Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Which mobo allows 24 GB ram and ECC
So it seems that on the Intel side, only systems with Xeon CPUs support ECC RAM, so none of Intel's current line of i3/i5/i7 CPUs support ECC. When it comes to VT-d extensions (or IOMMU on the AMD side) for virtualization, the following page might be a good help: http://wiki.xen.org/xenwiki/VTdHowTo On 2011-12-06 07:33, Mark Humphreys wrote: The ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution paired-with a Xeon-class "Server" processor. It's a bit of an older chipset; but, it supports 24GB of RAM. http://usa.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1366/P6T6_WS_Revolution/#specifications It does support ECC memory, though with the following caveats:** 6 x DIMM, Max. 24 GB, DDR3 2000(O.C.)*/1866(O.C.)*/1800(O.C.)*/1600(O.C.)/1333/1066 ECC,Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory Triple channel memory architecture Support Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) *Hyper DIMM (DDR3 1800MHz or above) support is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs. **Refer to www.asus.com. Or user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendor Lists.) *** ECC memory support requires Intel® Nehalem-WS 1S W3500 series or Nehalem-EP E5502/E5504/E5506 processors The main thing would be that the CPU support ECC functions for your memory. Check the Intel CPU features for your model of processor. For example, the Intel W3680 is a Westmere (35nm Nehalem) processor that supports ECC memory. http://ark.intel.com/products/47917/Intel-Xeon-Processor-W3680-%2812M-Cache-3_33-GHz-6_40-GTs-Intel-QPI%29 Regards, ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Which mobo allows 24 GB ram and ECC
The ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution paired-with a Xeon-class "Server" processor. It's a bit of an older chipset; but, it supports 24GB of RAM. http://usa.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1366/P6T6_WS_Revolution/#specifications It does support ECC memory, though with the following caveats:** 6 x DIMM, Max. 24 GB, DDR3 2000(O.C.)*/1866(O.C.)*/1800(O.C.)*/1600(O.C.)/1333/1066 ECC,Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory Triple channel memory architecture Support Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) *Hyper DIMM (DDR3 1800MHz or above) support is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs. **Refer to www.asus.com. Or user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendor Lists.) *** ECC memory support requires Intel® Nehalem-WS 1S W3500 series or Nehalem-EP E5502/E5504/E5506 processors The main thing would be that the CPU support ECC functions for your memory. Check the Intel CPU features for your model of processor. For example, the Intel W3680 is a Westmere (35nm Nehalem) processor that supports ECC memory. http://ark.intel.com/products/47917/Intel-Xeon-Processor-W3680-%2812M-Cache-3_33-GHz-6_40-GTs-Intel-QPI%29 Regards, -- .\\ark ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Which mobo allows 24 GB ram and ECC
On 2011-12-05 22:20, Harry Putnam wrote: Jerry Kemp writes: I have one of these running OI b151a without issue. Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD5 I only have 12 Gb of ram installed, but it goes to 24 Gb. At neweggs page with specs I don't see any mention of ECC memory. Do you know if it is supported? ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss You could first try to go to the "Support page" of this motherboard and download the User's Manual. Open up the manual and search around for ECC. Usually there is a screenshot of the BIOS/UEFI setup in the manual that may look like this: http://motherboards-reviews.com/ASUS/socket_AM3/M2N68-AM_PLUS/images/ASUS_M2N68-AM_PLUS_BIOS_ECC_configuration.jpg Also don't hesitate to search on the net for motherboard reviews. If you won't find anything, hope is not yet lost. You can contact Gigabyte customer service and ask the question there. Keep in mind that just because ECC isn't mentioned in the manual or the specs it doesn't mean that the motherboard doesn't support it. Sometimes such features aren't mentioned. ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Which mobo allows 24 GB ram and ECC
On 6 December 2011 00:34, Geoff Flarity wrote:
> On Dec 4, 2011 7:21 PM, "Joshua M. Clulow" wrote:
>>
>> On 5 December 2011 10:41, Geoff Flarity wrote:
>> > Stay away from AMD if you're hoping to use this system with KVM.
