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In the market for rack-mounted hardware. by rorajoey 2005-05-03 11:38:44
I'd like to build a rack-mounted computer, so I guess I'll need (1) a rack and (2) a server to install in the rack.

This rig will be primarily for video editing and DVD production, so I'm thinking the most important consideration will be the speed of my physical storage; I'd like to use SCSI (at least 160 wide) and RAID 5.

How about 2 SCSI channels: 1 for the RAID array and the other for some DVD writers? Is it possible to get DVD writers for a SCSI bus, or are they all EIDE?

Recommendations for hardware/sources? I'm hoping to find a reasonable compromise between performance and price, because my budget isn't really huge (and whose is?).
[ Reply ]
  I've always been happy by thread_killer2005-05-03 11:41:40
  you may be able to find used equipment by voxwoman2005-05-03 11:43:51
    Aye, they're mostly 19" AFAIK... (n/t) by McNutcase2005-05-03 11:45:05
    music racks by gristle2005-05-03 14:50:59
  Isn't RAID-5 one of the slower ones? by Freakazoid2005-05-03 11:49:46
    Slower than.... by thread_killer2005-05-03 11:53:14
      A lot of it depends on the data type you are by classic_jon2005-05-03 12:04:35
  Doesn't make sense to use SCSI by Myke2005-05-03 12:32:55
    Ummm...Isn't striping a form of RAID array? by classic_jon2005-05-03 14:33:22
      Striping is NOT RAID by Myke2005-05-03 14:58:56
        Understood about *nix and RAID but from by classic_jon2005-05-03 15:36:25
          Okay... by Myke2005-05-03 16:50:02
            ACSP by classic_jon2005-05-03 17:22:33
              Ah. by Myke2005-05-03 23:53:48
  How do you feel about roll-your-own? by gregg_hughes2005-05-03 13:21:38
    I definitely want to build my own. by rorajoey2005-05-03 13:36:48
      I've got 3U w/12 drives. by Myke2006-11-19 12:55:59

 

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