From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 29 01:16:53 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 81FE516A418 for ; Mon, 29 Oct 2007 01:16:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhorne@dfwlp.org) Received: from pollux.dfwlp.com (rrcs-64-183-212-244.sw.biz.rr.com [64.183.212.244]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2814913C4B0 for ; Mon, 29 Oct 2007 01:16:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhorne@dfwlp.org) Received: from pollux.dfwlp.com (pollux.dfwlp.com [192.168.125.61]) by pollux.dfwlp.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l9T0vFsa034728 for ; Sun, 28 Oct 2007 19:57:15 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from jhorne@dfwlp.org) Received: (from www@localhost) by pollux.dfwlp.com (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id l9T0vFId034727 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sun, 28 Oct 2007 19:57:15 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from jhorne@dfwlp.org) X-Authentication-Warning: pollux.dfwlp.com: www set sender to jhorne@dfwlp.org using -f Received: from miaplacidus.dfwlp.com (miaplacidus.dfwlp.com [192.168.125.80]) by webmail.dfwlp.org (Horde MIME library) with HTTP; Sun, 28 Oct 2007 19:57:15 -0500 Message-ID: <20071028195715.8vafqs728wokk8gs@webmail.dfwlp.org> Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 19:57:15 -0500 From: Jonathan Horne To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20071029000347.GA25576@farnborough.darq.net> In-Reply-To: <20071029000347.GA25576@farnborough.darq.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) H3 (4.1.4) / FreeBSD-6.2 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.0 required=3.6 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00, MIME_QP_LONG_LINE autolearn=no version=3.2.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on pollux.dfwlp.com Subject: Re: Recommended servers for FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 01:16:53 -0000 Quoting Andrew Wasilczuk : > Hi, > > I'm interested to see what servers people use for FreeBSD. I used to > buy the IBM xSeries x306 for firewalls and web servers and the x206 for > low budget file servers, but both aren't being sold anymore. I recently > got a few IBM x3200 and x3550. They are really nicely built and I > hardly have any problems. However, the on-board RAID controllers > (Adaptec AIC-9580W) aren't supported under FreeBSD so I fit them with > 3ware 9000 series RAID cards. Although I really like those 3ware cards, > it seems like an extra expense that could be avoided. > > What servers do you guys buy and why? I would really like to have the > on-board RAID supported. Do HP servers play well with FreeBSD? If yes, > which models would you recommend? > > > Many thanks, > > > Andrew. > > -- > __/_/_ w: http://darq.com/ > __/_/_ m: 07971 10 20 88 > / / t: 020 7100 1447 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.or= g" > I have deployed many types of HP servers with FreeBSD 6.x, so far, =20 none of them have had any issues (all using HP supplied or onboard =20 RAID). ML110 (G3 i think), ML150 G3 are my most recent, all the way =20 back to the original ML530 G1, all no problems. --=20 Jonathan Horne http://www.dfwlp.org jhorne@dfwlp.org ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.