From owner-freebsd-stable Mon Dec 30 14:22: 5 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7B47237B401 for ; Mon, 30 Dec 2002 14:22:04 -0800 (PST) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 917DF43ED4 for ; Mon, 30 Dec 2002 14:22:01 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id gBUMM0RG014137; Mon, 30 Dec 2002 23:22:00 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wkb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) id gBUMM0w4014136; Mon, 30 Dec 2002 23:22:00 +0100 (CET) Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 23:22:00 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte To: vizion communication Cc: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Installation of FreeBSD on Compaq 5500R Quad processor system Message-ID: <20021230232200.F13942@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <000601c2b04b$7428ec70$2248abcd@leopard> <02e901c2b050$1039a240$15b55042@vizion2000.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <02e901c2b050$1039a240$15b55042@vizion2000.net>; from vizion@ixpres.com on Mon, Dec 30, 2002 at 02:09:03PM -0800 X-OS: FreeBSD 4.7-STABLE X-PGP: finger wilko@freebsd.org Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Mon, Dec 30, 2002 at 02:09:03PM -0800, vizion communication wrote: > Hi > > I am making a choice between Linux and FreeBSD for this > system. I prefer using FreeBSD because I am familiar with it > and have a number of other servers running FreeBSD and but > none on Linux. Compaq's web site offers support for Linux > and I wonder if anyone as any experience of the compaq quad > processor hardware under FreeBSD and has any advice to > offer. The system includes the raid. I run FreeBSD on a Proliant 6500 quad Xeon, a DL380 and a 1850 at work. Works OK. Yahoo! runs FreeBSD on a ton of Proliants if I am correctly informed ;) -- | / o / /_ _ |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte wilko@FreeBSD.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message