server

[Igloo]

well....lets see now.... i have windows server 2003.... but no server.... now then......here's my idea :)

at work i have alot of old celeron machines.... that we no longer need.....

so lets tink... is there anyway i can link them ??? i have seen think http://www.mini-itx.com/projects/cluster/

now then wouldnt that be cool? not that many.. maybe 3-4 all together into a wireless switch....with 2 120gb SATA drives? for backup / file storage...........

or could i do it without that many cpu's / mobo's..... i think there must be some way to set up the mobo's to run in parellel....

so i load windows server 2003 and then the nodes can run it themselves.. or do i just set up 2 machines as 2 seperate servers?


Igloo

[query]

You can't run multiprocessor apps across mainboards, so you'd need to build complete systems and cluster them.

You cannot do clustering with Server 2003 Standard - you need the Enterprise or Datacenter edition to do that job.  And if you have a single copy of Server 2003, you can't use it on mutiple machines, since it does require activation, just like XP does.

If you're planning to fiddle with clustering, Linux or BSD UNIX
would be a better (far cheaper) platform.

[Igloo]

i have the enterpirse version... so i can cluster them :) i have enough licences for 5 computers.....
i may get linux for now... as it is free.... and not waste my activations of server 2003 until i know what i want from it....

can i run Novell from linux? as that is what will authenticate every login and run e-mail etc...

if linux.. what distro can i use?

thanks

Igloo

[iansl]

Mandrake seems to be fairly heavy into that market...

[slaxorz]

Any of the more lucrative versions of linux would work well for this kind of setup.  I have seen a seti setup before with about 16 computers linked running the seti (search for extraterestrial inteligence?). They where all pentium pro processors at 200mhz.  And they where working great in tandem.