From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jul 30 12:02:57 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9C99137B401 for ; Wed, 30 Jul 2003 12:02:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hobbiton.shire.net (hobbiton.shire.net [206.71.64.250]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C321C4400D for ; Wed, 30 Jul 2003 12:02:56 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from chad@shire.net) Received: from [67.161.247.57] (helo=shire.net) by hobbiton.shire.net with asmtp (TLSv1:DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 4.10) id 19hwDv-000NCq-00; Wed, 30 Jul 2003 13:02:55 -0600 Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 13:02:52 -0600 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v552) To: David Raistrick From: "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" In-Reply-To: Message-Id: <6B9B0ECA-C2C0-11D7-802C-003065A70D30@shire.net> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.552) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-5.3 required=5.4 tests=BAYES_10,DOMAIN_4U2,EMAIL_ATTRIBUTION,IN_REP_TO, QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT,REPLY_WITH_QUOTES,USER_AGENT_APPLEMAIL version=2.55 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.55 (1.174.2.19-2003-05-19-exp) cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: dual Xeon motherboard of choice? X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 19:02:57 -0000 On Tuesday, July 29, 2003, at 02:12 PM, David Raistrick wrote: > On Tue, 29 Jul 2003, David Raistrick wrote: > >> Currently I'm looking at the X5DLR-8G2 powered Supermicro 6023L-8R or >> 6023P-8R. (the 6023P requires low profile cards only.) > > To update, I seem to have managed to confuse myself during my > shopping. :) > > The 6023L-8R uses the X5DLR-8G2 with Broadcom NICs but still requires > low > profile cards. It doesnt look like they have a 533 2u system that uses > the 400RC chassis. > > The 6023P-8R uses the X5DP8-G2 board with Intel NICs. > These guys "Dave Allen " make some nice 2U racks specifically for supermicro MB and they support redudant ps etc. Check them out Chad