On Sat, 2010-01-23 at 20:57 -0500, Scott Ehrlich wrote:
> support.dell.com reportedly runs IIS version 6. As a
> test/experiment, it would be interesting to see how it might respond
> if it ran Apache, be it for Windows, Linux, BSD, etc. If apache were
> faster, then it would be interesting to see speed and reliability if
> the OS changed to, say, Linux.
That would be nice. At that point I suspect that there would be
internal Dell escalation tickets regarding, "What is the DOS floppy crap
to upgrade firmware?" And OMSA 6.2 wouldn't crap out saying "No
Controllers Detected" for very long.
Grumble grumble...
<rant>
I'd just like to note that this list has been very helpful to me in
maintaining my production and dev Dell systems at work, so I'm grateful
that it exists. I have very few issues with Dell these days. However,
the OMSA 6.2 situation has made me *very* cautious of upgrading on prod
machines. (I've already been bitten by it on one R200 and one PE1950
box.) Tomorrow I'm getting a motherboard replaced on the *THIRD* of 5
PowerEdge 1950 boxes that we purchased within the last couple of years.
And the floppy thing? In fact, the whole BIOS/any-firmware upgrade via
floppy thing? Industry-wide? I mean, *seriously*? These are supposed
to be "enterprise" systems. I try to order them without floppy drives
(even if one could get them WITH them in the first place) and without
CD/DVD drives (which, depending upon the Dell server model, may or may
not always be possible). Anyone running a lights-out data center can
tell you that the money you save on leaving the DVD drive out on the
purchase, while not small, adds up when talking about 1000, 100, or even
50 servers. Heck - even at 10 servers, PXE installations should be the
norm. So to be told that one has to use a DOS floppy is a little...
well... grating...
Okay. Back to your regularly scheduled broadcast. Thanks for reading.
Back to my cave now...
</rant>
-Ian
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