Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 01:20:31 +0100 From: Mathias Haas <mathias@haas.se> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD on Dell PowerEdge 2500 Message-ID: <40315E4F.9050206@haas.se> In-Reply-To: <4252.204.248.53.43.1076968586.squirrel@www.uti.com> References: <4007.204.248.53.43.1076961887.squirrel@www.uti.com> <200402161517.26889.algould@datawok.com> <4252.204.248.53.43.1076968586.squirrel@www.uti.com>
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I've installed it on a 2550, no problem what so ever. /mathias moliveri@uti.com wrote: >That's what I was hoping to hear. Thanks for the responses, all! > >Take care, >Mike > > > > >>On Monday 16 February 2004 02:04 pm, moliveri@uti.com wrote: >> >> >>>Anyone have any experience installing FreeBSD on a Dell PowerEdge >>>server? >>>2500 or any other? I'm looking at having to do so and, having not done >>>it >>>before, I'm just wondering if there are any gotchas I should be aware of >>>or if I have to use their OpenManage CDs or something. >>> >>>Take care, >>>Mike >>> >>> >>The server I have at work is a Dell PowerEdge. I think the specific model >>is >>1400SC; but my memory could be faulty. It's on the other side of Texas, >>so I >>can't see the case right now. >> >>The server came with a small, bootable dos partition at the beginning of >>the >>scsi hard drive that has certain utilities. Since I was new to FreeBSD at >>the time; I left the dos partition in place. The Dell CD's were put in a >>drawer.....somewhere. I've never used them. >> >>FreeBSD installed easily and has performed flawlessly. I don't remember >>what >>version I installed back in 2001; but the server has remained on the >>STABLE >>track via cvsup and 'make world'. The server houses PostgreSQL databases >>used for clinical analysis and acts as a SAMBA server for the analysts. >> >>I've replaced the IDE CDROM with a Sony DVD RW DRU-500A to burn gzipped >>pg_dump files to DVD-R. Dealing with the server's screwless case drove me >>nuts. The DRU-500A's went on clearance -- good price for excellent >>hardware, >>if you can still find one. >> >>My only advice is the same for all computers: Max out the RAM while it's >>relatively inexpensive. >> >>Happy serving, >> >>Andrew Gould >> >> >> >> > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >
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