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[hetra]

Hello All,

I want to make a server for webhosting, etc.

I wan tto know how to get good air conditioning for it. I also want to be able to hotswap, and I want fast processing.

I've taken tests on the Intel site and they all said Intel Xeon 5000 was right for me. So basically, I want to know:

• Good air cons (air con people, air con units, etc.)
  
• What server can hotswap any of the drives.
  
• What environment I should use for it (like what type of room)
  
• And what os (I want either Windows Home Server 2008 or Ubuntu Server Edition)

Any help would be great.

[WingedPanther]

Without having ANY idea what you want to do, what load you expect, etc, it's almost impossible to respond intelligently to this.

[hetra]

I want it to store files (i.e. for backups), I want to use it for webhosting (static and dynamic pages-so Java Capabilities), and I want it to be proxy for all the other computers in the house.

Plus, I'd like to know like what temperature and humidity, etc.

[WingedPanther]

Odds are, any well-ventilated room will do the job.

[hetra]

Thanks. That really helps.

[bbqroast]

Well you need to build a deep cave install some blast doors, make a 500 gallon diesel and a 1500 gallon water resivour to keepthe server online for as long as possible. Some nice powerful AC units and yea you have your self a server system.

Really you just need a well ventilated room- NO it has to be sealed with only a AC unit running air in and out. Also I recommend using halon gas- i think its a breathable extinguisher instead of water or CO2. Halon doesn't cool so you need to be able to keep the cooler running or the second you vent the room BOOM.

[ethikz]

Halon would do the job. No Halon wouldn't cool, it sucks out oxygen, so in theory it wouldn't damage all your electronics like water possibly could.

just my 2 cents

[bbqroast]

It doesn't "suck" out air it pushes it out...

[liamzebedee]

For the operating system unless you need Windows explicitly (you shouldn't), use Linux. Its faster.

[aersixb9]

there is no difference between a server and a client, except perhaps the speed of the internet connection upload, lol i got a dell poweredge on my right with 2x cores and some raid or something, this one is 6-core with a 460 :)

still gonna put stuff on that other one, but I think maybe the people who wanna make games and web sites etc aren't coordinating good enough, i make web sites in ms visual web, can buy hosting for like $5 per month, another option is just runnin it in IIS in the backgroud or apache or some free web server .exe program , however note if ur homeservin maybe don't put a lotta images or video on that thing, although c# scripting compresses good over the network

server is mostly just internet speed, plus there's new 'azure cloud' and other 'cloud' style p2p servers, i was thinkin of maybe makin a network of almost 'botnet' style except buncha friendly coders all share home connections clone web files maybe with 'beowulf' (style now called vm) or other trix, i'm right now thinkin of buildin a giant mmo game, lotsa people attempt those and the key perhaps is that you need more than one person to do so ?

but one person can work on lots, i 'm puttin up an sql server (microsft free sql express) on every client or just one central one, i'm thinkin i'm gonna try not usin sockets or rpc remoting etc, gonna use SQL shared over teh network like a website, direct3d in c# in 2D trick mode, etc.

anyways if u want some piece of mine in urs ask away or just grab it from my name, 'aersixb9' all free to use :) also more code n info on my blog aersixb9-techwar.blogspot.com including mediafire links to the remoting version of 2d space ship game with source runs with directx sdk , a server (can be rented, u can rent a .exe server runs in a vm shared space for cheap) u also need a buncha free microsoft tools, the c# one mostly also maybe xna game studio 4ish