Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 14:31:03 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@collaborativefusion.com> To: stas@edpausa.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: dell poweregde 2900/2950 and FreeBSD Message-ID: <20060929143103.1868de7a.wmoran@collaborativefusion.com> In-Reply-To: <451D62A0.7010603@edpausa.com> References: <451D62A0.7010603@edpausa.com>
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In response to Stas Khromoy <stas@edpausa.com>: > hey folks > > we're planing to expand, which of course requires us to buy another server. > so here is the question are there any known problems with dell PowerEdge > 2900/2950 > and FreeBSD ? Yes. Search the various lists and you'll see lots. To summarize our personal experience: 1) Dell's DRAC5 client now works _only_ with Windows/IE -- which means I can't use it from my FreeBSD workstation. 2) The USB drivers in FreeBSD 6.1 don't work right with the DRAC5, which means that you can DRAC in from a Windows workstation, but you have neither keyboard nor mouse. I worked with some developers and the fix is in 6-STABLE, so it will be in 6.2. 3) We're having intermittent problems with the onboard NICs on these units. I have some testing to do Monday to narrow the problem down, but for now, don't trust the onboard NICs to work reliably. -- Bill Moran Collaborative Fusion Inc.
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