asterisk users - Mar 2008 - Had it with Dell Garbage - HP Question

I've got two DL385s and a DL320, and they all rock.  iLO especially rocks,
but to leverage the full functionality, you'll need to get the
"Advanced License", which opens up full blown remote console
capabilities (via Java).  It's a separate piece of hardware that, as long as
the server PSUs have power flowing into them, lets you do things like remotely
power on/off/reset the machine (referred to as virtual power), monitor OS
crashes (picks up Windows BSoDs and NetWare ABENDS....haven't Oopsed Linux
on one yet).  iLO's allowed me to do everything from BIOS upgrades to fixing
NetWare boot issues all from the comfort of my home at 3am in the morning.

The build quality is superb...more metal than plastic, so they can weight a bit
more, but I expect that of my servers versus desktop boxes.

I myself use RAID5 in my DL385 G1's (AMD Opteron), which hold up to six
Ultra 320 SCSI drives, on a HP SmartArray controller (64MB of cache
though....need to upgrade that).  The DL320 is a RAID1 on 2x 10k rpm SAS drives,
on a...P400 I think w/ 256MB of cache.  All battery backed.

OS Support is great so far.  Just check HP's site for the "Proliant
Support Packs" specific to an OS, as they sometimes provide better drivers
than what ships stock w/ the OS (this is especially true for NetWare).


--J


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Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Had it with Dell Garbage - HP Question


How do you get notifications ?
Is this thru one of the add on packages HP sells for the box ?  Which One ?
Could you be more specific about what you mean by a "recovery CD"
and hod do you get console access below multi used to do "recovery ??

What is "integrated ILO BIOS Access" sounds cool.

What O/S you usin and what made you pick it ?

What kind and how many RAIDS are you using. The HP site gave like 8 
different RAID controllers and like 20 CPUs to chose from.  How did you 
chose ?

Thx for sharing !!!

Darren Wright wrote:
> One of the major reasons we use DL320 / DL380's is the ease of swapping
drives, and the integrated ILO BIOS level access.    We can support remote sites
with ease.
>  
> If a drive dies we get a notification, a new one is sent and a non-techie
can replace it with guidance.    No onsite visit.   That is worth potentially
thousands of dollars.
>  
> We also leave a recovery CD there that can be inserted if we need to
rebuild the system remotely.   Never had to, but it's worked in the lab.
>  
> -D
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