From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 9 02:44:00 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0715D1065675 for ; Tue, 9 Jun 2009 02:44:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from vogelke@hcst.com) Received: from beta.hcst.com (beta.hcst.com [192.52.183.241]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A39CC8FC19 for ; Tue, 9 Jun 2009 02:43:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from vogelke@hcst.com) Received: from beta.hcst.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by beta.hcst.com (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id n592hwF8006642 for ; Mon, 8 Jun 2009 22:43:58 -0400 Received: (from vogelke@localhost) by beta.hcst.com (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id n592hwkb006641; Mon, 8 Jun 2009 22:43:58 -0400 Received: by kev.msw.wpafb.af.mil (Postfix, from userid 32768) id 5F7AABED8; Mon, 8 Jun 2009 22:43:40 -0400 (EDT) To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-reply-to: <7fc6c27a0906081056u161731c6m298efcf2aa471d38@mail.gmail.com> (message from ericr on Mon, 8 Jun 2009 11:56:35 -0600) Organization: Oasis Systems Inc. X-Disclaimer: I don't speak for the USAF or Oasis. X-GPG-ID: 1024D/711752A0 2006-06-27 Karl Vogel X-GPG-Fingerprint: 56EB 6DBF 4224 C953 F417 CC99 4C7C 7D46 7117 52A0 Message-Id: <20090609024340.5F7AABED8@kev.msw.wpafb.af.mil> Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 22:43:40 -0400 (EDT) From: vogelke+unix@pobox.com (Karl Vogel) Subject: Re: What server hardware are you buying from the big companies these days? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: vogelke+unix@pobox.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:44:00 -0000 >> On Mon, 8 Jun 2009 11:56:35 -0600, >> ericr said: E> Has anyone bought servers from one of the big manufacturers lately and had E> good luck with them? I've always had good luck with Dell, especially the GX-260s. I've used them for file-servers handling over 100 Samba connections at a time, and (considering they're just workstations) they work fine. E> We've used SuperMicro's in the past, and they've been wildly variable. E> Some of them have run ok for years, some died within weeks, and kept dying E> no matter what parts we put in. We have three SuperMicro blade servers. One's worked like a champ, and the other two died. The vendor we used tanked, so no warranty support. I got two IBM X3400 boxes to replace the SuperMicros; the drives were OK, so I got empty enclosures plus some rails, stuffed the drives in, and installed FreeBSD-7.1. My only problem so far has been a BIOS issue, but IBM site-support has been great. -- Karl Vogel I don't speak for the USAF or my company Golfer: "Do you think I can get there with a 5-iron? Caddy: "Eventually."