From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 13 09:30:24 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7A4AD1065678 for ; Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:30:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from krassi@bulinfo.net) Received: from mx.bulinfo.net (mx.bulinfo.net [193.194.156.1]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 369C58FC1F for ; Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:30:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from krassi@bulinfo.net) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mx.bulinfo.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3DCCB17AE2C; Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:30:22 +0200 (EET) Received: from mx.bulinfo.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mx.bulinfo.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 78492-09; Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:30:19 +0200 (EET) Received: from [192.168.2.188] (pythia.bulinfo.net [212.72.195.5]) by mx.bulinfo.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id A748B17AE24; Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:30:19 +0200 (EET) Message-ID: <47D8F427.8070406@bulinfo.net> Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:30:15 +0200 From: Krassimir Slavchev User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (X11/20071122) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Johan_Str=F6m?= References: <47D7BDF3.9030508@bulinfo.net> <5A19EFD5-7286-41A7-84F9-F11319D6FBA4@stromnet.se> In-Reply-To: <5A19EFD5-7286-41A7-84F9-F11319D6FBA4@stromnet.se> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at mx.bulinfo.net Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HP ProLiant DL360 G5 success stories? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:30:24 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Johan Ström wrote: > On Mar 12, 2008, at 12:26 PM, Krassimir Slavchev wrote: > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Johan Ström wrote: >>> Hello! >>> >>> Im looking into getting a new server box to replace a Supermicro box, >>> which unfortunately have a bunch of problems with heat, random hangups, >>> crappy IPMI/remote admin capabilities etc.. >>> What I'm looking at is a DL360 G5, probably with one E5335 (quad 2.0) >>> and 4G of RAM and 4x 146Gb SAS disks on the Smart Array P400i card. >> >> I have some DL360 G5 (3.0GHz E53xx) with 8G, 4x146G SAS and P400i and >> they work perfect with 7.0 (amd64) and sched ULE! >> >>> I've googled and looked through the list archives trying to find success >>> stories/problem reports using FreeBSD on this box, but haven't found >>> very much.. Only thing was >> >> Try to find "Performance!" thread on this list > > Found it, but the main point seemed to be dont compile postgres stuff > with incompatible threadsafeness? Or did I miss something? > > http://www.mail-archive.com/freebsd-stable@freebsd.org/msg92787.html Yes, the main point is differ but the hardware is as yours and 7.0 works without issues. > >> >> >>> http://www.freebsd.org/platforms/amd64/motherboards.html which says >>> "Functional" which isnt very informative ;) >>> >>> So.. Does anyone have any experience with this combo (DL360 G5 / P400i)? >>> >> >> Yes, P400i works fine with ciss(4) driver > > Can i offline/online drives, rebuild arrays etc from the OS? You don't need to do anything from the OS, just pull out the drive an plug a new one or the same drive and arrays will be rebuilt automatically (without rebooting or power on/off! The system doesn't affected by this operation while running). I have never tested camcontrol(8) utility but it should work. Best Regards > > Thank you! > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFH2PQnxJBWvpalMpkRAru5AKCH4Kxcaf8Q7cQU8DTIq15m0JKraACcCQTQ SkCJTms5zKSO3KwyJusJ4Xg= =zvEW -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----