Recommended server hardware
There are lots of machines that will run an mSupply server. Below is an example specification
- Dual-core processor (Intel core 2 duo or similar, or AMD Opteron)
- Processor speed: Any
- Ram at least 1Gb (2Gb is good)
- Hard disks: 4 hard disks, 80Gb or larger. Configured as:
- RAID 5 : 3 disk, plus one disk formatted as a normal drive to take mSupply backups
- RAID 1: 2 disks, plus one added as a hot spare, and one disk formatted as a normal drive to take mSupply backups
- OS: Windows XP or 2003 SBS
- Monitor: any
- Keyboard/mouse: any
- UPS system:
- Ideally, a UPS that has a serial or USB cable and software that allows the computer to:
- Run a batch file a few minutes before shut down (in order to shut down mSupply server)
- Shut down the computer
- We like UPS systems with external batteries-in a developing country you can usually use a car battery as the battery- cheap and gives a long run time!
- Ideally, a UPS that has a serial or USB cable and software that allows the computer to:
- Systems our customers have used
- HP ML 110 (supports only RAID 1)
- HP ML 115 (supports RAID 1 or RAID 5). The ML115 has a much better nVidia RAID manager that doesn't require an OS reinstall to activate
- HP ML 110 (supports only RAID 1)
