Oh,
I should have said that while the bandwidth tests in particular seem to need a dedicated box, they do not need 2 CPUs, so from that point of view the 310 is a less wasteful option.
--Ian
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On 10 Jan 2012, at 13:06, Ian Collier wrote:
> Worth noting that the Dell LHC portal has specific configs for Perfsonar, one based on a 310, one on a 610.
>
> We went for the 310, but with RAID added. Sites in the US have had success with installing 10G cards in the 310s even though Dell don't offer the option.
>
> --Ian
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> On 10 Jan 2012, at 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
>>
>>
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