Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 23:14:59 +0200 From: Ivan Voras <ivoras@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HP, IBM and Supermicro Servers Compatibility. Message-ID: <hqak0k$3fi$1@dough.gmane.org> In-Reply-To: <4BC77C2A.6080009@quip.cz> References: <0CCD95CA70944D06A60CF37EBD9BDADF@JuanPC> <4BC77C2A.6080009@quip.cz>
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Miroslav Lachman wrote: > Juanito Cassemiro wrote: >> Hi. >> >> I want to know if the IBM, HP or Supermicro Servers are compatible >> with FreeBSD OS. Could you send me a hardware compatibility list with >> compatible servers? > > It depends on server model, not on manufacturer in general. > I have some IBM, HP, Supermicro and Sun servers in production. But it > does not mean all IBM / HP / SM servers will work. I'd agree but would also add that "most will work ok" - especially from the eariler Xeon 5000/5100/5200/5300/5400 series. These systems have hardware which is well tested and developed through the years - it would be an anomaly to find a configuration that doesn't work. I have systems with all of the above CPUs on versions of FreeBSD from 6.x to 8.x, with all of the above vendors (well, not all CPU+Vendor combinations :) ) and not a single unsolvable problem. I had the most problems with blade servers. I'm writing this on a 2x 54xx system from SuperMicro.
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