Re: Compatibility question for the New Sun X4100 server with 4FastEthernet as possible BGP routers, or stick with HP DL-145 G2?

2005-10-11 Thread Sam Vaughan
I just came across an interesting white paper with lots more detail: Sam

Re: Compatibility question for the New Sun X4100 server with 4FastEthernet as possible BGP routers, or stick with HP DL-145 G2?

2005-10-03 Thread Marco Peereboom
We'll make it work for donations :-) IPMI & MPT :-) So if anyone is willing to donate let us know... On Sep 30, 2005, at 7:04 PM, Sam Vaughan wrote: On 30/09/2005, at 6:58 PM, David Gwynne wrote: From: "Henning Brauer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * Daniel Ouellet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-09-29

Re: Compatibility question for the New Sun X4100 server with 4FastEthernet as possible BGP routers, or stick with HP DL-145 G2?

2005-09-30 Thread David Gwynne
On 01/10/2005, at 10:04 AM, Sam Vaughan wrote: On 30/09/2005, at 6:58 PM, David Gwynne wrote: However, the onboard storage controller probably wont work out of the box right now. It's a SAS variant of the chips supported by the mpt driver. According to marco it isn't as trivial as adding t

Re: Compatibility question for the New Sun X4100 server with 4FastEthernet as possible BGP routers, or stick with HP DL-145 G2?

2005-09-30 Thread Sam Vaughan
On 30/09/2005, at 6:58 PM, David Gwynne wrote: From: "Henning Brauer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * Daniel Ouellet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-09-29 22:20]: afaik the 4100 and 4200 use the slightly aged AMD chipset, same thing as in the HP DL145 G1, the V20z, and the IBM - should just work. True, th

Re: Compatibility question for the New Sun X4100 server with 4FastEthernet as possible BGP routers, or stick with HP DL-145 G2?

2005-09-30 Thread Daniel Ouellet
Henning Brauer wrote: > I am more curious about the 2100 actually. Finally a vendor got it and made a (apparently) decent single-CPU amd64 1U machine with a reasonable price tag. I am uncertain what chipset they use, might be nForce, might I like the 2100 better, but was looking at the 4100 O

Re: Compatibility question for the New Sun X4100 server with 4FastEthernet as possible BGP routers, or stick with HP DL-145 G2?

2005-09-30 Thread David Gwynne
From: "Henning Brauer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * Daniel Ouellet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-09-29 22:20]: I was looking at the HP DL-145 G2 with SCSI on them and I also saw the new Sun X4100. Looking at the less then complete technical information on the Sun server, I don't see the details of the chip

Re: Compatibility question for the New Sun X4100 server with 4FastEthernet as possible BGP routers, or stick with HP DL-145 G2?

2005-09-29 Thread Stuart Henderson
--On 30 September 2005 01:00 +0200, Henning Brauer wrote: reasonable price tag. I am uncertain what chipset they use, might be nForce, might be Via. As long as both GigEs and the SATA stuff works, and there's no other showstopper, I don't care.

Re: Compatibility question for the New Sun X4100 server with 4FastEthernet as possible BGP routers, or stick with HP DL-145 G2?

2005-09-29 Thread Henning Brauer
* Daniel Ouellet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-09-29 22:20]: > I was looking at the HP DL-145 G2 with SCSI on them and I also saw the > new Sun X4100. > Looking at the less then complete technical information on the Sun > server, I don't see the details of the chip set use in that server, > network

Re: Compatibility question for the New Sun X4100 server with 4FastEthernet as possible BGP routers, or stick with HP DL-145 G2?

2005-09-29 Thread Karl Austin
Daniel Ouellet wrote: Looking at the less then complete technical information on the Sun server, I don't see the details of the chip set use in that server, network card, etc. So, I can't search to see if OpenBSD may work on it or not. Google haven't return query with the X4100 and OpenBSD y

Compatibility question for the New Sun X4100 server with 4FastEthernet as possible BGP routers, or stick with HP DL-145 G2?

2005-09-29 Thread Daniel Ouellet
Hi, I am stuck with many Cisco routers 7206 VXR that now run at 100% CPU process time to time. The BGP table grow to a level that when combine with a few access list on these routers, it now run out of steam! At a minimum, more then I would like to see anyway! I guess no one will be surprise