We think that the memory should be 24GB, as 16GB is not an optimal configuration and suppliers will be reluctant to quote. -Santanu On 10/01/2012 12:33, Mark Mitchell wrote: > Hi, > The specification I came up with is for both GridMon and PerfSonar is > below. > My logic was to have a reasonably spec'd device which would meet any > of the monitoring requirements that we may have to support over the > coming 3 - 5 years. > The device can support a 10 Gigabit interface if required. > > However, there is a cheaper solution to this which is the Dell R610 > for PerfSonar. > The device is approximately £300 cheaper than the R410 below. It too > can support a 10 Gigabit interface. > It is theoretically possible that this device could also be used as > the Gridmon client as well. > > Therefore, could we have a quick discussion on which device we wish to > buy as we should have a standardised model across the UK for these > devices. > > Regards, > Mark > > >>>> PowerEdge R410 Rack Chassis for Up to 4x 3.5" Cabled HDDs and Intel >>>> 55xx/56xx Processors, Quad-Pack LED Diagnostics >>>> Intel Xeon E5620 Processor (2.40GHz, 4C, 12M Cache, 5.86 GT/s QPI, 80W >>>> TDP, Turbo, HT), DDR3-1066MHz >>>> 1 No Bezel Option - Rack Chassis >>>> 1 16GB Memory for 2CPU (4x4GB Dual Rank RDIMMs) 1333MHz >>>> 1 Additional Intel Xeon E5620 Processor (2.40GHz, 4C, 12M Cache, 5.86 >>>> GT/s QPI, 80W TDP, >>>> Turbo, HT) 3 250GB SATA 7.2k 3.5" HD Cabled >>>> 1 No Optical Drive >>>> 1 Redundant Power Supply (2 PSU) 500W >>>> 2 2M Rack Power Cord C13/C14 12A 1 iDRAC6 Enterrpise >>>> 1 Sliding Ready Rack Rails >>>> 1 C1 Cabled MST No RAID with On-board SATA Controller, Min. 1 Max. 4 >>>> SATA Only Cabled >>>> Drives >>>> Software >>>> 1 PE R410 Electronic System Documentation and OpenManage DVD >>>> Service >>>> 1 Base Warranty 1 3Yr Basic Warranty - Next Business Day - Minimum > Warranty 1 3Yr ProSupport and Next Business Day On-Site Service > > > > > -------------------------------------------- > Mark Mitchell, > ScotGrid Technical Co-ordinator, > Rm 481, > Kelvin Building, > School of Physics and Astronomy, > University of Glasgow, > G12 8QQ, UK > Telephone: +44-141-330 6439 > E Mail: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> >