From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 3 01:42:55 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 0DC8A16A4CE for ; Fri, 3 Sep 2004 01:42:55 +0000 (GMT) Received: from gizmo01ps.bigpond.com (gizmo01ps.bigpond.com [144.140.71.11]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 88FD243D2D for ; Fri, 3 Sep 2004 01:42:51 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tom_oak@telstra.com) Received: (qmail 12893 invoked from network); 3 Sep 2004 01:42:49 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO psmam05.bigpond.com) (144.135.25.81) by gizmo01ps.bigpond.com with SMTP; 3 Sep 2004 01:42:49 -0000 Received: from 144.140.102.51 ([144.140.102.51]) by psmam05.bigpond.com(MAM REL_3_4_2a 101/58470646) with SMTP id 58470646; Fri, 03 Sep 2004 11:42:49 +1000 Message-ID: <19620179.1094175769727.JavaMail.imail@owaxs02.opwv.email.bigpond.com> Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 11:42:49 +1000 From: To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Sensitivity: Normal Subject: Which vendor for FreeBSD Rack-Dense Co-Lo 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: Fri, 03 Sep 2004 01:42:55 -0000 Hello all, We are an Australian company looking to buy some rack-dense hardware for a FreeBSD implementation at a colocation facility. So far we have got some quotes from Dell for: * Some PowerEdge 1850 servers * PowerEdge 2850 * PowerVault 220S direct attach storage Are there any issues with getting the PERC4 RAID to work with FreeBSD with external storage (the PowerVault 220S)? Are there driver issues with their DAT72 tape drive (that comes with the PowerEdge 2850)? I had a look at FreeBSD Systems' web site, but they are probably not a feasible option (because we need on-site support in Australia). Which vendor would you recommend out of the big 3 (HP, IBM, Dell)? Are there any other vendors that come to mind which might be better? Reliability is the major factor guiding us. Thank you for your help. Tom