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Date:      Sat, 26 Nov 2005 12:19:30 +0100
From:      Lars Tunkrans <lars.tunkrans@bredband.net>
To:        Sten Spans <sten@blinkenlights.nl>
Cc:        amd64@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Sun x2100 Server Compatability
Message-ID:  <438844C2.3000902@bredband.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOC.4.61.0511251230470.28992@tea.blinkenlights.nl>
References:  <437CF0E5.5030405@wmptl.com> <437D0FF6.20009@deadcafe.de>	<1E1A2905-37CA-45BA-8E3E-BC3DDF3094EF@khera.org>	<4384BBBF.4030007@wmptl.com> <Pine.SOC.4.61.0511251230470.28992@tea.blinkenlights.nl>

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Sten Spans wrote:

> On Wed, 23 Nov 2005, Nathan Vidican wrote:
>
>> Vivek Khera wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On Nov 17, 2005, at 6:19 PM, Daniel Rock wrote:
>>>
>>>> Nathan Vidican schrieb:
>>>>
>>>>> Any known issues running FreeBSD/amd64 on a Sun x2100 server?  
>>>>> Single opteron box, dual GigE, 80GB S-ATA, 1GB Ram, specs as below:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The X2100 is based on a Tyan Tomcat K8E (S2865) mainboard without  
>>>> PS/2 mouse and keyboard ports. So you should look at success  
>>>> reports for this board.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Same issue here... both NIC's requried, but putting in a good ole 
>> Intel/FXP card won't bother me in the least.
>
>
> The x2100 is listed as only having pci-E expansion options ...
> so a regular pci ethernet card wont fit.
>
>
The intention here is to provide  a FAST  bus  for the optional
PCI-E  infiniband  card and PCI-E  FibreChannel CARD.

The box is inteded  as a GRID building block.

//Lars



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