>> > There's no AMD support yet, and who knows when there will be.
>>
>> Depending on how much stuffing around you're up for, richlowe and I
>> have done some preliminary port-to-AMD work. It works well on my HP
>> Microserver (AMD N36L CPU) and somewhat well on an older CPU in a
>> machine richlowe had access to that does not have NPT.
>>
>> https://github.com/jclulow/illumos-kvm
>>
>> There are definitely still bugs to iron out, but it's hard to do that
>> without testers and access to more hardware. :)
>
> Wow, this is great news guys. Thanks for your hardwork. What are the exact
> requirements in terms of amd CPU. I have an old one sitting around that I
> doubt will work but I'm willing to upgrade to help test. My mobo supports
> am2 and am3.
DISCLAIMER: There seem to be few useful materials on this subject, so
my mapping
of features to models may be incorrect. Please verify independently before
purchasing anything you can't easily return.
With that in mind, in theory you can use anything with SVM (aka
AMD-V). Wikipedia[1] suggests:
On May 23, 2006, AMD released the Athlon 64 ("Orleans"), the
Athlon 64 X2 ("Windsor") and the Athlon 64 FX ("Windsor") as the
first AMD processors to support this technology.
These earlier CPUs will invoke the "shadow paging" support in KVM.
Our port of this is improving, but is not yet perfect. For "best
results", I suspect you would want to try something more recent, like
a Barcelona/Phenom II. These have NPT (aka RVI), and thus do not use
the shadow paging code.
[1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86_virtualization#AMD_virtualization_.28AMD-V.29
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Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Which mobo allows 24 GB ram and ECC
On 6/12/11 07:56 AM, Geoff Flarity wrote: ... Ok, I ask because I know the Intel port is very specific (Nahelm, Westemere and Sandy Bridge only). I have an old Athalon II I believe so I can give it shot sometime. If you could manage to spell the chip name correctly, other people coming across your post in the archives might be able to (a) see what you're talking about, and (b) search for the correct terms. Nehalem Westmere Athlon and for good measure, Sun's T-series architecture started with the "Niagara". James C. McPherson -- Solaris kernel software engineer, system admin and troubleshooter http://www.jmcp.homeunix.com/blog Find me on LinkedIn @ http://www.linkedin.com/in/jamescmcpherson ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Which mobo allows 24 GB ram and ECC
On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 22:56, Geoff Flarity wrote: > Are there instructions anywhere on how to compile and use an Illumos > kernel? I'm not afraid to compile it, but I'm not sure I'd know what > to do the result afterwards :) https://www.illumos.org/projects/illumos-gate/wiki/How_To_Build_illumos -- Venlig hilsen / Kind regards Jeppe Toustrup (aka. Tenzer) ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Which mobo allows 24 GB ram and ECC
On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 12:37 PM, Robin Axelsson wrote: > On 2011-12-05 14:34, Geoff Flarity wrote: >> >> On Dec 4, 2011 7:21 PM, "Joshua M. Clulow" wrote: >>> >>> On 5 December 2011 10:41, Geoff Flarity wrote: Stay away from AMD if you're hoping to use this system with KVM. There's no AMD support yet, and who knows when there will be. >>> >>> Depending on how much stuffing around you're up for, richlowe and I >>> have done some preliminary port-to-AMD work. It works well on my HP >>> Microserver (AMD N36L CPU) and somewhat well on an older CPU in a >>> machine richlowe had access to that does not have NPT. >>> >>> https://github.com/jclulow/illumos-kvm >>> >>> There are definitely still bugs to iron out, but it's hard to do that >>> without testers and access to more hardware. :) >> >> Wow, this is great news guys. Thanks for your hardwork. What are the exact >> requirements in terms of amd CPU. I have an old one sitting around that I >> doubt will work but I'm willing to upgrade to help test. My mobo supports >> am2 and am3. > > > I don't know the specific requirements but I'm quite sure that any Phenom II > or Athlon II should work fine with OI. If you are looking for virtualization > it won't hurt to have more cores. I can confirm that a slow 905e/910e CPU > works fine. I have managed to get a virtual Windows 7 machine to run on an > AMD system using libvirt, I'm not sure whether it was Qemu or KVM that I > used. But that was on a Fedora Linux installation and not OI. Virtualization > using VirtualBox works fine on an AMD system with OI as a host OS, at least > when using Windows guests and I have been using it regularly. Ok, I ask because I know the Intel port is very specific (Nahelm, Westemere and Sandy Bridge only). I have an old Athalon