[Year 12 SofDev] OT: servers for VPN [Scanned]

Thu Nov 29 23:13:56 EST 2007

Mark - my point was that the price and specs were basically equivalent

-andrew


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From: "Mark Kelly" <kel at mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au>
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> When is reliability and service _NOT_ important in a server?  :-)
>
> Terry Rule wrote:
>> Hi Andrew
>> Here is a response from one of our support staff:
>>  If reliability and service are criteria here, then I would suggest a 
>> tier one vendor (HP, IBM or Dell are at this level).
>>
>>  Probably the most important thing is to provision both machines with 
>> some redundant components to ensure that a single failure in something 
>> will allow continued reliable operation until a spare is supplied. To 
>> this end a redundant power supply and redundant hard disks would be of 
>> use - the former would generally rule out most clone type boxes for this 
>> situation.
>>
>>  Make sure any support agreement with a tier one vendor covers you 
>> adequately - your location being outside of a capital city can change 
>> things.
>>
>>  Hope this helps.
>>
>>  Rgds
>>
>> JohnR
>>
>>  John Robb
>> Systems Administrator
>> Brighton Grammar School
>> 90 Outer Crescent
>> Brighton Victoria 3186 Australia
>> P(03) 8591 2200 D (03) 8591 2223
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>>
>> regards
>>  Terry Rule
>> Brighton Grammar School
>>
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>> Subject: [Year 12 SofDev] OT: servers for VPN [Scanned]
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>>
>> HI every1
>>  pls excuse cross posts
>>  next year we are implementing a multicampus VPN and are looking to buy 
>> some servers to run it
>>  there are 2 competing schools of thought (pun intended):
>>  group A want to purchase from a local supplier they have been with for a 
>> long time who make custom machines. excellent service history, only the 
>> best quality parts
>>  group B  have been dealing with one of the large suppliers and wish to 
>> continue with them - again they have been using this company for years 
>> and are very happy with both product and service
>>  price-wise and spec-wise the servers are almost indentical
>>  personally, i would be happy to go with either - as a teacher i just 
>> want a system that works and i want it up and running for the start of 
>> 2008!
>>  anyway, to assist in reaching a consensus between the 2 groups, i was 
>> hoping to get some feedback from others who've already set up a similar 
>> network - to find out what hardware they've used - reliability and 
>> service are the principal criteria
>>  thx
>> andrew grimshaw
>> colac college
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