Kevin wrote: > On 8/23/05, Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>Brandon Mercer wrote: >> >>>Matthew Bettinger wrote: >>> >>>>Can anyone recommend a decent rack server from HP, Dell, IBM or CDW >>>>that will run OpenBSD for webserver use? I would prefer a machine >>>>that has SCSI drives with Mirror Raid capabilities. I know I can go >>>>piecemeal one from FRY's but I need one that can have a hardware >>>>support agreement tied to it. > > > If you can go beyond the big vendors, you might also look at smaller > companies that support OpenBSD. Iron Systems, Sera Systems, etc. > > > >>Hmmm - going and searching the sites you mentioned for 1U servers will >>get you any and all info you want. Why not do it yourself? > > > It's difficult at best to determine from their documentation which > model from which major vendor is "fully" supported by OpenBSD. > > For some Dell desktops, they don't even make it clear if the server > comes with EIDE or SATA disks, much less whose chipset is used, > and looking at servers from Dell and IBM, they just state "embedded RAID" > and if I ask about which chipset is in which model, the sales rep points me > towards their download area for MS-Windows drivers. > > Dell is getting better about giving details, but there are still caveats. > Our 2650s all have Adaptec 'aac' RAID chipsets and won't boot 3.7 GENERIC, > while the newer 1850/2850 machines work under 3.7 but the 'ami' RAID > controller isn't detected correctly by earlier releases. > > Rather than buying hardware blindly and hoping for the best, > reading the archives and then posting to misc@ is how I hedge my bets > when ordering new servers from Dell, Sun, etc. > > Kevin Kadow > > >
Perhaps - but no matter what user feel about HP, they DO have the best site for buying servers and or tailoring them to your needs - IF you have the funds. -- Best regards, Chris The only winner in the war of 1812 was Tchaikovsky.
