ML570G2 for Running FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE

KC Somaratne chamaras at singnet.com.sg
Mon Dec 13 02:31:41 PST 2004


hi,

Planning to get a HP ML570 box with two cpus and the below config for 
a departmental web server/servlet engine.

Any advice on potential issues with this configuration?

ProLiant ML570 G2 Intel® Xeon™ Processor MP at 3.00GHz/4MB L3 i/Cache 
  (2 Processor Model).
 - 4x1024-MB PC1600 registered ECC SDRAM 
   (4x1 interleaved memory and HP Advanced Memory Protection Technology).
 - Integrated NC3163 Fast Ethernet NIC PCI 10/100 with full WOL 
   (Wake On LAN) and PXE support.
 - Integrated Dual Channel Wide Ultra3 SCSI Adapter (Ultra320 compatible), 

   4.20 TB maximum (with optional hard drives and drive cage).
 - Intel PRO/1000 MT Dual Port Server Adapter (82546).
 - Slim Line CD-RW/DVD-ROM 24X Combo Drive.
 - Optional Hard Drive Cage (for future expansion).
 - Adaptec SCSI RAID 2230SLP (Part No: 2120200).
 - Optional Adaptec Battery Backup: ABM-400 (Part Number: 2122700).
 - Three 600W Power Supplies (third power supply for redundancy), 
For OS;
 - 2x36.4GB Pluggable Ultra320 SCSI 15,000 rpm Universal Hard Drive(1") 
For Data;
 - 4x72.8GB Pluggable Ultra320 SCSI 15,000 rpm Universal Hard Drive (1")
 - Remote Insight Lights-Out Edition II (for the console)

thnks n rgds,
-kc


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