>
> Mike Galvez wrote:
> [ ... ]
> > No small thing you need to consider when choosing Dell is that they DO NOT
> > support
> > FreeBSD. They support Windows and Red Hat Linux. If the machine is not
> > lights-out
> > and the OS is not one of the above, they will not send parts or a
> > technic
Mike Galvez wrote:
No small thing you need to consider when choosing Dell is that they DO NOT
support
FreeBSD. They support Windows and Red Hat Linux. If the machine is not
lights-out
and the OS is not one of the above, they will not send parts or a technician.
I found this out the hard way a
On Mon, Jun 26, 2006 at 10:31:06AM -0700, Gayn Winters wrote:
>
> I suggest a small slice with Red Hat or Fedora on any Dell Server that
> runs FreeBSD. As Chuck suggests, downloading the diagnostics for your
> machine in advance is good advice. I've found Dell's Linux support team
> is helpful,
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chuck Swiger
> Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 7:57 AM
> To: Mike Galvez
> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: Opinions Wanted: Dell PowerEdge Servers ... ?
>
>
> Mike Galvez wrote:
> [ ... ]
> > No small thing y
Greg Barniskis wrote:
Chuck Swiger wrote:
Second that. They're not as good as in the past, but we have had
hardware assistance on a FreeBSD-driven server on the condition of
proving hardware fault using Dell's own bootable diagnostics.
Also, it seems like "YMMV" definitely applies to Dell, g
On 6/26/06, Mike Galvez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
My problem was with my backup server being FreeBSD and running AMANDA. The
Powervault
autoloader was generating SCSI errors. After I setup AMANDA on Linux and got
the same
errors, they were willing to replace the Powervault autoloader.
With t
On Mon, Jun 26, 2006 at 11:24:54AM -0400, Jerry McAllister wrote:
> >
> > Mike Galvez wrote:
> > [ ... ]
> > > No small thing you need to consider when choosing Dell is that they DO
> > > NOT support
> > > FreeBSD. They support Windows and Red Hat Linux. If the machine is not
> > > lights-out
>
I'm currently weighing options ... my last two servers were HP Proliant,
and I *really* like them, but I might have a line on a supplier in Panama
that deals in Dell Servers and not HP ...
Looking at Dell's web site, the PowerEdge has an optional "Remote Access
Controller" that will it *sounds* l
Chuck Swiger wrote:
I've heard that Dells tech support isn't as helpful as it used to be,
but I've had them replace a CD-ROM drive and a 4mm DAT tape backup on
Dell machines dedicated to FreeBSD without any problems.
Try running the diagnostic CD or floppy that came with the machine?
(Or can
Mike Galvez wrote:
[ ... ]
No small thing you need to consider when choosing Dell is that they DO NOT
support
FreeBSD. They support Windows and Red Hat Linux. If the machine is not
lights-out
and the OS is not one of the above, they will not send parts or a technician.
I found this out the har
On Sat, Jun 24, 2006 at 10:03:42PM -0300, Marc G. Fournier wrote:
>
> I'm currently weighing options ... my last two servers were HP Proliant,
> and I *really* like them, but I might have a line on a supplier in Panama
> that deals in Dell Servers and not HP ...
>
> Looking at Dell's web site,
On 6/25/06, Marc G. Fournier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I'm currently weighing options ... my last two servers were HP Proliant,
and I *really* like them, but I might have a line on a supplier in Panama
that deals in Dell Servers and not HP ...
Looking at Dell's web site, the PowerEdge has an o
On Sun, 25 Jun 2006 01:34:45 -0300 (ADT)
"Marc G. Fournier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, 25 Jun 2006, Nick Withers wrote:
>
> > I tend to think of Dell as a low-end provider that will cobble together
> > systems based on whatever bits happen to be lying around (don't think
> > that one
On Jun 24, 2006, at 10:21 PM, Nick Withers wrote:
I tend to think of Dell as a low-end provider that will cobble
together systems based on whatever bits happen to be lying
around (don't think that one PE 2650 is the same as the next!),
which in turn are invariably the cheapest bits available fo
On Sun, 25 Jun 2006, Nick Withers wrote:
I tend to think of Dell as a low-end provider that will cobble together
systems based on whatever bits happen to be lying around (don't think
that one PE 2650 is the same as the next!), which in turn are invariably
the cheapest bits available for a part
On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 22:03:42 -0300 (ADT)
"Marc G. Fournier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm currently weighing options ... my last two servers were HP Proliant,
> and I *really* like them, but I might have a line on a supplier in Panama
> that deals in Dell Servers and not HP ...
>
> Looking a
>
> I'm currently weighing options ... my last two servers were HP Proliant,
> and I *really* like them, but I might have a line on a supplier in Panama
> that deals in Dell Servers and not HP ...
>
> Looking at Dell's web site, the PowerEdge has an optional "Remote Access
> Controller" that w
On Sat, 24 Jun 2006, David Kelly wrote:
On Sat, Jun 24, 2006 at 10:03:42PM -0300, Marc G. Fournier wrote:
I'm currently weighing options ... my last two servers were HP
Proliant, and I *really* like them, but I might have a line on a
supplier in Panama that deals in Dell Servers and not HP ...
On Sat, Jun 24, 2006 at 10:03:42PM -0300, Marc G. Fournier wrote:
>
> I'm currently weighing options ... my last two servers were HP
> Proliant, and I *really* like them, but I might have a line on a
> supplier in Panama that deals in Dell Servers and not HP ...
>
> Looking at Dell's web site, th
I'm currently weighing options ... my last two servers were HP Proliant,
and I *really* like them, but I might have a line on a supplier in Panama
that deals in Dell Servers and not HP ...
Looking at Dell's web site, the PowerEdge has an optional "Remote Access
Controller" that will it *soun
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