From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 20 11:30:42 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 96C7E16A4D0 for ; Wed, 20 Oct 2004 11:30:42 +0000 (GMT) Received: from hotmail.com (bay12-f23.bay12.hotmail.com [64.4.35.23]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 641EB43D48 for ; Wed, 20 Oct 2004 11:30:42 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dev_web@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 20 Oct 2004 04:30:03 -0700 Received: from 217.206.61.30 by by12fd.bay12.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Wed, 20 Oct 2004 11:29:12 GMT X-Originating-IP: [217.206.61.30] X-Originating-Email: [dev_web@hotmail.com] X-Sender: dev_web@hotmail.com From: "dev web" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 11:29:12 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 20 Oct 2004 11:30:03.0806 (UTC) FILETIME=[24922BE0:01C4B698] Subject: HP Servers X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 11:30:42 -0000 Hi, The company I work for use mainly FreeBSD servers, we are currently investigating investing in a new server with the following specs: HP ProLiant DL380 G3 - Xeon 3.06 GHz Type: Server Form Factor: Rack-mountable - 2 U Dimensions (WxDxH): 44.5 cm x 67.3 cm x 8.6 cm Weight:27.2 kg Localisation:Europe Processor:1 x Intel Xeon 3.06 GHz Cache Memory:512 KB L2 Cache Cache Per Processor:512 KB RAM:1 GB (installed) / 12 GB (max) - DDR SDRAM - ECC Chipkill - 266 MHz - PC2100 Storage Controller:RAID ( Ultra160 SCSI ) - PCI-X / 100 MHz ( Smart Array 5i Plus Controller ) Floppy Drive:3.5" 1.44 MB floppy Hard Drive:None. Optical Storage:CD-ROM Monitor:None. Graphics Controller:PCI - ATI RAGE XL - 8 MB Networking:Network adapter - PCI-X - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet Power:AC 110/230 V ( 50/60 Hz ) Manufacturer Warranty:3 years warranty Has anyone had any experiance running FreeBSD on a system such as this, My main concerns are really the Raid Array, ILo and Insight Manager, I know that FreeBSD has the Smart Array 5i supported through ciss, but we dont currently use either HP or Raid, The reseller has been as helpful as possible (bar giving us a server to play with) but support for FreeBSD at HP is obviously limited at best. Any help would be appreciated, our only other alternative is to run RedHat or MS which are both supported by HP, We are preared to do that, but would much rather continue to use FreeBSD, it has served us extremely well and has proved to be a solid enviroment for our requirements. Thanks for any help in advance Alex _________________________________________________________________ It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messenger today! http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger