Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2006 14:30:52 -0700 From: freebsd@bitfreak.org To: Thomas Agersborg <ta@dencro.net> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dell Server 2900 with the new Intel processor Woodcrest Message-ID: <44D9028C.3020309@bitfreak.org> In-Reply-To: <004b01c6bab6$335d6210$0301000a@Thomas> References: <004b01c6bab6$335d6210$0301000a@Thomas>
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Thomas Agersborg wrote: > I want to purchase a Dell Server 2900 with these specifications <...> > Dual-Core 64-bit Intel Xeon processor 5160 <...> > 4GB (4x1GB) 667MHz FBD memory (max 32GB) <...> > is there any issues which I need to > be aware of in regard to the server and FreeBSD? You'll want (need) to run amd64 instead of i386. You can run i386, but the 64-bit capabilities will go to waste. You also won't get to use all of your 4 GB of RAM due to memory-mapping of hardware I/O addresses. The amd64 version does not have these problems. All the major software is now 64-bit clean, but you may have trouble with some desktop-type software (mplayer) and other less-common ports. Beyond that, all is good--PowerEdge+FreeBSD is an excellent combination. We even have IPMI support!
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