Re: [cobalt-developers] database server recommendations

[Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Paul Schreiber wrote:

> We're in the process of adding a second server ... right now we have a raq2.
> the raq2 will continue to run www, mail and dns. This new server will run
> mysql. that's it.
> 
> the important considerations here are:
> - reliability, reliability, reliability. the components must be good. no
> flaky power supplies or other nonsense.
> - speed ... i'll get 512 MB of RAM ... and a fast drive. is 7200rpm good?
> 
> i want to get a nice 1u rack-mountable box. i don't want/need a raq for this
> because (a) GUI is of no use and (b) cost.

1u has a severe space constraint.  If you're willing to go to 2u you can
get redundant hot-swap power supplies.  but of course you did specify
cost, and I doubt you meant "high" <wry grin>.

Reliability, speed, cost.

Pick any two.

> second, i want this box to be accessible *only* via the raq. i want to give
> it an IP of 192.168.0.1 or whatever. my raq2 supports two NICs/IPs. can i
> make the second IP on the raq 192.168.0.2 and so on, so it won't be exposed
> to the rest of the world?

Sounds okay to me.  You'll have to change some settings though; and I
don't see where to do it in the gui.

Jeff
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