Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] rack server recommendation

2012-12-14 Thread real-men-dont-click
-Original message- From: Achim Wolpers achim...@googlemail.com Sent: Wed 12-12-2012 16:06 Subject:[OpenIndiana-discuss] rack server recommendation To: openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org OpenIndiana openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org; Hi Folks, we bought a Dell

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] rack server recommendation

2012-12-14 Thread ken mays
. Hope that helped, ~ Ken Mays From: solarg solar...@gmail.com To: openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org Sent: Friday, December 14, 2012 2:15 AM Subject: Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] rack server recommendation On 12/14/12 07:35, Roel_D wrote: So how to get

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] rack server recommendation

2012-12-13 Thread Ian Collins
solarg wrote: On 12/13/12 02:39, Ian Collins wrote: Get Dell to fit the alternative Intel NICs (assuming these are swappable like those on the R720) and a low cost Perc 310, which can be configured for JBOD. i have a Dell R320 with PERC 310, and OI doesn't see the disks, even configured as

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] rack server recommendation

2012-12-13 Thread Roel_D
I received a link to the mr_sas drivers from DELL, but for the broadcom nics there was no solution. Kind regards, The out-side Op 13 dec. 2012 om 15:34 heeft Edward Ned Harvey (openindiana) openindi...@nedharvey.com het volgende geschreven: From: Mark Creamer [mailto:white...@gmail.com]

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] rack server recommendation

2012-12-13 Thread ken mays
it is not OI specific in nature). Hope that helped, Ken Mays From: Roel_D openindi...@out-side.nl To: Discussion list for OpenIndiana openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 2:13 PM Subject: Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] rack server

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] rack server recommendation

2012-12-13 Thread Grant Albitz
Do you mind sharing that link From: Roel_D [openindi...@out-side.nl] Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 2:13 PM To: Discussion list for OpenIndiana Subject: Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] rack server recommendation I received a link to the mr_sas drivers from

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] rack server recommendation

2012-12-13 Thread Roel_D
To: Discussion list for OpenIndiana openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 2:13 PM Subject: Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] rack server recommendation I received a link to the mr_sas drivers from DELL, but for the broadcom nics there was no solution. Kind regards

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] rack server recommendation

2012-12-13 Thread solarg
On 12/14/12 07:35, Roel_D wrote: So how to get these nexenta drivers? Here is the link i received from DELL

[OpenIndiana-discuss] rack server recommendation

2012-12-12 Thread Achim Wolpers
Hi Folks, we bought a Dell PowerEdge R420 as an OI Box. Even though it is listed in der HCL in the OI wiki, neither the broadcom network interface nor the hba is supported by OI drivers. So we had to attach a new network interface and have to boot from an external jbod box, since the internal

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] rack server recommendation

2012-12-12 Thread Mark Creamer
I like the SuperMicro-based servers that Silicon Mechanics sells. Not because there's anything different about them from a supermicro server you can buy elsewhere, but because the support (pre and post-sale) at Silicon Mechanics is outstanding. All I have had to do is ask them to spec a server for

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] rack server recommendation

2012-12-12 Thread Roel_D
I think we both must update the wiki. I also bought these servers(2 pcs) and OI wont work. A tiny little bit difficult to explain to the management ;-) Kind regards, The out-side Op 12 dec. 2012 om 16:13 heeft Mark Creamer white...@gmail.com het volgende geschreven: I like the

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] rack server recommendation

2012-12-12 Thread Ian Collins
Achim Wolpers wrote: Hi Folks, we bought a Dell PowerEdge R420 as an OI Box. Even though it is listed in der HCL in the OI wiki, neither the broadcom network interface nor the hba is supported by OI drivers. So we had to attach a new network interface and have to boot from an external jbod