Re: 1U servers with serial ports

In <449steF13hluU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Michael Laajanen <michael_laajanen@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

>HI,

>Stan Brown wrote:
>> I've got a stack of old desktop PC's running data collection apps in a
>> location we are going to rework. I thought I'd neaten up things by
>> replacing these with a nice rack and some 1U servers.
>>
>> Problem is, looking at the Sun site, it does not appear that they offer a
>> fairly low end 1U unit with an RS-232 port. I need that for these data
>> collection machines.
>>
>>
>> Suggestions?
>>

>Why not get a good Sparc and a Digi 64 channen adapter? supported on S10
>Sparc!

>I use them and they can go up to 115200 on all 64 channels!

>Then you only have one box and can get a good for that, good ones are a
>U45 or Blade 2500 if you can use a WS otherwise a V240 or a T2000!

We have been associating one data stream with one computer. Moslty because
we were recycling old P2's to do this. But also beacuse our "customers"
access teh data from aa Apache server on the machines. Thus one machine
name == one data source.

Of course I could probably do soemthing wiht virtual hosts ...

But at that point the job becomes a bit bigger than just replacing old
hardware with new more compact hardware, shich is the original plan.

Still, a good sugestion.


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