From owner-freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 11 01:23:50 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5D65E16A4CE for ; Thu, 11 Mar 2004 01:23:50 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail.uk.psi.com (mail.uk.psi.com [154.8.2.142]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8FB1443D1D for ; Thu, 11 Mar 2004 01:23:49 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from alan.barrow@psineteurope.com) Received: from camdev-01.ops.uk.psi.com ([154.8.22.17]) by mail.uk.psi.com with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1B1MPn-0004U6-00; Thu, 11 Mar 2004 09:23:43 +0000 From: alan barrow To: Justin Hopper In-Reply-To: <1078985074.3422.157.camel@work.gusalmighty.com> References: <1078985074.3422.157.camel@work.gusalmighty.com> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.8 (1.0.8-9.7x.1) Date: 11 Mar 2004 09:23:28 +0000 Message-Id: <1078997023.22141.27.camel@ip5.ops.uk.psi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 cc: "freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: hardware suggestions X-BeenThere: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the AMD64 platform List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 09:23:50 -0000 Dude :) may the force be with you... I have been trying the tyan 2882 with onboard SCSI. Just make sure you have the correct riser and free-64 goes in fine. We have also tried the board with the SMDC card - console redirect to COMM2. The board looks good so far the broadcom adapters work fine, as for SCSI we are using the LSI 301 and have tried the intel SRCU42L both seem to work fine. N.B. The only issue with the LSI is you need patience as the BIOS only comes up after all the boot devices have failed. We sourced via UK, but the SUN kit comes direct from these guy's and works really well (good fit and LOM) http://www.newisys.com/products/2100_specifications.html yours a.r.b. On Thu, 2004-03-11 at 06:04, Justin Hopper wrote: > Hello, > > I'm investigating the use of a dual or quad Opteron server for an > upcoming project and am curious what vendors people are using for their > hardware. We will need a 1U with 3 or 4 hot-swap SCSI drive bays, and > we will of course be running FreeBSD. > > I've been on Appro's site, but it seems that they are missing the server > that I'm looking for. Their 1U boxen have only 2 drive bays. > > I'm also looking to get an overall feel for the stability and maturity > of the freebsd-amd64 branch. I just joined the list, so I'm sorry if > this has been discussed before. I'll gladly accept pasted messages from > times past. > > Thanks for any assistance. > -- > Justin Hopper > UNIX Systems Engineer > BSDHosting.net > Hosting Division of Digital Oasys Inc. > http://www.bsdhosting.net > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-amd64 > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-amd64-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > --