I'm thinking about buying a rack server to have a first node-only server. I'll wait the prices cut on Xeons scheduled end of july to make my order, so you have some time to answer ![smile](https://forums.chaos.com/core/images/smilies/smile.gif)
I've read all the stuff on the forum about racks, but I've still some n00b questions :
- Does the racks are more silent or more noisy than a equivalent server/workstation (in average)
- Do you have a specific brand (Dell ?) of racks that are quite good in term of quality and/or price ? (for info, my buisness is in Europe)
- Is it easy to install software & OS ? By what mean ? (shared DVD drive, via VNC?) I'm using VNC so no problem about that
- Is Xp Pro enough as an OS or do I have to buy a MSFT server edition or something ?
- Who did say on this forum "once you've racked, you can't go back" ?
Thanks for your answers ^^
![smile](https://forums.chaos.com/core/images/smilies/smile.gif)
I've read all the stuff on the forum about racks, but I've still some n00b questions :
- Does the racks are more silent or more noisy than a equivalent server/workstation (in average)
- Do you have a specific brand (Dell ?) of racks that are quite good in term of quality and/or price ? (for info, my buisness is in Europe)
- Is it easy to install software & OS ? By what mean ? (shared DVD drive, via VNC?) I'm using VNC so no problem about that
- Is Xp Pro enough as an OS or do I have to buy a MSFT server edition or something ?
- Who did say on this forum "once you've racked, you can't go back" ?
Thanks for your answers ^^
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