II I believe so I can give it shot sometime. Are there instructions anywhere on how to compile and use an Illumos kernel? I'm not afraid to compile it, but I'm not sure I'd know what to do the result afterwards :) > > >>> -- >>> Joshua M. Clulow >>> UNIX Admin/Developer >>> http://blog.sysmgr.org >>> >>> ___ >>> OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list >>> OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org >>> http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss >> >> ___ >> OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list >> OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org >> http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss >> >> > > > > ___ > OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list > OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org > http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Which mobo allows 24 GB ram and ECC
Jerry Kemp writes: > I have one of these running OI b151a without issue. > > Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD5 > > I only have 12 Gb of ram installed, but it goes to 24 Gb. At neweggs page with specs I don't see any mention of ECC memory. Do you know if it is supported? ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Which mobo allows 24 GB ram and ECC
On 2011-12-05 14:34, Geoff Flarity wrote: On Dec 4, 2011 7:21 PM, "Joshua M. Clulow" wrote: On 5 December 2011 10:41, Geoff Flarity wrote: Stay away from AMD if you're hoping to use this system with KVM. There's no AMD support yet, and who knows when there will be. Depending on how much stuffing around you're up for, richlowe and I have done some preliminary port-to-AMD work. It works well on my HP Microserver (AMD N36L CPU) and somewhat well on an older CPU in a machine richlowe had access to that does not have NPT. https://github.com/jclulow/illumos-kvm There are definitely still bugs to iron out, but it's hard to do that without testers and access to more hardware. :) Wow, this is great news guys. Thanks for your hardwork. What are the exact requirements in terms of amd CPU. I have an old one sitting around that I doubt will work but I'm willing to upgrade to help test. My mobo supports am2 and am3. I don't know the specific requirements but I'm quite sure that any Phenom II or Athlon II should work fine with OI. If you are looking for virtualization it won't hurt to have more cores. I can confirm that a slow 905e/910e CPU works fine. I have managed to get a virtual Windows 7 machine to run on an AMD system using libvirt, I'm not sure whether it was Qemu or KVM that I used. But that was on a Fedora Linux installation and not OI. Virtualization using VirtualBox works fine on an AMD system with OI as a host OS, at least when using Windows guests and I have been using it regularly. -- Joshua M. Clulow UNIX Admin/Developer http://blog.sysmgr.org ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Which mobo allows 24 GB ram and ECC
On Dec 4, 2011 7:21 PM, "Joshua M. Clulow" wrote: > > On 5 December 2011 10:41, Geoff Flarity wrote: > > Stay away from AMD if you're hoping to use this system with KVM. > > There's no AMD support yet, and who knows when there will be. > > Depending on how much stuffing around you're up for, richlowe and I > have done some preliminary port-to-AMD work. It works well on my HP > Microserver (AMD N36L CPU) and somewhat well on an older CPU in a > machine richlowe had access to that does not have NPT. > > https://github.com/jclulow/illumos-kvm > > There are definitely still bugs to iron out, but it's hard to do that > without testers and access to more hardware. :) Wow, this is great news guys. Thanks for your hardwork. What are the exact requirements in terms of amd CPU. I have an old one sitting around that I doubt will work but I'm willing to upgrade to help test. My mobo supports am2 and am3. > -- > Joshua M. Clulow > UNIX Admin/Developer > http://blog.sysmgr.org > > ___ > OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list > OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org > http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Which mobo allows 24 GB ram and ECC
On 5 December 2011 10:41, Geoff Flarity wrote: > Stay away from AMD if you're hoping to use this system with KVM. > There's no AMD support yet, and who knows when there will be. Depending on how much stuffing around you're up for, richlowe and I have done some preliminary port-to-AMD work. It works well on my HP Microserver (AMD N36L CPU) and somewhat well on an older CPU in a machine richlowe had access to that does not have NPT. https://github.com/jclulow/illumos-kvm There are definitely still bugs to iron out, but it's hard to do that without testers and access to more hardware. :) -- Joshua M. Clulow UNIX Admin/Developer http://blog.sysmgr.org ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Which mobo allows 24 GB ram and ECC
