From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 19 18:41:03 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 28E271065674 for ; Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:41:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from frank@esperance-linux.co.uk) Received: from mailout.zetnet.co.uk (mailout.zetnet.co.uk [194.247.47.231]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D73FB8FC1E for ; Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:41:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from frank@esperance-linux.co.uk) Received: from irwell.zetnet.co.uk ([194.247.47.48] helo=zetnet.co.uk) by mailout.zetnet.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1LOz3S-0004pf-6q; Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:40:58 +0000 Received: from melon.esperance-linux.co.uk (54-144.adsl.zetnet.co.uk [194.247.54.144]) by zetnet.co.uk (8.14.1/8.14.1/Debian-9) with ESMTP id n0JIeuie022303; Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:40:56 GMT Received: by melon.esperance-linux.co.uk (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 0BFCBFCA4DC; Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:40:51 +0000 (GMT) Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:40:51 +0000 From: Frank Shute To: Tobias Daub Message-ID: <20090119184051.GA49439@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk> Mail-Followup-To: Tobias Daub , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <49736DE6.40601@gmx.li> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <49736DE6.40601@gmx.li> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Face: *}~{PHnDTzvXPe'wl_-f%!@+r5; VLhb':*DsX%wEOPg\fDrXWQJf|2\,92"DdS%63t*BHDyQ|OWo@Gfjcd72eaN!4%NE{0]p)ihQ1MyFNtWL X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 6.4-RELEASE-p2 i386 X-Organisation: 'http://www.shute.org.uk/' X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.1.7 (zetnet.co.uk [194.247.46.1]); Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:40:56 +0000 (GMT) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Experience with DELL PowerEdge 2900 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Frank Shute List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:41:03 -0000 On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 06:59:02PM +0100, Tobias Daub wrote: > > Hi There, > > I'm pretty new to UNIX/FreeBSD and I'm going to install and administrate > FreeBSD on a DELL PowerEdge 2900. > > Does anybody have experience with that machine, or are there any known > problems, for example: > > - Perc RAID Controller > - attaching an APC to the machine and configuring the corresponding software I don't use a Dell but I use an APC smartUPS 750 which works fine. It's monitored over usb and it uses sysutils/apcupsd installed from ports. I'm sure your Dell will work fine with any smart APC and apcupsd. > - ACPI > > Thanks alot! > Tobias Regards, -- Frank Contact info: http://www.shute.org.uk/misc/contact.html