[olug] Atom systems on PCIE card

[Jon Larsen]

When you say 'won't fit into the server' are you saying server rack or 
some proprietary slot inside an existing server? If it is a server rack.  
1U is the smallest you're going to get.

Why not consider Linode?  At $20 a month for the entry-level system 
(same as OLUG), that's pretty frugal and you don't have to worry about 
the hardware.


On Thu, 9 Jun 2011, aric at omahax.com wrote:

> Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 09:38:46 -0500
> From: aric at omahax.com
> Reply-To: Omaha Linux User Group <olug at olug.org>
> To: Omaha Linux User Group <olug at olug.org>
> Subject: Re: [olug] Atom systems on PCIE card
> 
> I was concerned that the card slot might be proprietary and/or reverse sex
> or something, if that makes sense.  It sort of reminds me of the old
> Compaq remote insight lights out boards.
> 
> "This solution is the same price, just add memory and disk. Very compact.
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816101364"
> 
> That is what I was originally considering.  My only issue is that it wont
> fit into the server and they will charge extra.  For example Joe's Data
> Center would charge me an extra $15 a month to have the device.  This will
> be a redundant colo so I am trying to be as frugal as possible but @ $180
> a year it might not be worth the time to mess with.
> 
> "This looks like a way to make a poor man's blade server."
> I was sort of thinking that too, they have older dual Xeon ones
> http://www.ieiworld.com/product_groups/industrial/content.aspx?keyword=spcie-5100dx&gid=00001000010000000001&cid=08125382788155083144&id=09292670812378088792#
> 
> The poor mans blade server would be a used one off Ebay, they are cheap
> and tempting.  I am betting your typical blade consumer doesn't shop Ebay
> for used ones.
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