (Socket 775) PCI Express DDR2 Motherboard £49.99 (£58.74)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2180 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.00GHz (800FSB) - Retail £38.99 (£45.81)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (ST380815AS) £21.99 (£25.84)
2 * Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3250410AS) £57.98 (£68.12)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £22.99 (£27.01)
Antec TruePower Trio 430W PSU £37.99 (£44.64)
Total cost, £230 +VAT -- i know it's not the most powerful beast in the world, and i ought to get a new case with some decent cooling when funds allow, but does this seem reasonable for running a LAMP server with file sharing on a budget? Anything you would change?
Cheers
Is it just that most businesses use Windows because it's easier to get competent IT staff with MS qualifications than it is to get competent Linux users?
The real reason i'm posting though, is that for the last 10 months i've been running desktop Ubuntu Linux as a server for my company (it's very small - 3 people, and we don't have much money atm). It has been running on a desktop pc we inherited and to be fair has coped admirably with file sharing (NFS and Samba), and serving a web based front end to a MySQL database. However, the other day, after being powered on for about 8 months without a reboot it finally locked up. A reboot sorted it out, but it is now causing lockups of our desktop machines when transferring a large amount of data, or locking up itself. It's definately the hardware that has gone **** up as i have reinstalled the OS (and moved to a Debian install without all the desktop stuff - no X server etc) and am still getting lockups.
So i need a new server, but i cannot afford to spend near £1000 on a Dell or HP server so was going to simply buy some new parts from here and put them in the case i'm already using:
Gigabyte GA-G33M-S2L Intel G33 (Socket 775) PCI Express DDR2 Motherboard £49.99 (£58.74)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2180 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.00GHz (800FSB) - Retail £38.99 (£45.81)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (ST380815AS) £21.99 (£25.84)
2 * Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3250410AS) £57.98 (£68.12)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £22.99 (£27.01)
Antec TruePower Trio 430W PSU £37.99 (£44.64)
Total cost, £230 +VAT -- i know it's not the most powerful beast in the world, and i ought to get a new case with some decent cooling when funds allow, but does this seem reasonable for running a LAMP server with file sharing on a budget? Anything you would change?
Cheers
