Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 09:31:09 -0800 (PST) From: Tom Samplonius <tom@sdf.com> To: Dennis <dennis@etinc.com> Cc: Tom ONeil <tom.oneil@tacni.com>, Free <freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: 2U server choice - experience/suggestions? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.10101250927490.3633-100000@misery.sdf.com> In-Reply-To: <5.0.0.25.0.20010125122331.036a8760@mail.etinc.com>
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On Thu, 25 Jan 2001, Dennis wrote: > > Propietary layouts offer more features. For instance, IBM include light > >guide diagnostics on their motherboards. No else offers that. Besides, > >the motherboard is part of the package. You can't buy a generic chassis, > >and a generic motherboard, and get anything as tightly integrated as IBM > >eServer x340. > > > If you are willing to sacrifice flexibility and can be assured that all of > these wonderful "features" are fully functional under FreeBSD..... But it is all hardware goodies, and requires no software support. For instance, when a fan on one of the CPU assembly dies, and the one on the other end speeds up, and a fan fail light appears on the front of the unit, that is 100% hardware. Tom To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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