Wait, isn't that what duct tape is for? :^P
Yeah, HP has been disappointing lately, along with Dell (their low end servers are shit in my opinion - any manufacturer that will put a Broadcom NIC in a server class machine has immediately lost my respect for good). At this point (as of about 6 years ago) we only spec Intel servers - if they're good enough to build IBM's servers, then it feels like a pretty safe bet that it's solid. And our experience backs that up - we have several in the field that have been running for well over a year (one in particular is at 750days of uptime). They're well built, they don't have stupid quirks that piss me off like missing hardware, and they run and run and run. What's not to like? J Rubin Rubin Bennett rbTechnologies, LLC 1970 VT Route 14 South East Montpelier, VT 05651 Thoughtfully managed, custom crafted business communications and networks since 1997 (802)223-4448 x101 <http://rbtechvt.com> http://rbtechvt.com "I cannot believe that the purpose of life is to be happy. I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be compassionate. It is, above all to matter, to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference that you lived at all." Leo Rosten 1908-1997 From: Vermont Area Group of Unix Enthusiasts [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Balu Raman Sent: Friday, July 27, 2012 3:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: HP Buyer beware There goes out the door Meg Whitman, another ceo :-) -balu raman On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 1:12 PM, Tisdell, Dave <[email protected]> wrote: Hi all, I just went through the most bizarre tech support experience I have ever had. I am setting up a server for someone. The server is brand new, arrived last week, Hp DL 160 G6. Non-hot plug drives were shipped and they are listed on the HP website as being supported in this server. When I unpack everything, I can't find hardware to securely mount the drives in the drive bays. I can put them in to begin software configuration but if the server were tilted forward, they would fall out. After a couple of email exchanges with my sales agent, I am advised to call tech support. I spent over an hour on the phone with support only to discover that HP does not ship the mounting hardware for non-hot plug drives nor do they even have it even though these drives are "supported" and sold by HP. I am told that i have to contact a 3rd party vendor if i want the mounting hardware to permanently the drives in the server. How Bizarre!!!!!!! I almost went with penguin computing. Next time. Dave -- David Tisdell. Music Teacher Browns River Middle School 20 River Road Jericho, VT 05465 [email protected] (e-mail) -- This e-mail may contain information protected under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). If this e-mail contains student information and you are not entitled to access such information under FERPA, please notify the sender. Federal regulations require that you destroy this e-mail without reviewing it and you may not forward it to anyone. -- "There is nothing to fear from truth....Being truthful is essential to being an independent thinker and obtaining greater understanding of what is right." -Ray Dalio Bridgewater Associates
