From: Jason Dixon (jasondixongroup.net)
Date: Wed Jul 27 2005 - 20:15:42 CDT

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On Jul 26, 2005, at 11:24 PM, Matthew Bettinger wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Can anyone recommend a decent rack server from HP, Dell, IBM or CDW
> that will run OpenBSD for webserver use? I would prefer a machine
> that has SCSI drives with Mirror Raid capabilities. I know I can go
> piecemeal one from FRY's but I need one that can have a hardware
> support agreement tied to it.
>
> I was glancing at the sunfire v20z , ibm xseries 306 and HP DL360
> with Smart Array 6i. The dl360 looks like it fits the bill but I
> have had problems in the past with the smart array on older DL class
> boxes. The server(s) will be used for web shell and sftp services
> under medium loads. Thank you.

I've been happy with our recent purchase of Dell PowerEdge 750's for
the same purposes you mention. We neglected any hardware RAID in
favor of OpenBSD RAIDframe.

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Jason Dixon
DixonGroup Consulting
http://www.dixongroup.net

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