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Best RAQ server?
Hi

We've got a big floor cabinet in the office with a few patch panels, network switches and an old 166 tower box that's acting as our gateway machine.

I want to get rid of all this and buy a small wall-mounted case with just the network switches (x2), patch panel (x1) and what I'd ideally like (to save space) is to buy a raq server to go into the casing instead of buying a box.

What's an averagely good one to buy? Anyone got any good experiene with a decent RAQ server?

What's the advantage of a RAQ server over buying a box to fiddle about with? I'm guessing it's to do with the limit on upgrades?

Cheers!

- wil
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Re: [Wil] Best RAQ server? In reply to
no Dells?
my dial up ISP went with Dell instead of RAQ .... lol have no clue which machine is better though

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Re: [QooQ] Best RAQ server? In reply to
Well, I don't know what make/model I want. I just want a server I can fit into my cabinet, and not a box machine - so a raq would do this.

- wil
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Re: [Wil] Best RAQ server? In reply to
I thought you where looking for machines with a 6-8cm height X 40cm width (guess-ti-mating from what I saw) type of boxes?

oh well.

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Re: [Wil] Best RAQ server? In reply to
Is there such a thing as "a best raq" ? Sly

I'd look for something else. They are so limiting due to the way they are set up. Ugh you can't even upgrade perl without having to get special software from their site.

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RedRum: Mar 5, 2002, 5:23 AM
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Laugh
true, true ... I didn't mention that since I didn't want to get into the system hassel thingy.
I bet a quick search here would prove thought provoking.

hmmm ...

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Indeed, and as we all know from links 2, most (if not all) RAQ servers don't like $nph++ headers Frown

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Re: [AndyNewby] Best RAQ server? In reply to
Yeah.

I'm not looking for a RAQ. I'm looking for a server that can fit into a shelf on a cabinet. Basicaly, something that can fit with my switches and patch panels in here:

http://www.lindy.com/...tkat.jsp?docId=26D4E

I'm fed up of having to have a big box and putting everything in here:

http://www.lindy.com/...tkat.jsp?docId=26CE2

- wil
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Re: [Wil] Best RAQ server? In reply to
I have a server that is the size of a postcard....why not get one of those then you could fit about 200 in your case :)

Hmm I can't find the link for it..

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RedRum: Mar 5, 2002, 6:50 AM
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the dell raq racks won't fit into that ? .... the dells I saw would ...

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Cool. Where's the link?

- wil
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Re: [Wil] Best RAQ server? In reply to
Have a look at: http://www.dell.com/...s_pedge_rackmain.htm

Cheers,

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Re: [Alex] Best RAQ server? In reply to
Thanks.

Any experience with these at all?

- wil
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http://www.dell.com/...vers_1_pedge_350.htm

Fantastic! Only $850. Hm. Finally, I can get rid of that big ugly white box and replace it with a super-sexy 1U server.

- wil
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>>Up to 240GB internal storage capacity <<

MM nice :)
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Yeah! How come Rack servers are much cheaper than their big-boxed counterparts? I would of thought it'd be the other way around.

Hm. Might try and replace my desktop PC next with a small Rack option. Don't like this big box either anymore ;-)

- wil
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hmmm probably wouldn't want to play doom on one of em.

like what's missing? sound card/better graphics card ... usb port for your joystick? LOL I donno !

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Re: [QooQ] Best RAQ server? In reply to
Yeah - all the things you don't need on a server! :-)

That's all I need to make sure now is that they have 2 network cards. The machine will act as a firewall/gateway.

- wil
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Re: [Wil] Best RAQ server? In reply to
Awww why not get a mainframe? lol

http://www-1.ibm.com/...ver/zseries/900.html

You can get 64 gigs of memory in one of those puppies (oh and 512 processors) Laugh

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RedRum: Mar 6, 2002, 2:51 AM