opinions sought on Supermicro, Xeons, Adaptec zero channel system...

[Bruce Campbell]

I am examining a server configuration for file storage for approximately
1000 simultaneous CIFS clients, and would appreciate any opinions on
the server hardware I am considering for FreeBSD/Samba...

 - Supermicro X5DP8 motherboard, with 2 x 3.06Gz Xeon
 - Adaptec 2010S Zero Channel U320 RAID
 - 7 x Seagate 3146807 146G SCA SCSI 
 - Supermicro chassis
   http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/SUPERServer/SuperServer7043P-8R.htm

Or...

 - iNet2325 system from www.freebsdsystems.com
     http://www.freebsdsystems.com/servers_2325.html
   with MegaRAID Ultra320-2 dual channel

Thanks

-- 
Bruce Campbell
Engineering Computing
CPH-2374B
University of Waterloo
(519)888-4567 ext 5889

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