RE: [cobalt-users] Qube3 max disk size - loading RAQ4r ISO - RAM size as backup box?

[Greg Hewitt-Long <cobaltusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>> Van: Greg Hewitt-Long [mailto:cobaltusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> Verzonden: zaterdag 1 november 2003 21:02
>> Aan: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Onderwerp: [cobalt-users] Qube3 max disk size - loading RAQ4r
>> ISO - RAM size as backup box?
>>
>>
>> I've got a qube 3 pro (dual nic) which I'm planning on
>> turning into a backup box for some raqs - ie, to put TWO
>> drives into it, and hopefully use them as a RAID 1
>> configuration and dump all the data from about 4 raq onto it
>> nightly...  I already have it running a 500Mhz cpu, so I'm
>> thinking that it's going to be fine for this purpose...
>>
>> 4 questions:
>>
>> 1. what is the largest capacity drives it will handle?
>
>Qube3 is limited to 128GB anything larger will be recognized, but will
>fail to boot/fail in use. Go for 120GB drives.


What are the 120Gb drives I should purchase?  (make, model, etc).

>
>> 2. is tha RAQ4r ISO the best route to go for this machine?
>
>I used the 550 ISO on several Qube3's, and the RAQ3 ISO once without
>hassel.
>
>> 3. I currently have 768Mb of RAM in the machine - will it
>> work ok as this backup machine with a single 128Mb DIMM?
>
>With the 550 OS you'll want 256Mb, cant comment on the RAQ4OS on Qube.


This Qube has been running as a RAQ for about 14 months - it has RAQ4i ISO installed and patched.

>
>> 4.
>> if I'm just loading backups, is there any benefit to running
>> the machine at 500mhz, or would a revert to the 300mhz cpu be
>> in order?
>>
>
>
>Revert it unless you used a 550Mhz cpu which produces much less heat.
>500Mhz in the Qube is only reliable under heavy load with a 550Mhz cpu
>installed. 500Mhz with a 500Mhz cpu *will* overheat (same for RAQ3's
>upgraded to 500Mhz) (try compiling a nice large source rpm :))

I'm not worried about the heat - I'm just thinking that is doesn't need the extra bogomips for just a machine that run as a backup holder.

interesting - I've been running both RAQs and Qubes at 500Mhz for over a year... yes, they heat spike to in the 50's, but generally run at 29-32 degrees.

>
>Bob.
>
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