From owner-freebsd-hardware Wed Aug 9 13:46: 8 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from implode.root.com (root.com [209.102.106.178]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 52D7137BBE3 for ; Wed, 9 Aug 2000 13:45:59 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dg@implode.root.com) Received: from implode.root.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by implode.root.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id NAA10178; Wed, 9 Aug 2000 13:30:29 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <200008092030.NAA10178@implode.root.com> To: Steve Kaczkowski Cc: hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Who makes FBSD friendly rackmount systems? In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 09 Aug 2000 14:31:17 CDT." <3991B185.77CF2173@inc.net> From: David Greenman Reply-To: dg@root.com Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 13:30:29 -0700 Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org >I'm coming to a point where building machines from parts is fast >becoming >something no longer desirable and an looking for alternatives. I'm >trying >to find a manufacturer that builds entire system that are FreeBSD >friendly >and thus far just haven't had any luck. > >Here's the specs I'm looking for: > >19" Rackmount >Dual hot swap power (2 power plugs if possible) >PIII 800+ >1GB or more of ram >Disks aren't soo important since external raid will be used >U2/U160 SCSI onboard or able to take full height PCI card > > >Nothing real strange or anything so that's why I find it soo weird. I >know >there are vendors like Compaq,Dell,etc,etc but from reading I've come to >find >that systems like this are a little too proprietary in some aspects and >don't run soo well unless you're running NT (especially Compaq)... > >So I'd appreciate any pointers you guys can give.. My company, TeraSolutions, manufactures FreeBSD servers and RAID storage systems. http://www.terasolutions.com. The servers come with FreeBSD installed and tuned for high traffic applications. We typically do at least three days of burn-in testing and have a 3 year parts & labor warranty. Contact me for a quote. -DG David Greenman Co-founder, The FreeBSD Project - http://www.freebsd.org Manufacturer of high-performance Internet servers - http://www.terasolutions.com Pave the road of life with opportunities. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message