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Re: [Xen-users] Is this new server OK with XEN ??

To: Xin Chen <xcheney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Is this new server OK with XEN ??
From: Tom Mornini <tmornini@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 03:41:13 -0400
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Honestly, unless you're doing HPC work, it's highly you're going to need FAR MORE RAM to make use of those processors in any sort of meaningful way.

Also, I'd set those RAIDs up in two disk RAID 1 pairs and use LVM to carve up portions of them for DomUs.

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On Mar 12, 2007, at 3:23 AM, Xin Chen wrote:

Hi All,

Can you help me have a look at this new server:

2 x Intel Xeon 5060 with Passive Heatsink. 3.2GHz Processor. Dual Core.
1066MHz FSB. Level 2 cache: 2x2MB. 65nm technology.
Intel® 5000P (Blackford) Chipset

4GB 667MHz FB-DIMM (Fully Buffered DIMM) ECC SDRAM 72-bit, 240-pin gold-plated DIMMs

4 X Seagate 160GB Serial-ATA300 HD with 8MB cache (Total available space in RAID 5 configuration 480GB or 320GB as RAID 5 one Hot Spare)

4 x 1" Hot-swap SAS Drive Bays, RAID 5 Support (with AOC-LPZCR2 ZCR Card)
6x SATA 3.0Gbps Ports via ESB2 Controller


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