Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:31:44 -0800 From: Jeremy Chadwick <koitsu@FreeBSD.org> To: famd64 <famd64@ccstores.com> Cc: freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: HP ProLiant DL165 G5 Message-ID: <20081117053144.GA20663@icarus.home.lan> In-Reply-To: <4920EF20.2060407@ccstores.com> References: <4920EF20.2060407@ccstores.com>
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On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 08:12:16PM -0800, famd64 wrote: > purchased noted rack mount server with the 'hope' it > would function with FreeBSD 7.0 AMD > > 7.0 had an issue with spurious interrupts. I tried 7.1B2, > and the interrupt storm disappeared. > > On a positive note, the dual-quad core AMD chips function > great, and FreeBSD seems to handle all 8 processors and 8Gb ram > just fine. > > I find that the BGE ethernet driver fails under prolonged use. > Seems to me that the BGE driver hasn't been all that reliable > for as many years as I've used it. > > As a test, I installed SuSe Linux and Debian on the server. > The ethernet seemed to function fine with both OSes. Just dandy > except I *want* and -need- to run FreeBSD. > > The computer has 1 half height and 1 full height card bay > available which I can place an ethernet card in to bypass the > built-in BGE ethernet. I would like recommendation as to the > 'best'/most reliable ethernet card I can install in my machine. Well, there's no guarantee the PCI card won't share IRQs or behave properly with the other hardware on the mainboard, but I can vouch for the cards and the FreeBSD driver being quite good. Pick up an Intel Pro/1000 GT card, which uses em(4). If you're in the States, they're available on Amazon for ~US$27. -- | Jeremy Chadwick jdc at parodius.com | | Parodius Networking http://www.parodius.com/ | | UNIX Systems Administrator Mountain View, CA, USA | | Making life hard for others since 1977. PGP: 4BD6C0CB |
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