[ubuntu-uk] Micro-ATX server advice

[Alan Lord (News)]

On 17/11/09 17:51, Tim Dobson wrote:
> Hey there,
>
> I wonder if anyone can help as this isn't exactly something I have a lot
> of experience doing and I can either start off in the direction I think
> looks best and possibly regret it later or I can ask for some pointers...
>
> So we are looking at putting together a custom server in a micro-ATX
> sized case with the provisio that it needs to be able to accomodate a
> full height PCI/PCI-E card.
>
> Who does one go to for Micro-ATX server-grade motherboards?
>
> Sorry, I'm slightly clueless in the land of putting *servers* together
> and I wonder if anyone would be able to give me a few pointers in ther
> right directions..

Hmmm, clearly the level of reliability you are looking for will dictate 
what and if you can get appropriate components. However, I have, at 
home, a VIA C7 based MiniITX mobo, with an X100p (PCI) line card for 
analogue telephony and a decent HDD.

This has been running (24/7) for nearly 2 years now without incident. I 
use it for our home data store and our telephone system (Asterisk), and 
I also use it for hosting web development projects, e.g. Joomla!, 
Wordpress etc.

It's running Ubuntu Server and is managed by Landscape.

The vendors I have used for ITX based hardware include:

http://linitx.com/
http://www.mini-itx.com/

FYI - I chose the following Mobo because of it's dual GigE LAN 
interfaces: http://linitx.com/viewproduct.php?prodid=11212 and I have 
downclocked it to 1Ghz which is ample for what I need.

HTH

Al