On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 6:25 PM, Ivar Janmaat wrote: > The AMD FX 8150 (8 core) in combination with a ASUS Crasshair V (has Intel > networkinterface) might be interesting for you. > The 8 GB unbuffered ddr3 dimms are hard to get and expensive. > Maybe start with 16 GB en upgrade later? Stay away from AMD if you're hoping to use this system with KVM. There's no AMD support yet, and who knows when there will be. > Ivar > > Robin Axelsson schreef: > >> If you are considering AMD hardware, most 990FX motherboards support both >> ECC and up to 32GB of memory. They also have support for IOMMU. >> >> I can confirm that for example the Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD7 supports all of >> the above. I can also recall that I have seen screenshots of ECC options in >> one of the BIOS/UEFI menus of an ASUS Crosshair V / Sabertooth motherboard. >> >> I'm not 100% sure if the 990FX chipset will work on OI. I will know by the >> end of next week and can confirm this once I have migrated my system to this >> motherboard. In the meanwhile I can confirm that motherboards with the 790FX >> and the 890FX chipsets work fine with OpenIndiana and OpenSolaris. >> >> Robin. >> >> > > > ___ > OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list > OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org > http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Which mobo allows 24 GB ram and ECC
The AMD FX 8150 (8 core) in combination with a ASUS Crasshair V (has Intel networkinterface) might be interesting for you. The 8 GB unbuffered ddr3 dimms are hard to get and expensive. Maybe start with 16 GB en upgrade later? Ivar Robin Axelsson schreef: If you are considering AMD hardware, most 990FX motherboards support both ECC and up to 32GB of memory. They also have support for IOMMU. I can confirm that for example the Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD7 supports all of the above. I can also recall that I have seen screenshots of ECC options in one of the BIOS/UEFI menus of an ASUS Crosshair V / Sabertooth motherboard. I'm not 100% sure if the 990FX chipset will work on OI. I will know by the end of next week and can confirm this once I have migrated my system to this motherboard. In the meanwhile I can confirm that motherboards with the 790FX and the 890FX chipsets work fine with OpenIndiana and OpenSolaris. Robin. ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Which mobo allows 24 GB ram and ECC
Wish I could help you, but I don't even know if our servers in our datacenters have started to receive any Sandy Bridge-based Xeons. Best suggestion would be to check Tyan and Intel server boards. On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 18:15, Matt Connolly wrote: > On 05/12/2011, at 6:41 AM, Geoff Flarity wrote: > >> On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 3:37 PM, Lou Picciano wrote: >>> Harry - You may be getting into SuperMicro mobo space at this point... >>> (others here will have some specific recommendations for you). >>> >>> On the other hand - the latest Sandy Bridge Architectures will support 32 >>> GB even on lower-end boards. >>> >> >> Be aware that there's bug withSandy Bridge + KVM that will require >> using a kernel parameter change work around. I forget the exact >> details, see the SmartOS archives. > > I just set up a Sandy Bridge Xeon E3-1230 on an Intel S1200BTL which supports > 32GB ECC memory. It's a bit fussy about what memory it supports - make sure > you get the right type. There appears to be no BMC driver at present, but > other than that, it's running well. > > To get KVM to load without crashing, you need to add "set apix_enable=0" in > /etc/system and reboot before installing kvm. It's also mentioned in an issue > for illumos-kvm on github: > > https://github.com/joyent/illumos-kvm/issues/1 -- " ' With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably.' Those words were uttered by Judge Aaron Satie as wisdom and warning... The first time any man's freedom is trodden on we’re all damaged." - Jean-Luc Picard, quoting Judge Aaron Satie, Star Trek: TNG episode "The Drumhead" - Alex Smith (K4RNT) - Dulles Technology Corridor (Chantilly/Ashburn/Dulles), Virginia USA ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Which mobo allows 24 GB ram and ECC
