Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 11:43:05 -0700 From: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> To: Paolo Tealdi <tealdi@sb.polito.it> Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Proliant ML370 architecture Message-ID: <200009271843.e8RIh5A05474@mass.osd.bsdi.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 27 Sep 2000 17:03:42 %2B0200." <5.0.0.25.0.20000927165317.00a8a400@averroe.polito.it>
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> In a few days we will buy a Compaq Proliant ML370.
> I searched for information on the architecture and on FreeBSD support for
> its hardware but i couldn't find anything of certain.
I haven't heard of anyone running one of these systems yet.
> Our vendor told us that its NIC chipset is an Intel 82559 (compaq calls it
> NC3163) and its controller chipset SCSI is a "Symbios Logic 53C1510".
>
> This is right ?
> FreeBSD 4.1 (4.1.1 ) supports these cards ?
Yes, they should work.
> In general anybody has tested FreeBSD in a Compaq Proliant ML370
> environment (with two processors) ?
No. Note that the DL360 is known to have problems, while the DL380 is
known to work fine. You may have issues with the DL370, in which case
you should yell at Compaq.
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