Hello FreeBSD Community I am planning to buy a Dell PowerEdge 1600SC server Does anyone has proven FreeBSD on this type of server? FreeBSD works well on this platform? thanks FEATURES DESCRIPTION Processors Dual IntelR XeonT at up to 3.2GHz Cache from 512KB L2 up to 2MB L3 cache Chipset ServerWorksR GC-SL chipset Front side bus 533MHz I/O channels Six total: 2 x PCI-X slots (2 x 64-bit/100MHz); 4 x PCI slots (2 x 64-bit/66MHz; 2 x 32-bit/33MHz) Network interface card 10/100/1000 embedded NIC Availability Hot-plug, redundant power (optional); hot-plug hard drives (optional); ECC memory; easy-access chassis Maximum memory 4GB ECC DDR-266 SDRAM Internal storage scalability Up to six hot-plug (or four non hot-plug) SCSI drives, or up to four IDE drives. Up to 876GB SCSI internal storage Internal storage performance 10,000 and 15,000 rpm U320 SCSI drives or 7,200 rpm IDE drives Hard Drive Controller Embedded single channel (U320) SCSI, Embedded dual channel ATA100, up to six (U320) SCSI hard drives plus 2 optical devices, optional PERC 3/SC, PERC 4/SC, or optional 39160 Ultra3 RAID support PERC 4/SC single channel U320 or PERC3/SC single channel U160 RAID controller (SCSI drives) CERC quad-channel ATA RAID (IDE drives) Tape support Internal: PowerVault 100T TR40, PowerVault 100T DDS4, PowerVault 110T DLT VS80 Video Embedded ATI Rage XL (8MB) USB performance 1.1 Networking Embedded Intel Gigabit NIC Optional add-in: Intel PRO/100 S NIC, Intel PRO/1000 XT NIC, BroadcomR 5703 (10/100/1000) NIC, Broadcom ModemXtreme 56KB V.92 PCI modem High availability clustering Not supported Chassis Easy-access tower (not rackable) Power supply 1 x 450W or optional 2 x 450W hot-plug redundant Systems management Integrated server monitoring (ADM1026); OpenManageT support Remote management Optional Dell Remote Assistant Card (DRACIII/XT) Dimensions (H xW x D) 17.61" x 8.57" x 22.53" (44.73cm x 21.77cm x 57.23cm) Weight 73 lbs., maximum configuration Rack support None
On May 28, 2004 10:50 am, Ing. Gerardo Rodriguez Gutierrez wrote:> Hello FreeBSD Community > > > > I am planning to buy a Dell PowerEdge 1600SC server > > > > Does anyone has proven FreeBSD on this type of server? >I'm running a couple of them with FreeBSD 5.2.1 and they work great. (Both the single and dual processors models). I currently don't have one with the PERC controller but am ordering one within a couple weeks (Dell 1600SC with PERC). I was also going to order a DLT drive but was just given one yesterday from another company's salvage pile.> > > FreeBSD works well on this platform? >Yes.> > > thanks > > > > FEATURES DESCRIPTION > > Processors Dual IntelR XeonT at up to 3.2GHz > > Cache from 512KB L2 up to 2MB L3 cache > > Chipset ServerWorksR GC-SL chipset > > Front side bus 533MHz > > I/O channels Six total: 2 x PCI-X slots (2 x 64-bit/100MHz); > > 4 x PCI slots (2 x 64-bit/66MHz; 2 x 32-bit/33MHz) > > Network interface card 10/100/1000 embedded NIC > > Availability Hot-plug, redundant power (optional); hot-plug hard drives > (optional); > > ECC memory; easy-access chassis > > Maximum memory 4GB ECC DDR-266 SDRAM > > Internal storage scalability Up to six hot-plug (or four non hot-plug) SCSI > drives, or up to four IDE drives. > > Up to 876GB SCSI internal storage > > Internal storage performance 10,000 and 15,000 rpm U320 SCSI drives or > 7,200 rpm IDE drives > > Hard Drive Controller Embedded single channel (U320) SCSI, Embedded dual > channel ATA100, up to > > six (U320) SCSI hard drives plus 2 optical devices, optional PERC 3/SC, > > PERC 4/SC, or optional 39160 Ultra3 > > RAID support PERC 4/SC single channel U320 or PERC3/SC single channel U160 > RAID > > controller (SCSI drives) > > CERC quad-channel ATA RAID (IDE drives) > > Tape support Internal: PowerVault 100T TR40, PowerVault 100T DDS4, > PowerVault 110T > > DLT VS80 > > Video Embedded ATI Rage XL (8MB) > > USB performance 1.1 > > Networking Embedded Intel Gigabit NIC > > Optional add-in: Intel PRO/100 S NIC, Intel PRO/1000 XT NIC, > > BroadcomR 5703 (10/100/1000) NIC, Broadcom ModemXtreme 56KB V.92 > > PCI modem > > High availability clustering Not supported > > Chassis Easy-access tower (not rackable) > > Power supply 1 x 450W or optional 2 x 450W hot-plug redundant > > Systems management Integrated server monitoring (ADM1026); OpenManageT > support > > Remote management Optional Dell Remote Assistant Card (DRACIII/XT) > > Dimensions (H xW x D) 17.61" x 8.57" x 22.53" (44.73cm x 21.77cm x 57.23cm) > > Weight 73 lbs., maximum configuration > > Rack support None > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"-- Scott E. Campbell Systems Administrator Greater Victoria Public Library Victoria, BC
