Hardware

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When buying new hardware there are a few points you should check beforehand:
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* Replacement Hardware
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* Warranty handling
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* Rack rails compatibility
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* Remote management
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* Power consumption
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* complete vs barebone vs DIY servers
* complete vs barebone vs DIY servers
* [[Hardware/Remote Management|Remote Management]] (ILOs)
* [[Hardware/Remote Management|Remote Management]] (ILOs)

Revision as of 10:25, 1 June 2006

Contents

Storage solutions

  • Hardware
  • Software
  • everything else

Servers

When buying new hardware there are a few points you should check beforehand:

  • Replacement Hardware
  • Warranty handling
  • Rack rails compatibility
  • Remote management
  • Power consumption


Tape Drives / Auto Loader

For long term backup tapes are still the best solution. For huge amounts of data an autoloader is must. Its a mechanical beast with damn moving parts that tend to get stuck/break/do other things.

Autoloaders

Personal tools