I just want a decent server!

[Tuc at T-B-O-H.NET]

Hi Simon,

	Thanks....

	Well, I have contacted 6 of the people on the list so far.
I guess I'll have to expand the search.

	I did look at Supermicro, and I think the closest I
might get is the 6013P-8+ ... No redundant power but I'll live.
Am I stupid to hold out for plain old Xeon? Am I being too "old
school" trying to stay with SCSI? 

	One thing I run into is that I want 2 different SCSI
controllers/channels. One needs to run 4 internal drives in either
RAID-10 or RAID-5, and another (PCI card) has to run an external
RAID box via plain old SCSI. 

	The other issue is I run into people who are just order
takers, and trying to get a tech is close to impossible. 

	As you can see, I'm incredibly frustrated. I'm a server
down right now, all I want is someone to say "Sure, thats not a
problem, it'll ship tonite" and when I get it its what I need
and won't have any glitches running FreeBSD 5.X

		Thanks, Tuc

> 
> You're contacting wrong people, I never had an issue like the one you
> describe. There is a list of FreeBSD vendors on freebsd.org you can
> contact I had decent experience with supermicro servers. Check their
> website. Dell and HP servers work fine, too. All have the type of server
> you describe. 
> 
> Don't leave messages, call until you find a company that answers their
> phone during business hours.
> 
> -Simon
> 
> On Fri, 6 Apr 2007 14:00:33 -0400 (EDT), Tuc at T-B-O-H.NET wrote:
> 
> >Hi,
> 
> >	I'm having a heck of a time trying to find somewhere 
> >responsible and responsive to buy a server from. It shouldn't be
> >a major deal, but it does seem to be. I'm looking to replace
> >an ASUS AP1600R-S5. I just want something that has the same
> >sort of setup (Dual Xeons, 4G mem in enough chips I can
> >remove 1/2 if there a memory issue suspected, 4 small
> >size hot swap drives), CD/floppy INTERNAL this time, I need a SCSI
> >on a different port/channel/etc externally for a RAID, and
> >a redundant power supply would be really nice. 
> 
> >	Trying to get companies to contact me back and 
> >get numbers that make sense is really problematic.
> 
> >	Am I asking for too much? Or too little? Or
> >too old (SCSI).
> 
> >		Thanks, Tuc