From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 30 21:04:32 2009 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 B2105106564A for ; Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:04:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from andrew@modulus.org) Received: from email.octopus.com.au (email.octopus.com.au [122.100.2.232]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3DEC38FC08 for ; Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:04:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from andrew@modulus.org) Received: by email.octopus.com.au (Postfix, from userid 1002) id EF48917E93; Fri, 1 May 2009 07:04:46 +1000 (EST) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on email.octopus.com.au X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.4 required=10.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED autolearn=failed version=3.2.3 Received: from [10.1.50.60] (ppp121-44-19-117.lns10.syd7.internode.on.net [121.44.19.117]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: admin@email.octopus.com.au) by email.octopus.com.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id DA9FB17D1C; Fri, 1 May 2009 07:04:42 +1000 (EST) Message-ID: <49FA1246.5020704@modulus.org> Date: Fri, 01 May 2009 07:04:06 +1000 From: Andrew Snow User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (X11/20080523) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Miroslav Lachman <000.fbsd@quip.cz> References: <49F9A324.8090007@quip.cz> In-Reply-To: <49F9A324.8090007@quip.cz> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: experiences with Supermicro Twin servers? (6016TT / 6026TT / 6015TW) 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, 30 Apr 2009 21:04:32 -0000 Miroslav Lachman wrote: > are there somebody with some experiences (bad or good) with Supermicro > Twin servers? Mainly with 2U model 6026TT-TF or 1U model 6016TT-TF build > on top of Intel 5520 Tylersburg (or any other?) They lack PS2 ports so you need USB keyboard to work properly. When I tried FreeBSD 7.1 on the previous generation (based on Intel 5400 Seaburg), the keyboard would not work at all, even though it worked with 7.0. The IPMI daughterboard conflicts with the on-board LAN when FreeBSD is running, causing packet loss and reduced performance and sometimes locks you out. So you need to use IPMI with a dedicated external LAN port - which then blocks the only available PCIe slot. - Andrew