Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 12:36:16 -0500 (CDT) From: James Wyatt <jwyatt@rwsystems.net> To: Shawn Kelly <kellysm_2k@yahoo.com> Cc: Chris Shenton <cshenton@uucom.com>, mjy@geizhals.at, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Reliable rackmount servers? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10007271227490.64739-100000@bsdie.rwsystems.net> In-Reply-To: <20000727133140.9831.qmail@web5103.mail.yahoo.com>
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> Wow, this is the second response that I've recieved like this. I was > excited to see all of the Compaq support in FreeBSD since we are a > Compaq shop. But now, I have to re-think this. I was hoping to convert > a couple of my servers to FreeBSD in the next year or so to free up > some licensing. I guess I should consider another platform, if thats > the path I take. > > I'm supposed to be making my life easier with FreeBSD, not > complicating it further. As usual, more recent experience is usually a better than less recent. Hardware compatability usually gets way better over time and onboard stuff for servers frequently leads available Unix drivers a little. If someone has good experience with something (like Compaq servers), they will try it again. Once someone has a bad vendor experience, they will likely hate it forever. I used to hate Dell and HP servers after earlier hair-pulling experiences, now I'll use them *IF* I can test install and shake them out. Don't expect me to play with another SMP AST Manhattan server again for a while though! (^_^) If you are a 'Compaq shop', take a machine you have there and try installing on it. Change the DRAM and add a drive to prove you can and try banging on it. You are already into Compaq support for your other servers and, when you have a server that can't run Win2K, FBSD will likely easily prove you can get more performance out of your hardware. You also have a good source of spare parts about your campus... Hope this helps - Jy@ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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