Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2006 16:20:19 +0000
From: Roman Neuhauser <neuhauser@sigpipe.cz>
To: "Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>
Cc: Kenji Morishige <kenjim@juniper.net>,
	pgsql-performance@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: most bang for buck with ~ $20,000
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# jd@commandprompt.com / 2006-08-08 14:49:21 -0700:
> >I am considering a setup such as this:
> >  - At least dual cpu (possibly with 2 cores each)
> >  - 4GB of RAM
> >  - 2 disk RAID 1 array for root disk
> >  - 4 disk RAID 1+0 array for PGDATA
> >  - 2 disk RAID 1 array for pg_xlog
> >
> >Does anyone know a vendor that might be able provide such setup?
> 
> I would look at the HP DL 385 or 585. The 385 is going to max a (2) dual 
> core cpus. The 585 is (4) dual core cpus.

    I don't know about DL385 or DL585, but DL380 seem to go south within
    1 year of heavy hitting; precisely the Smart Array RAID controllers
    (4 out of 6 disks suddenly "red"; insert new disks, ooops red as
    well).

    I've seen this happen several times, and came away with a conclusion
    that DL380 is sexy, but you don't want to marry it. Then again,
    maybe the DL385 is different, though I seem to remember that both
    G3 (Smart Array 5i) and G4 (6i) did this.

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