On 05/12/2011, at 6:41 AM, Geoff Flarity wrote: > On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 3:37 PM, Lou Picciano wrote: >> Harry - You may be getting into SuperMicro mobo space at this point... >> (others here will have some specific recommendations for you). >> >> On the other hand - the latest Sandy Bridge Architectures will support 32 GB >> even on lower-end boards. >> > > Be aware that there's bug withSandy Bridge + KVM that will require > using a kernel parameter change work around. I forget the exact > details, see the SmartOS archives. I just set up a Sandy Bridge Xeon E3-1230 on an Intel S1200BTL which supports 32GB ECC memory. It's a bit fussy about what memory it supports - make sure you get the right type. There appears to be no BMC driver at present, but other than that, it's running well. To get KVM to load without crashing, you need to add "set apix_enable=0" in /etc/system and reboot before installing kvm. It's also mentioned in an issue for illumos-kvm on github: https://github.com/joyent/illumos-kvm/issues/1 > > >> Lou Picicano >> >> - Original Message - >> From: "Harry Putnam" >> To: openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org >> Sent: Sunday, December 4, 2011 2:57:19 PM >> Subject: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Which mobo allows 24 GB ram and ECC >> >> Hoping to save any more googling and pawing thru specs etc by letting >> someone that knows just name motherboards that allow 24 gb max ram and >> have option for ECC memory too. >> >> This will be for a zfs server but will also be the home of many >> installed guest vms... hence the high ram spec. >> >> I've looked at quite a few asus boards which seem to have ECC option >> more or less by default (unlike most others). But then finding the >> 24 GB max is another matter... >> >> Or possibly my google stings are poorly thought out or arranged. Is >> anyone else noticing that google seems NOT to honor quotations in >> search string any more? ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Which mobo allows 24 GB ram and ECC
If you are considering AMD hardware, most 990FX motherboards support both ECC and up to 32GB of memory. They also have support for IOMMU. I can confirm that for example the Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD7 supports all of the above. I can also recall that I have seen screenshots of ECC options in one of the BIOS/UEFI menus of an ASUS Crosshair V / Sabertooth motherboard. I'm not 100% sure if the 990FX chipset will work on OI. I will know by the end of next week and can confirm this once I have migrated my system to this motherboard. In the meanwhile I can confirm that motherboards with the 790FX and the 890FX chipsets work fine with OpenIndiana and OpenSolaris. Robin. On 2011-12-04 20:57, Harry Putnam wrote: Hoping to save any more googling and pawing thru specs etc by letting someone that knows just name motherboards that allow 24 gb max ram and have option for ECC memory too. This will be for a zfs server but will also be the home of many installed guest vms... hence the high ram spec. I've looked at quite a few asus boards which seem to have ECC option more or less by default (unlike most others). But then finding the 24 GB max is another matter... Or possibly my google stings are poorly thought out or arranged. Is anyone else noticing that google seems NOT to honor quotations in search string any more? ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Which mobo allows 24 GB ram and ECC
Hoping to save any more googling and pawing thru specs etc by letting someone that knows just name motherboards that allow 24 gb max ram and have option for ECC memory too. I've looked at quite a few asus boards which seem to have ECC option more or less by default (unlike most others). But then finding the 24 GB max is another matter... Or possibly my google stings are poorly thought out or arranged. Is anyone else noticing that google seems NOT to honor quotations in search string any more? 8 GB RAM sticks for servers ECC in the UK are very competitive (for me any way) £75 a stick (inc VAT) . 8GB sticks of non ECC seemed to be much more (if you could find them) when I was looking. a quick google seem to say RAM is much cheaper now though then last month. just don't buy Hard disks if you can manage without them for the next 6-9 months. I have been buying the intel dual processor S5520HC motherboards, with 12 RAM slots for £250ish . May be overkill for you, but for the company I work for they are great. plugin module for IPMI as well. ___ The contents of this e-mail and any attachment(s) are strictly confidential and are solely for the person(s) at the e-mail address(es) above. If you are not an addressee, you may not disclose, distribute, copy or use this e-mail, and we request that you send an e-mail to ad...@stirling-dynamics.com and delete this e-mail. Stirling Dynamics Ltd. accepts no legal liability for the contents of this e-mail including any errors, interception or interference, as internet communications are not secure. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Stirling Dynamics Ltd. Registered In England No. 2092114 Registered Office: 26 Regent Street, Clifton, Bristol. BS8 4HG VAT no. GB 464 6551 29 ___ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses MessageLabs. ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Which mobo allows 24 GB ram and ECC
