From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jul 30 19:10:03 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 385F537B43B for ; Wed, 30 Jul 2003 19:10:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mx1.freebsdsystems.com (mx1.FreeBSDsystems.COM [216.138.197.66]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3275543F3F for ; Wed, 30 Jul 2003 19:09:59 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from lnb@FreeBSDsystems.COM) Received: (qmail 58911 invoked by uid 0); 31 Jul 2003 02:09:55 -0000 Received: from h34.c218.tor.velocet.net (HELO ?192.168.0.69?) (lnb@216.138.218.34) by mx1.freebsdsystems.com with AES256-SHA encrypted SMTP; 31 Jul 2003 02:09:55 -0000 From: Lanny Baron To: Simon In-Reply-To: <20030729200344.6845343F75@mx1.FreeBSD.org> References: <20030729200344.6845343F75@mx1.FreeBSD.org> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: FreeBSD Systems, Inc. Message-Id: <1059617479.1270.21.camel@panda.freebsdsystems.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.0 Date: 30 Jul 2003 22:11:19 -0400 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: David Raistrick cc: "freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: dual Xeon motherboard of choice? X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 02:10:03 -0000 Hi Everyone, I would like to just let you know, in case you don't, that FreeBSD Systems (http://www.FreeBSDsystems.com) builds 1st class Servers and a few workstations. The one thing you don't see in these lists are problems. The reason is quite simple. Our only focus is on FreeBSD. Regards, Lanny On Tue, 2003-07-29 at 16:02, Simon wrote: > Supermicro is a good choice, but I would get a mobo with Intel NICs. > 2U is the way to go because you get better cooling, more space for > expansion and redundant power supplies, as you mentioned. You > may also want to get SCA backplane with SAF-TE chip for true > hot-swap capability. Not sure about Adaptec RAID, the drivers for > them haven't been so good from what I've read in the past, but if > that is no longer the case, the ability to add RAID via Adapatec zero > channel card is a very nice feature. Meanwhile, I use Mylex with > great results. Seagate SCSI drives are topnotch. > > -Simon > > On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 12:37:16 -0700 (PDT), David Raistrick wrote: > > > > >Hey folks. > > > >I'm shopping around for a new development server. > > > >Probably will run a pair of 533 2.4Ghz Xeons and 512 megs of ram. An > >Adaptec 2200S will eventually make its way into the box when the RAID > >gets upgraded, with a 2100S running it to start. > > > >Only two disks will likely be housed in the system. I'm currently looking > >at the Seagate Cheetah's, 36 gigs or so, 15k. > > > > > >I'm looking at 2u or so systems, since the RAID is and will be housed in > >its own case. I'm not space crunched so I don't see any reason to cram a > >pair of Xeons into a 1u case! :) > > > > > >Currently I'm looking at the X5DLR-8G2 powered Supermicro 6023L-8R or > >6023P-8R. (the 6023P requires low profile cards only.) > > > >I'm also considering the SE7501WV2 powered Intel SR2300. > > > >I'll be taking advantage of the redundant power supplies in either of > >these chassis. > > > > > >Both of these chassis use SCA2 hotswap cages for the disks. > > > >Does anyone have any experience using either of these systems? Anything > >to watch out for (SMP, the Broadcom NICs on the supermicro, etc)? Any > >known issues? > > > >For the time being the system will run 4.8-RELEASE for some time. No > >timeline is in place for migration to 5.x, though any current issues with > >5.x and these systems would be good to know. :) > > > >Alternative system/chassis/board suggestions are also welcome. > > > >Thanks. > > > > > >...david > > > >--- > >david raistrick > >drais@atlasta.net http://www.expita.com/nomime.html > > > >_______________________________________________ > >freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org mailing list > >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware > >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hardware-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hardware-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= Lanny Baron Proud to be 100% FreeBSD http://www.FreeBSDsystems.COM =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=