1U-HOWTO - Building a Custom nU Servers[tm]
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- Select the custom nU Chassis[tm]
- Select from the standard ATX or microATX Motherboard
( preferably with onboard NIC and onboard svga )
- Select the desired CPU ... Celeron or P3 or P4 or AMD CPU
- Select the desired Memory Options ... SDRAM, DDR, ...
- Select the desired IDE or SCSI3 Disk drives and capacity
- Select any additional PCI cards
- Get FCC, CE, UL approvals so that your products can be sold/shipped into any country
- We're working on a world-wide team of onsite linux support providing 24x7x365 coverage
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| Linux-1U.net AutoCAD Drawings
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- We are making our tested 1U Chassis AutoCAD drawings
( *.DWG ) available to you under license
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| Costs of Building a 1U Chassis/Server
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| Linux Distributions
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- Pick the Linux Distro you want
- Apply all the know patches
- Strip out all the s/w you dont need
- Harden the server
- Install your app
- Configure your linux-distro to run in /dev/ram w/ journaled filesystem
- users will power off the box at the wrong time !!
- Burn onto CompactFlash or distribution media
- Allow for user upgrades from out in the field around the world
- Make a cdrom distro of your system
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| 1U Server Comparason & Selection Considerations [ detailed comparsons ]
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- Standard ATX Motherboard Options
- Standard CPU Selection: Celeron vs FlipChip vs Slot1
- Standard Price/Performance Costs Comparasons
- Physical Dimensions of the 1U Chassis
- Cooling and air flow for cpu, powersupply, disks
- Manufacturers Warranty
- Number of RS232 ports supported
- Number and Types of PCI cards supported
- Number hard disk drives - IDE and SCSI3
- Cdrom/Floppy Options
- User Specified Front Panel Customizations
- Network Configuration - plug-n-play
- Installation Support at Customer site
- Configuration Support, Debugg, Upgrade Support
- 24x7x365 Ongoing System Admin
- Onsite vs Remote System Admin
- Hourly, Daily, Weekly, Monthly System Administration
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| 1U Server Agency Testing and Certifications
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