Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:06:02 -0800 From: Xin LI <delphij@delphij.net> To: Richard Bates <rtbates@patmedia.net> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, Freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What current Dell Systems are supported/work Message-ID: <4785616A.4070001@delphij.net> In-Reply-To: <DB4DDB04-1ADE-4C36-A846-BB6B7C12EB1B@patmedia.net> References: <DB4DDB04-1ADE-4C36-A846-BB6B7C12EB1B@patmedia.net>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Richard Bates wrote: > Sorry for the repost... > I don't think the first one posted.. > > posted to freebsd.stable, freebsd-current, Freebsd-hardware > > I checked the hardware in the online documentation manual/hardware > > It only lists the bits and peices of the machine say the hard drive > controller and so forth. but doesn't give you a particular system to > look at as a working machine with FreeBSD 6.2 > > does anybody know if a Dell PowerEdge 1950 > • Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processors 5400 series 3.16GHz > • 4GB Ram > > I am looking to attach 2 machines to a SAN to make a constantly up > system. Is there a Dell San and San Switch that will work with this > version of BSD? > > Thank you for your help It has been observed that there is some interrupt related issue with certain models of Dell PowerEdge 1950/2950 on 6.2-RELEASE, to be more specific, those which are configured without a RAID controller. The symptom is that server will hang on boot after detected acd0, but this is not reliably reproducible. At our company (we deploy hundreds of 1950/2950 online during last year), our important local changes that is made for these boxes include: - backport my bce(4) changes from RELENG_6. - backport MSI support, and enable by default. (*) *: This is the default behavior for 7.0, I have not encountered the problem mentioned above on any 1950/2950 boxes so far I have tested. That's said, I would recommend that you deploy 6.3-RELEASE (with proper loader.conf configuration to enable MSI) or 7.0-RELEASE once they are out of the door. I do not have much experience with SAN devices you have mentioned, though, so perhaps it's better to listen someone else's suggestions. Cheers, - -- Xin LI <delphij@delphij.net> http://www.delphij.net/ FreeBSD - The Power to Serve! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4 (FreeBSD) iD4DBQFHhWFpi+vbBBjt66ARAhaLAJdYQHtgCsXYYdgPvWOh0QiLARWmAKCU2sH5 9PLlYsSESqvoMHCekHtJfw== =xIhB -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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