I have one of these running OI b151a without issue. Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD5 I only have 12 Gb of ram installed, but it goes to 24 Gb. Jerry On 12/04/11 13:57, Harry Putnam wrote: > Hoping to save any more googling and pawing thru specs etc by letting > someone that knows just name motherboards that allow 24 gb max ram and > have option for ECC memory too. > > This will be for a zfs server but will also be the home of many > installed guest vms... hence the high ram spec. > > I've looked at quite a few asus boards which seem to have ECC option > more or less by default (unlike most others). But then finding the > 24 GB max is another matter... > > Or possibly my google stings are poorly thought out or arranged. Is > anyone else noticing that google seems NOT to honor quotations in > search string any more? > > > ___ > OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list > OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org > http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
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On 12/04/11 11:57, Harry Putnam wrote: Hoping to save any more googling and pawing thru specs etc by letting someone that knows just name motherboards that allow 24 gb max ram and have option for ECC memory too. I just built a system around a Supermicro X8SAX and a 56xx Xeon CPU. The motherboard has a single LGA1366 socket. It will do ECC with Nehalem/Westmere Xeons (55xx, 56xx). Working well with 24GB (6 x 4GB). Onboard devices (6x sata, usb, audio, 2 x gigE) are all recognized by illumos/openindiana. - Bill ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Which mobo allows 24 GB ram and ECC
On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 3:37 PM, Lou Picciano wrote: > Harry - You may be getting into SuperMicro mobo space at this point... > (others here will have some specific recommendations for you). > > On the other hand - the latest Sandy Bridge Architectures will support 32 GB > even on lower-end boards. > Be aware that there's bug withSandy Bridge + KVM that will require using a kernel parameter change work around. I forget the exact details, see the SmartOS archives. > Lou Picicano > > - Original Message - > From: "Harry Putnam" > To: openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org > Sent: Sunday, December 4, 2011 2:57:19 PM > Subject: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Which mobo allows 24 GB ram and ECC > > Hoping to save any more googling and pawing thru specs etc by letting > someone that knows just name motherboards that allow 24 gb max ram and > have option for ECC memory too. > > This will be for a zfs server but will also be the home of many > installed guest vms... hence the high ram spec. > > I've looked at quite a few asus boards which seem to have ECC option > more or less by default (unlike most others). But then finding the > 24 GB max is another matter... > > Or possibly my google stings are poorly thought out or arranged. Is > anyone else noticing that google seems NOT to honor quotations in > search string any more? > > > ___ > OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list > OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org > http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss > ___ > OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list > OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org > http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Which mobo allows 24 GB ram and ECC
Harry - You may be getting into SuperMicro mobo space at this point... (others here will have some specific recommendations for you). On the other hand - the latest Sandy Bridge Architectures will support 32 GB even on lower-end boards. Lou Picicano - Original Message - From: "Harry Putnam" To: openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org Sent: Sunday, December 4, 2011 2:57:19 PM Subject: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Which mobo allows 24 GB ram and ECC Hoping to save any more googling and pawing thru specs etc by letting someone that knows just name motherboards that allow 24 gb max ram and have option for ECC memory too. This will be for a zfs server but will also be the home of many installed guest vms... hence the high ram spec. I've looked at quite a few asus boards which seem to have ECC option more or less by default (unlike most others). But then finding the 24 GB max is another matter... Or possibly my google stings are poorly thought out or arranged. Is anyone else noticing that google seems NOT to honor quotations in search string any more? ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
