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In <trda2.53$aA.394@nntp1.nac.net> "Thomas J. Allocco" <tja@ormont.com> writes:

>I have three little IPX boxes that I picked up a while back at a price I
>could not refuse. Now I am considering putting 1 of them into production as
>a web server for a limited number of low volume web sites, and another as a
>DB server to support the web sites.

>Both will run Solaris 2.5 (I could not get Linux to boot).

They'll run SunOS 5.6 (the OS part of Solaris 2.6) and 5.7 as well as 5.5
quite happily. I was until yesterday running 5.5.1 on an IPX as the gateway
machine for my local network. It had been running faultlessly for many
months before I decided to update it (I replaced it with a Sparc LC).

>I have two questions that I am interested in your opinions on...

>Question 1)
>They all have different chipsets. What is the best combination;

>Box1 - FPU: WEITEK 8601-040-GCD, Cache: LSI L1A6768NRFGA
>Box2 - FPU: Japan MB86903-40, Cache: LSI L1A6768NRFBA
>Box3 - FPU: Japan MB86903-40, Cache: L1A6345FMDBA

They're all the same. Basically, all three machines have 40 MHz CPU's, it's
just the maker of all the ASIC's and the version of the main board that
varies. Otherwise there is no difference at all.

>Question 2)
>Am I crazy? Will these boxes support the load? I like the stability of the
>platform, and the idea of having spare parts (from box #3). If 1 of these
>boxes will support all the load, all the better. What are your thoughts?

They'll work fine. Even better if you install the Weitek PowerUp 80 MHz CPU
upgrades into the machines, and max out the RAM in each one to 64 meg.

Regards,

Craig.
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