Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 10:27:16 -0600 From: Ken Gunderson <kgunders@teamcool.net> To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Rackmount MP AMD boxes? Message-ID: <42877864.8000001@teamcool.net> In-Reply-To: <200505151113.27646.josemi@freebsd.jazztel.es> References: <m28y2hxitg.wl%gnn@neville-neil.com> <4286D31B.9040800@pacific.net.sg> <m27ji1xdq5.wl%gnn@neville-neil.com> <200505151113.27646.josemi@freebsd.jazztel.es>
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Jose M Rodriguez wrote: > El Domingo, 15 de Mayo de 2005 07:25, gnn@freebsd.org escribió: > >>At Sun, 15 May 2005 12:42:03 +0800, >> >>Erich Dollansky wrote: >> >>>gnn@freebsd.org wrote: >>> >>>>Anyone got one they like? >>>> >>>>I am looking for something to develop FreeBSD on, in particular >>>>network code so it needs to be able to be serial debugged and >>>>have room for multiple NICs. 1 or 2U. >>> >>>It depends on your budget. >>> >>>I use Tyan motherboards and do my own machines if it should be >>>cheap. >> >>I'm thinking $2000 total, board, box, processors, memory and a disk. >>I'd like to go lower of course but doubt it since I want two >>processors ;-) >> > > > Tyan GX28 (B2882) will be a cantidate, but you be warned of: > > - It's an 1U blade. > - Doesn't have too much disk I/O power (SATA conected to PCI 32/33). > > In the other hand: > > + dual core CPU support official By tyan. > + Free PCI-X 64/133 slot. > + Broadcom BCM5704C dual channel to PCI-X bridge. > + Intel 82551QM to PCI 32/33 > > I doesn't try run this with just a dual-core CPU. ALso this will limit > RAM to 4 slot/ 8 GB. > > So think in a base 244 (x2) system with DDR333 (x4). This was what I had in mind when I mentioned 1u Transport... But if you need more disk, then they also have a scsi based 1u that supports 4 bays. If you didn't need a rackmount, you may consider building your own, but w/rackmount, you get the backplane, etc. all nicely integrated for you in a package that, from Tyan at least, is also dual core certified. The same mainboards seprarately are not, as the barebone units get a slightly different bios. Although I suspect you could upgrade the bios... The dual core support is nice plus. From the pricing I've seen, however, a single dual core comes in substantially higher than 2 single core cpu's. But then this is just w/my upstream distributor's pricing, not shopping the net at large.... Such a strategy offers a very attractive option;-) Ciao-- kvg
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