hardware suggestions

[Justin Hopper]

On Thu, 2004-03-11 at 01:23, alan barrow wrote:
> Dude :) may the force be with you...

Does this mean that you've checked for 1U 4-hot-swap drive systems, and
you didn't find them either?  So far, my search is turning up nada.

> I have been trying the tyan 2882 with onboard SCSI. Just make sure you
> have the correct riser and free-64 goes in fine. We have also tried the
> board with the SMDC card - console redirect to COMM2.

I checked out the Newisys 2100, and it actually looks like a better
offering than Appro's.  Have you been able to performance test the
onboard SCSI controller?  I'd be most curious about throughput and CPU
utilization under heavy I/O loads, as this project is going to be mainly
database-driven and has the potential of creating a massive I/O load.

Also, do you happen to have a ballpark figure for how much the 2100
costs?  I hate companies that won't give you a rough price up front, but
instead force you to contact their sales team for a quote >:(

> The board looks good so far the broadcom adapters work fine, as for SCSI
> we are using the LSI 301 and have tried the intel SRCU42L both seem to
> work fine.
> 
> N.B. The only issue with the LSI is you need patience as the BIOS only
> comes up after all the boot devices have failed.

That's no fun =(

> We sourced via UK, but the SUN kit comes direct from these guy's and
> works really well (good fit and LOM)
> 
> http://www.newisys.com/products/2100_specifications.html
> 
> yours a.r.b.
> 
> On Thu, 2004-03-11 at 06:04, Justin Hopper wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I'm investigating the use of a dual or quad Opteron server for an
> > upcoming project and am curious what vendors people are using for their
> > hardware.  We will need a 1U with 3 or 4 hot-swap SCSI drive bays, and
> > we will of course be running FreeBSD.
> > 
> > I've been on Appro's site, but it seems that they are missing the server
> > that I'm looking for.  Their 1U boxen have only 2 drive bays.
> > 
> > I'm also looking to get an overall feel for the stability and maturity
> > of the freebsd-amd64 branch.  I just joined the list, so I'm sorry if
> > this has been discussed before.  I'll gladly accept pasted messages from
> > times past.
> > 
> > Thanks for any assistance.
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