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Title: How fusy is SME about hardware?
Post by: pssl on December 17, 2009, 12:23:53 AM

I'm wondering how fusy SME is with regard to hardware.  I know that the documentation recommends only using hardware that is certified on the Red Hat site but I've been running SME 6 on a Via Mini ITX machine for a number of years without any problem, but it has been showing signs of aging of late so I think it is time to get a new machine. 

When I first got this machine I didn't know anything about SME hardware requirements (it was set up for me by someone else).  Now that I know a little more and see the hardware requirements, I'm not sure if I should just buy any machine and plunk SME 7 on it.  I don't need a server (which seems to be what the Red Hat site lists) because I'm only running a small home network with no more than 4 or 5 computers.  I'm looking for a light duty small-form-factor machine that I can fit two disks in (raid).  Any suggestions or thoughts.  Does anyone know of a small machine that SME runs on?

Title: Re: How fusy is SME about hardward?
Post by: Stefano on December 17, 2009, 12:43:00 AM

if you are interested, HP ml 110 G3 servers are very silent, fully supported, cheap on ebay.. but they are not small factor

Title: Re: How fusy is SME about hardward?
Post by: pssl on December 17, 2009, 03:29:41 AM

Stefano,

Thanks very much for the reply.  I'll take a look.  Maybe I'll have to figure out a different place to keep it.

Title: Re: How fusy is SME about hardware?
Post by: pssl on December 18, 2009, 03:08:40 PM

Supplemental questions:

Has anyone successfully installed and used SME on an machine using an Asus P5KPL-CM motherboard?  Has anyone had or heard about issues with using this MB?

Title: Re: How fusy is SME about hardware?
Post by: Stefano on December 18, 2009, 03:17:37 PM

Quote from: pssl on December 18, 2009, 03:08:40 PM

Supplemental questions:

Has any successfully installed and used SME on an machine using an Asus P5KPL-CM motherboard?  Has anyone had or heard about issues with using this MB?

you can find more info on google searching for CentOS4.X issues (SME's core is CentOS) and here (http://smolt.contribs.org)

HTH

Title: Re: How fusy is SME about hardware?
Post by: JonA on January 24, 2010, 05:45:38 AM

I have been running my installation at home for years on old Dell Optiplex GX1's, not SFF's but pretty old and they work fine under the desk.

Title: Re: How fusy is SME about hardware?
Post by: pssl on January 25, 2010, 06:23:03 AM

JonA,

Thanks very much for the reply.