Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 18:07:49 +0100 From: Stefano Riva <sriva@alice.it> To: binh@netnam.vn, freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Question about HP Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.19990305180749.00a9b460@relay.alice.it> In-Reply-To: <36DFC457.AC85C819@netnam.vn>
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First of all, this isn't the right list. Next time, please submit questions to freebsd-questions. At 18.47 05/03/99 +0700, you wrote: >We have HP NetServer LH3 and we would like to install FreeBSD on it. >We also want to install a Proxy Server like Squid, so we would like to >ask you some questions: > Can we use this kind of computer for these proposals? Yes. I have one LH3 2xPII/400 here and it works very well with FreeBSD. Keep in mind that Squid is really efficient (it uses threads instead of forking a new process for each request, for example), but any proxy server software needs a large quantity of memory and mass storage. Let's say at least 128 MB RAM and 4 GB dedicated disk space for a low-end installation. It would be nice if your LH3 had the second CPU installed, too... but this shouldn't be a strict requirement. Anyway, the requirements depend from the load you'll be facing. > Are there any difficulties about hardware with HP NetServer? The only problem is the internal hardware RAID system: HP NetRAID. It isn't supported by FreeBSD, so you can't use it with FreeBSD. Use the two AIC-7880 controllers. If you absolutely need RAID, you have to buy a DPT card or a SCSI-to-SCSI controller from Mylex, CMD, etc. We recently bought a CMD-5440 and it's a very good product. I also know that there's an "unofficial" driver for some Compaq RAID card(s). If your machine will be a Squid server only, probably you don't need RAID. > Could you give us some advice? Install the HP utility partition, then install FreeBSD 3.1 without modifying the boot block and track the 3.1-STABLE tree. You will find more info about STABLE on the website, starting from the applications' page. --- Stefano Riva Software Engineer - Systems Administrator Informazioni Editoriali I.E. Srl Phone +39-027528400, Fax +39-027528451 Email sriva@alice.it To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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