[ILUG] Pre configured boxes

[John_White at dell.com]

All,
	you can buy a Dell Poweredge (Server), Precision (workstation), or
Optiplex (Desktop) with Redhat 6.0 Pre-installed from Bray. The Server comes
with a PERC II/SC (AMI Megaraid) and the Workstation comes with an array of
onboard Adaptec SCSI controllers (All of which are supported by Linux).
Support on future Dell systems shouldn't be a problem either.

Usual Disclaimers apply (If something goes wrong, I didn't say this).

John.




-----Original Message-----
From: Jakma, Paul [mailto:Paul.Jakma at compaq.com]
Sent: 24 November 1999 13:34
To: 'ilug at linux.ie'
Subject: FW: [ILUG] Pre configured boxes


> If yes - are they any good ?  What about RAID controllers, etc . . . ?
> If no - does anyone else (within Ireland or possibly UK) do the same ?

Dell ships with Adaptec AHA based raid controllers now. Unsupported by linux
unfortunately. AFAIK the older AMI megaraid controllers are no longer
available.

I'm a bit biased obviously, but Linux will install effortlessly onto Compaq
SMARTarray based servers. Driver was written and is maintained by CPQ. Plus
you get a nifty 'ASR' thingy = serial console support. Ie you can remote
boot the server over a modem, watch linux boot and login via ttySx.

regards,

Paul Jakma.

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