Re: [Xen-users] Dell 2950 III for Xen virtualization

[Antibozo <xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 2008-08-25 17:45, Nick Jones wrote:
> I just wanted to see if anyone has experience running Xen on:
>
> Dell 2950 III
> 2 x Quad 2.0 Ghz 1333Mhz FSB
> 32 GB DDR2 (8x4GB)
> 2 Disk Perc RAID 1 (7200 RPM SAS)
> Broadcom Dual Gigabit Ethernet LOM & TOE
[snip]

Xen works well on a similar configuration I use (2.83GHz CPUs, 16GB 
memory, 6-disk RAID 5).
You might feel a little tight on I/O bandwidth with only a 2-disk 
7.2KRPM RAID 1. If you're using slower disks, it's better to have more 
of them. Note also that the new PERC 6 controllers support RAID 6 (dual 
parity).
One thing I would recommend is to leave the first NIC port dedicated to 
IPMI so it can live on a management LAN. With IPMI you can remotely 
control power and boot priority, monitor system temperatures, and access 
the console. This is all provided by the baseboard management 
controller; you do *not* need a DRAC for all of this, although a DRAC 
also has a built-in KVM. The KVM is mostly superfluous though once you 
get the IPMI serial console working. It's good to keep the IPMI 
interface on its own network with restricted access, though, for better 
security.
If you need more than one NIC, I recommend the dual- or quad-port Intel 
NICs.
--
Jefferson Ogata : Internetworker, Antibozo
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Jefferson Ogata : Internetworker, Antibozo

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