Thanks for the info Keith and sorry for the reply lag. We have ordered a specific configuration from Supermicro, once received and tested will report back the results and details.
On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 4:54 AM, Keith Wesolowski < [email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Dec 21, 2014 at 10:05:18AM +1300, Peter Toth via smartos-discuss > wrote: > > > Thanks Jason great to hear that! We are one step away to place an order > for > > a few of these X10DRU-i+ > > <http://www.supermicro.com.tw/products/system/2U/2028/SYS-2028U-TRT_.cfm> > based > > servers, also this chipset is with DDR4 not exactly sure what the > > implications might be with a different memory controller and SmartOS. > > We (and by we I mean mostly Robert) did some testing with E1 Haswell > systems previously. The memory controller should not be a factor, but I > cannot speak to the E3 nor to that board specifically. > > > Also had a thorough look through the Joyent BOM > > <http://eng.joyent.com/manufacturing/bom.html> and it seems that the > > following should be just fine: LSI SAS2308 SAS controllers and for > > networking 10G Intel 82599ES > > <http://www.supermicro.com.tw/products/accessories/addon/AOC-CTG-i2S.cfm> > . > > I've had the PCIe variant of that controller and it works. Don't know > for sure about their weird proprietary form factor one, but anything > that's just a plain 82599ES electrically wired up via PCIe should > generally be fine. > > > Hopefully these servers will work with SmartOS - otherwise my fingers > will > > be chopped off :) > > Always get an evaluation unit prior to placing a firm order. > ------------------------------------------- smartos-discuss Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/184463/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/184463/25769125-55cfbc00 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=25769125&id_secret=25769125-7688e9fb Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