You might want to reconsider the PERC controllers offered with that hardware. They (PERC3/SC and PERC4/SC) use the amr (megaraid) driver, and we've had serious stability problems under FreeBSD 4.9 and 5.2.1 with that controller. Avoid RAID controllers under the Megaraid section at URL: http://linux.dell.com/raid.shtml Repeated system crashes when lots of files have been opened (more frequently with > 2 GB of RAM installed / enabled), such as during "make buildworld" or when the periodic daily cron job scans the disks... Also, the boxes fail to reboot every two or three boots, until power-cycled, apparently when interrrogating devices on the amr fails at boot time. The amr driver reports errors interrogating devices when booting succeeds, but the machine frequently simply hangs in a hard lockup. The systems (Dell PowerEdge 2650, 2 x 2.8 GHz) were fairly stable when restricted to 2 GB of RAM and the internal RAID tray (using a PERC3/DI and the aacraid driver). The instability was a serious, but survivable, problem. Unfortunately, we need multi-terabyte NFS file service from our Dell servers, but FreeBSD's rpc.lockd dies routinely, which is a showstopping bug. So, sigh, we probably will deploy our boxes with Linux 2.6 kernel distributions, as much as we would prefer to administer BSD boxes. Scott E. Campbell wrote:> On May 28, 2004 10:50 am, Ing. Gerardo Rodriguez Gutierrez wrote: > >>Hello FreeBSD Community >> >> >> >>I am planning to buy a Dell PowerEdge 1600SC server >> >> >> >>Does anyone has proven FreeBSD on this type of server? >> > > > I'm running a couple of them with FreeBSD 5.2.1 and they work great. (Both > the single and dual processors models). I currently don't have one with the > PERC controller but am ordering one within a couple weeks (Dell 1600SC with > PERC). I was also going to order a DLT drive but was just given one > yesterday from another company's salvage pile. > >> >>FreeBSD works well on this platform? >> > > > Yes. > >> >>thanks >> >> >> >>FEATURES DESCRIPTION >> >>Processors Dual IntelR XeonT at up to 3.2GHz >> >>Cache from 512KB L2 up to 2MB L3 cache >> >>Chipset ServerWorksR GC-SL chipset >> >>Front side bus 533MHz >> >>I/O channels Six total: 2 x PCI-X slots (2 x 64-bit/100MHz); >> >>4 x PCI slots (2 x 64-bit/66MHz; 2 x 32-bit/33MHz) >> >>Network interface card 10/100/1000 embedded NIC >> >>Availability Hot-plug, redundant power (optional); hot-plug hard drives >>(optional); >> >>ECC memory; easy-access chassis >> >>Maximum memory 4GB ECC DDR-266 SDRAM >> >>Internal storage scalability Up to six hot-plug (or four non hot-plug) SCSI >>drives, or up to four IDE drives. >> >>Up to 876GB SCSI internal storage >> >>Internal storage performance 10,000 and 15,000 rpm U320 SCSI drives or >>7,200 rpm IDE drives >> >>Hard Drive Controller Embedded single channel (U320) SCSI, Embedded dual >>channel ATA100, up to >> >>six (U320) SCSI hard drives plus 2 optical devices, optional PERC 3/SC, >> >>PERC 4/SC, or optional 39160 Ultra3 >> >>RAID support PERC 4/SC single channel U320 or PERC3/SC single channel U160 >>RAID >> >>controller (SCSI drives) >> >>CERC quad-channel ATA RAID (IDE drives) >> >>Tape support Internal: PowerVault 100T TR40, PowerVault 100T DDS4, >>PowerVault 110T >> >>DLT VS80 >> >>Video Embedded ATI Rage XL (8MB) >> >>USB performance 1.1 >> >>Networking Embedded Intel Gigabit NIC >> >>Optional add-in: Intel PRO/100 S NIC, Intel PRO/1000 XT NIC, >> >>BroadcomR 5703 (10/100/1000) NIC, Broadcom ModemXtreme 56KB V.92 >> >>PCI modem >> >>High availability clustering Not supported >> >>Chassis Easy-access tower (not rackable) >> >>Power supply 1 x 450W or optional 2 x 450W hot-plug redundant >> >>Systems management Integrated server monitoring (ADM1026); OpenManageT >>support >> >>Remote management Optional Dell Remote Assistant Card (DRACIII/XT) >> >>Dimensions (H xW x D) 17.61" x 8.57" x 22.53" (44.73cm x 21.77cm x 57.23cm) >> >>Weight 73 lbs., maximum configuration >> >>Rack support None >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list >>http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable >>To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >