Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 15:15:01 -0600 From: "Steven N. Fettig" <freebsd@stevenfettig.com> To: moliveri@uti.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD on Dell PowerEdge 2500 Message-ID: <403132D5.8010401@stevenfettig.com> In-Reply-To: <4007.204.248.53.43.1076961887.squirrel@www.uti.com> References: <4007.204.248.53.43.1076961887.squirrel@www.uti.com>
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moliveri@uti.com wrote: >Anyone have any experience installing FreeBSD on a Dell PowerEdge server? >2500 or any other? I'm looking at having to do so and, having not done it >before, I'm just wondering if there are any gotchas I should be aware of >or if I have to use their OpenManage CDs or something. > >Take care, >Mike >_______________________________________________ > > I have two Dell PowerEdge servers (that I bought off eBay - a 2200 and 2400) that have FreeBSD currently running on them (one of them has been up for almost 2 years - minus the one time I had to turn it off to move). I have never had any problems with the install procedure. I have noticed that trying to install 5.2.1 can be quirky on a number of machines (I haven't tried it on the Dells because they are "production" servers), but not with the 4.5-4.9 series of releases. (Plus, the 5.2.1 problems are related to NIC's and some other equip that may be considered non-standard.) My 1/2 cent. Steve Fettig
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