Dave Hodgkinson wrote: > > Anyone have an opinion on VA? VA as in the Linux Server / PC company ? If so, I've used some of there kit - which appears very nice. The default install is quite good, and the machines look to have been put together well. Software / install support was good - i.e apart from the time difference questions were answered by knowledgable support people <rant about dell support> Which Beat: Me: How do I boot from the PERC raid controler ? Dells support person: "No Idea the Americans deal with that" Me: How can I install Linux on this 2450 then ? Dells support person: "No Idea the Americans deal with that" Me: Can you give me a name or number for the American Dell Linux team ? Dells support person: "No" Me: How helpfull, I was under the impression that you supported Linux on this line ? Dells support person: "Not yet" Me: Tell that to your sales staff, as they sold it as such...... CLICK <rant over> VA also use quality kit that has open source drivers unlike Dell's PERC controllers in the 2450's - although that may have chnaged now. I now source stuff from www.dnuk.com (they use mostly the same components as VA). Usually disclaimes apply .... Greg > -- > Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org > Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep-purple.com > Apache, mod_perl, MySQL, Sybase hired gun for, well, hire > -----------------------------------------------------------------
