Received: from localhost (unknown [200.46.204.184]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9F1389FCCFE for ; Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:20:53 -0300 (ADT) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.204.184]) (amavisd-maia, port 10024) with ESMTP id 05962-01-8 for ; Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:20:13 -0300 (ADT) Received: from mx3.hub.org (mx3.hub.org [206.223.169.73]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9625D9FD141 for ; Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:43:37 -0300 (ADT) X-Greylist: delayed 00:09:51.832392 by SQLgrey-1.7.5 Received: from lists.commandprompt.com (host-254.commandprompt.net [207.173.203.254]) by mx3.hub.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 11684380999 for ; Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:43:37 -0300 (ADT) Received: from scratch (or-69-34-217-90.sta.embarqhsd.net [69.34.217.90]) (authenticated bits=0) by lists.commandprompt.com (8.13.7/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l9VMUjjL008015; Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:30:46 -0700 Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:30:40 -0700 From: "Joshua D. Drake" To: Joe Uhl Cc: Ketema Harris , pgsql-performance@postgresql.org Subject: Re: hardware and For PostgreSQL Message-ID: <20071031153040.1adaac07@scratch> In-Reply-To: <4728CF7B.7040306@gmail.com> References: <7EB0D6C0-48E2-4155-8559-9113D3BD2785@ketema.net> <4728CF7B.7040306@gmail.com> Organization: Joshua D. Drake X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.0.2 (GTK+ 2.12.0; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="Sig_/wMqw4Uf3LZ=6O4hjRrP8bv_"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=PGP-SHA1 X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.91.1/4646/Wed Oct 31 03:41:08 2007 on projects.commandprompt.com X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Greylist: Sender succeded SMTP AUTH authentication, not delayed by milter-greylist-1.6 (lists.commandprompt.com [192.168.2.159]); Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:30:47 -0700 (PDT) X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Archive-Number: 200710/392 X-Sequence-Number: 27414 --Sig_/wMqw4Uf3LZ=6O4hjRrP8bv_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:54:51 -0400 Joe Uhl wrote: > I realize there are people who discourage looking at Dell, but i've > been very happy with a larger ball of equipment we ordered recently > from them. Our database servers consist of a PowerEdge 2950 > connected to a PowerVault MD1000 with a 1 meter SAS cable. >=20 > The 2950 tops out at dual quad core cpus, 32 gb ram, and 6 x 3.5" > drives. It has a Perc 5/i as the controller of the in-box disks but > then also has room for 2 Perc 5/e controllers that can allow > connecting up to 2 chains of disk arrays to the thing. The new Dell's based on Woodcrest (which is what you are talking about) are a much better product that what Dell used to ship. Joshua D. Drake --=20 =3D=3D=3D The PostgreSQL Company: Command Prompt, Inc. =3D=3D=3D Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240 PostgreSQL solutions since 1997 http://www.commandprompt.com/ UNIQUE NOT NULL Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate PostgreSQL Replication: http://www.commandprompt.com/products/ --Sig_/wMqw4Uf3LZ=6O4hjRrP8bv_ Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHKQISATb/zqfZUUQRArEqAJwIxfXe/iLWkEa+tzMWrffB31EwBwCfcojg iNQ+7mwfmNqHRQwQOQ36ir8= =Cmcu -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_/wMqw4Uf3LZ=6O4hjRrP8bv_--