----- Original Message ----- | On 2011-08-08, Michael Lechtermann <mich...@lechtermann.net> wrote: | > Hi all, | > | > for a new loadbalancer setup that should replace two old F5s the | > plan | > is to use OpenBSD/relayd. | > | > Looking at the specs, a Dell R410 (or R610) would meet the | > requirements | > regarding hot-swap HDDs (RAID 1) and redundant power supply, but... | | R310 can do that too, dmesg from -current below. | | > Can anyone please confirm that OpenBSD is running on that hardware | > and | > what raid controller would be a good choice? | | H200 (mpii) works ok. H700 (mfi) is faster but I guess you probably | won't | be needing super-fast disks on a relayd box. | | > The boxes are also to have 6 network interfaces. Which additional | > Quad | > NIC would be the best to take, Broadcom or Intel? | | I don't ever recall seeing a quad Broadcom nic.
<snip> I think there is an issue with Broadcom cards and VLANs IIRC. On the Dell R200 I have the integrated bge drivers do not seem to support VLANs, other cards might not have issues but YMMV. -- James A. Peltier IT Services - Research Computing Group Simon Fraser University - Burnaby Campus Phone : 778-782-6573 Fax : 778-782-3045 E-Mail : jpelt...@sfu.ca Website : http://www.sfu.ca/itservices http://blogs.sfu.ca/people/jpeltier
