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"Louis" <nospam@nospam.nl> wrote in message
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> We have a IBM RS6000 F50 running AIX 4.3.3 with 3 CPU's and 9 mirrored
disks
> and 1.5 GB internal memory. DBMS Basis 9.1 runs on it. This database can
be
> compared with Oracle regarding performance. However it's not
> multi-threading.
>
> We are thinking of upgrading hardware. The F50 cannot handle the job
> anymore. The Basis DBMS runs on AIX, Linux and SUN. Our database will be
> around 60 GB and should be spreaded on multiple disks (at least 4). In
total
> we need at least 10 disks (20-40 GB). We need 2-4 GB memory.

Why do you need at least 10 disks? Disks have more storage space these
days...

> The solution should be cheap but also reliable. So, we prefer cheap memory
> and cheap (instead of expensive IBM SSA disks) SCSI or even IDE disks.

Linux is cheap. If it is a serious server then I'd recommend SCSI with a
RAID5 controller for the database storage and a mirrored disk for OS. This
means about 5 disks minimum (3 for RAID5 and 2 for OS). HotSwap if desirable
(but very nice and handy when you can afford it; saves you downtime when a
disk fails). HP/Compaq is a good choice for Intel based servers. The support
of HP is very good (personal experience).

Just my opinion though...

With Kind Regards,
Arl