Any recommendations on Dell servers for use with openbsd?

2006-05-15 Thread kyle

Hey all,

I want to purchase some new gear, and I need to purchase from Dell.
So, I'm wondering what others may have bought from Dell and any
gotchas and such. Thanks.



Re: Any recommendations on Dell servers for use with openbsd?

2006-05-15 Thread Planck
kyle napisaE(a):
 Hey all,
 
 I want to purchase some new gear, and I need to purchase from Dell.
 So, I'm wondering what others may have bought from Dell and any
 gotchas and such. Thanks.

I have PowerEdge 2850 and 850 servers and they works well. Besides look
at
http://www.armorlogic.com/openbsd_information_server_compatibility_list.html

br, Darek



Re: Any recommendations on Dell servers for use with openbsd?

2006-05-15 Thread kyle

Excellent page - Ive never seen that link referenced before(nor have I
even heard of the profense product). But the hw compat. list is great.

Anyway, my main concern is/was with the PERC controllers. From past
experiences with Dell, they say you are getting the same exact
server/config but it's not the same..Only guarantee was in that the
same batch of servers would have same controllers/NICs, but any
shipments we had a month apart would result in some things being
different. So, from Dell, we have hundreds of servers that are the
same model but the onboard NICs and raid controllers differ.

I'm glad to hear all of this feedback.

Thanks all.

On 5/15/06, Planck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

kyle napisaE(a):
 Hey all,

 I want to purchase some new gear, and I need to purchase from Dell.
 So, I'm wondering what others may have bought from Dell and any
 gotchas and such. Thanks.

I have PowerEdge 2850 and 850 servers and they works well. Besides look
at
http://www.armorlogic.com/openbsd_information_server_compatibility_list.html

br, Darek