From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 21 20:03:14 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0D2C516A400 for ; Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:03:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from aharrison@gmail.com) Received: from nz-out-0506.google.com (nz-out-0506.google.com [64.233.162.229]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C27B713C45E for ; Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:03:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from aharrison@gmail.com) Received: by nz-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id 14so591250nzn for ; Thu, 21 Jun 2007 13:03:13 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=dzGJ0cAWSOVVo23L5H6/AkBxjowvDPVDldNWDprtPsMSGyIpkX2nzZwrooJKOI/s92RcBsqLMPxTarIlmxPby2RaJhYvoYqlynVAtxOnW4IziFgXwktnVNAPh8bJVXXsNPSZKZsPWCqxYOAV/gjCusksknLQVpf6X5hFGVf35UI= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=YDSSz4RVAl8SCyGrNXd6iQhXg/rcKEeJUopACxGtEmVUFMJ+310Im31Q0LryUon4vhhAM8ASFow8E6KJt48d/b+1st5t1r44P9GF+SYHNOoRp5C015T9WeOtf3g/NhgOpnfb/unAWR3+bau3NGafiBgbeT02kmhJdpE2Pz/uBmE= Received: by 10.65.186.18 with SMTP id n18mr4304873qbp.1182454612687; Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:36:52 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.65.252.18 with HTTP; Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:36:52 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:36:52 -0400 From: "Andy Harrison" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <2803.86.108.235.159.1182449985.squirrel@mail.baskent.edu.tr> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <2803.86.108.235.159.1182449985.squirrel@mail.baskent.edu.tr> Subject: Re: DELL Blade and Storage Solutions 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: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:03:14 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: http://firegpg.tuxfamily.org iD8DBQFGetNxNTm8fWdRgmIRAvtxAKCHgl8K2NnIDb2QbmYB9EMZVlEKhACgkXaz i2CLtvGs+u0fUpdM+4xg7s8= =rdvq -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- On 6/21/07, 20411041@mail.baskent.edu.tr <20411041@mail.baskent.edu.tr> wrote: > Hi, > > I am thinking on using dell blade and storage solutions for web hosting > business. > > I am interested in installing FreeBSD in blade servers and storage solutions. > I am thinking on using blade system for load balancing and storage > solution for information security/base. > > Is it possible to use FreeBSD in blade servers. > My second question would be, is it possible to connect storage solution to > freebsd setups as a hdd. > > I want to use blade servers as a computing power and storage solution as hdd. > > With this way, i believe it will be possible to extend storage and servers > easly. > > Any input on this ? I can probably give you some input on this next week. We're actually buying Sun Blade 8000 and 6000 models, but mainly to be able to say we actually looked at something else, Dell is coming onsite here to give us a presentation of their blades. Since they're just individual pc's loaded in a chassis, I'd expect it to work fine, but I can ask. -- Andy Harrison public key: 0x67518262