From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jul 15 00:55:28 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 D3215106564A for ; Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:55:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tajudd@gmail.com) Received: from mail-yx0-f181.google.com (mail-yx0-f181.google.com [209.85.210.181]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8CE2B8FC16 for ; Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:55:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tajudd@gmail.com) Received: by yxe11 with SMTP id 11so5923338yxe.3 for ; Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:55:27 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=iGOFJiYDQbJ1w7I1HhtGIGndhuljUPGjdZANwaqrLMI=; b=q4jL+60QJQaljfKAm1Xb5H8c7wFlA68SnUma2OiCIlwnwOrKNgB7zRkbBIjBm5xb8w K5xfu6Ej9tbYgyRYSGjcUILwyrWZpICf3m/c6IAieTbZUFb1CCCoIwTG05fxbHyf2VKc 75akhkAXj3kuaY/QprxqCFV6c5loyPA9S3xV8= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=spBssQoeoz3CwYTunA9j7oeLPm0oOfju4HV09NkJoFK0GeJ5x2PBtP5Ei5yCkakfMZ wyVSprPRdt/XtFpSYjvvK7uEpNoWcmZ/PhMOJB0vXBg7QtGCbI5eL4HKlQt/mUPQJ0cF Tl/GdnX2lQ3KthABIYtqaumoKvJsuLWGwKKpE= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.100.231.8 with SMTP id d8mr9331118anh.196.1247619327825; Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:55:27 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4A5B645C.2090105@aboutsupport.com> References: <4A5B645C.2090105@aboutsupport.com> Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:55:26 -0600 Message-ID: From: Tim Judd To: Peter Content-Type: text/plain; charset=KOI8-R Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: OFFTOPIC: HP DL1xx vs IBM x3250 vs DELL R200 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:55:29 -0000 On 7/13/09, Peter wrote: > Hello, > > We are about to buy 1U rack mount server for the office. The server room > is small and close to meeting room so we have two priorities: > > 1)Good FreeBSD support. > 2) Low noise level (!) > > > Speed is not a priority, system load will be small. > > Which one will you recommend ? > > > > HP DL160G5 E5405 2x1GB 2x250GB NHP-SATA CD-DVD Combo 3y > carepack;Quad-Core Intel(R) Xeon(R) processor E5405 (2.00 GHz, 80W, 1333M= Hz > FSB);Supports up to 64 GB of PC2-5300 (DDR2-667) and up to 32 GB of > PC2-6400 (DDR2-800) fully buffered DIMMs (DDR2-667) with Advanced ECC; > Two embedded NC105i PCIe Gigabit Server Adapters;Five USB ports (two > front, one internal, two rear);650W Power Supply (Non-Hot Plug, > Autoswitching);Rack (1U) > > VS: > > IBM x3250 M2 1 x Xeon Q3330 QuadCore 2.66GHz/1333MHz FSB Hyper > Threading with EM64T, 6MB Cache, 2x1024MB ECC DDR2, 2 x 250 GB SATA/SAS > HDD HotSwap, OpenBay Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Hot Swap, Integrated > RAID-1, 1x351W, DVD/CD-RW, Dual LAN 10/100/1000, 3 year on-site warranty > > VS: > > DELL(tm) PowerEdge(tm) R200 1=09 > Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor X3210 2.13 GHz / 1066 MHz FSB / 8 MB SAS > 6/i Integrated RAID Controller Card for SATA and SAS Hard Drives, > RAID 0,1 =09 > 2GB 800MHz ECC Unbuffered DDR-2 SDRAM =09 > 2 =C8 250GB, SATA, 3.5-inch, 7.2K RPM Hard Drive (Cabled) =09 > Slim DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive =09 > R200 PCI-E Riser Card (2 x PCI Express slots) =09 > dual embedded Broadcom(R) Gigabit Ethernet NIC =09 > Sliding Rack Kit for Dell Racks (Rapid Rails)=09 > > > Prices are almost the same :-) > > Please recommend. > > Thanks in advance. > > Peter =09 I'd recommend looking at any one of the iXsystems -- who is the organization behind pcbsd. FreeBSD support is practically guaranteed. Building your own box is more likely to support naturally and best option than HP/IBM/Dell if you want complete customization -- but you or your company may prefer a commercial support option if things go awry. Good luck.