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Hardware Config

I am buying a machine just for astaro linux.

This was the config I was thinking of -
P3 - 933
256mb Ram
40gb UDMA 66 Hard Drive#
3 x 2c905c NIC's

Is this ok? Will every thing work? And is there a restriction of the hard drive size?

Thanks

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0 Oliver_01 over 23 years ago

Hi, theboffin!

Here is the Information I have:
Minimum: Linux/Intel-compatible PC with 300 MHZ processor,
2 GB HDD, 2 PCI network adapters, CD-ROM drive (bootable), 64 MB RAM

So you are far above the minimal configuration.

Oliver
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0 Oliver_01 over 23 years ago

Hi, theboffin!

Here is the Information I have:
Minimum: Linux/Intel-compatible PC with 300 MHZ processor,
2 GB HDD, 2 PCI network adapters, CD-ROM drive (bootable), 64 MB RAM

So you are far above the minimal configuration.

Oliver
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0 theboffin over 23 years ago in reply to Oliver_01

don't know where you get your info form, but its wrong.. the min is 133, 32mb and 1.5gb.

I just wanted to know if it would kick ass on the system that i posted. [;)]
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0 Oliver_01 over 23 years ago in reply to theboffin

I got this information out of the current astaro price list [;)]

But it should work (very) fine on your desired system [;)]

[This message has been edited by Oliver (edited 21 February 2001).]
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0 theboffin over 23 years ago in reply to Oliver_01

I was worried about the 40gb... as linux could only handle upto 38gb.
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0 hazi over 23 years ago in reply to theboffin

Hi theboffin,

P3 - 933
256mb Ram
40gb UDMA 66 Hard Drive#

I think it should be..
3 x *3*c905c NIC's

but I wish *I* had that configuration for my ASL installation [;)]

In short: you won't run into any speed problems. Hardware config seems o.k. I personally think this is going to ROCK. [;)]

There is currently no known limit concerning HDD-size, but I will check this and post the exact info here.

cheers,
hazi
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0 theboffin over 23 years ago in reply to hazi

Cheers.. I wasn't too sure, as I normally use freebsd, and have little knowanything of linux [:)]
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0 cesman over 23 years ago in reply to theboffin

Overkill, but what the hay... Enjoy! Astaro should install just fine on the hard drive. I just installed Mandrake 7.2 on a 45 Gig drive last week...

Cecil
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0 theboffin over 23 years ago in reply to cesman

Na its not overkill.. because its gunna be a production server. for 2000 users.
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0 bdaansereau over 23 years ago in reply to theboffin

Please, let us know how it work once in production with your 2000 users. As a consultant, it will help me in my future recommendation ! Also, tell us what is enable in the firewall, exemple, proxy, vpn, and the like !

Thanks and good installation,

Benoit Dansereau
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0 theboffin over 23 years ago in reply to bdaansereau

yeah I will do.. I have started playing with it on my test server.

Its gunna have SMTP, Firewall, Webmail and NAT.
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0 dan_01 over 23 years ago in reply to theboffin

If that's all you're doing, then that box is way overkill -- even for 2000 users.

Run everyone through a vpn, implement stateful inspection, and do some app proxying, and you might be able to see it break a sweat.

But for a packet filter? Overkill. That sort of hardware is appropriate for a database server, not a firewall.

Remember... idle cycles are wasted cycles.

~dan

[This message has been edited by dan (edited 11 March 2001).]
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