Talk:Server Build

This page was the whitehole page - there were 2 white hole pages and a server build page. (Matteo)

Server Categories

Not sure what to call these, but some system spec category ideas:

• Class 1:
  • Sale or standard grant - Debian or Ubuntu
  • 1.0Ghz - 2.0 Ghz single or dual processor
  • Tower or rackmount larger then 1U
  • 1GB Ram
  • up to 3 SCSI harddrives installed in RAID, preferably hardware based
  • At least two 10/100 network interfaces, if adding one, make it a gigabit

• Class 2:
  • Sale or standard grant - Debian or Ubuntu
  • 1Ghz - 2.0Ghz single or dual processor
  • 1U rackmount
  • Max RAM
  • up to 3 IDE or SCSI drives, depending on configuration
  • at least 2 10/100 network interfaces, if adding one, make it a gigabit

• Class 3:
  • Grant by request, or infrastructure use, or ebay sale - OS to request or none
  • 2.0 Ghz or above, or any dual core or quad core processor(s)
  • Tower or rackmount less then 4U
  • Max RAM
  • IDE, SCSI, or SATA to spec requested - SCSI should be Ultra320 minimum
  • at least 1 Gigabit interface, and at least one other network interface

• Class 4:
  • anything else, on a per server eval

Things to Test

• Check BIOS voltage levels
• Check both network ports are recognized by the OS, and light up when you plug in a network cable
• Check CD-ROM and floppy drives
• Check USB
• Check KB/Mouse PS/2
• Check video