I have had a few queries on server performance recently, and I was wondering if you guys had any suggestions: Firstly, how do you guys go about benchamrking an older server. How do you work out what performance benefit you'll get from moving up to a newer server. For instance, if you have 4...

Nutcracker, or another resident "expert" I have a slew of dl380's, any easy way to make them start booting/power-up when power is applied to the power supplies. I didn't see anything in the setup about power on defaults. My thought is I have some servers and arrays I want to be able to fire...

Hi I have recently obtained a Proliant 3000 dual P2-333. It also has a Smart 2DH card slotted but unconnected. Running 360M RAM - 2K Advanced Server SP4. I do not use it as a server in the strictest sense (internet server), more as a backup tool for 2 small P3 PCs on a home ME...

LG have an email address I can get you on ? Thanks, Phil pharwood at bellsouth.net

Can I attach an MSA20 to any system by LVD SCSI and use it for JBOD SATA? -- Will

Does anyone have any 512M or 1024M PC100 REC ECC DIMM's they can part with? Looking for quantities of 4 for an IA64 workstation (holds up to 16GB (2 memory boards with 8 slots each). Thanks, - LC

I found this posted to my local Craigslist (LA area) -- not sure I'd want one of these shipped -- sounds really big! It's located near you in Chicago -- you're there correct? http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/sys/218561192.html

Hi I've put FC5 on an old ML370 and it won't control the fans. I have the Software Maintenance Packs up to v7.4 with the Linux Proliant Support Pack, but it won't install in Fedora - says it only supports RHEL3&4 I think I can fiddle it, but... Has anyone done this before?

I recently bought a Proliant 3000 dual processor PIII 500 with 1 GB memory. The server has: - Sony 4/8 internal SCSI tapedrive - DELL DLT PowerVault 110C 40/80 SCSI Tape Drive. - SMART-2DH array controller (memory unknown, with daughterboard) - SMART-2SL - Storage Ssystem U1 en 12 - SCSI harddrives...

Hi guys again.. I received my battery pack yesterday from ServerWorlds all nicely packaged (I'll be giving them high marks for that!) and shutdown my Proliant 6400 to install the batteries. Anyway, upon startup, it complained about the battery voltage being low -- something I expected. So, I...

I found someone selling some misc. stuff on my local Craigslist edition yesterday and got a reply back... I'm dropped him another email with more questions, but I believe he's got : 2 ML370 machines w/o CPU's 1 Sun server (unknown model) 4-5 Disk Arrays each with 6+ 8Gb drives all in working...

Hi all I have been away for a while. But I have 2 questions. What is a good sound card to use in a Proliant 800 600mhz server? particularly a 16 bit one if possible. Also I have access to Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition What are the differences...

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Hello Friends, I have had this machine for quite a while, and its been great. I am trying to upgrade it from 733Mhz to 1Ghz processors. Everything looks good, until it starts to boot into windows. Then, the system just powers off, waits about 10 seconds, then powers on and starts the post...

I got my SA5300 the other day and tried using it this evening.. After playing games with the SmartStart CD and whatnot, I was finally able to boot Linux (FC3) on it -- to a point.. It gets to the part where it tries to mount all of the various partitions but fails since apparently /dev/ida/c0d0p4...

Ok.. This one has me a bit stumped -- mostly because of the terms that compaq uses to describe their PCI architecture in their spec-sheets.. The Proliant 6400's spec sheet says : "# Six 64-bit slots (five PCI Hot Plug and one shared PCI/ISA)" What exactly is 64-bit PCI slots? I think I found the...

What would be a good choice for a Compaq fibre channel card used in a clustering application. Today the back end will be the older fibre channel array (4100) but there is a potential in the future to use EVA, so I need a card compatible with either application. -- Will

Well.. I picked up my two 36.4Gb spares today for my Proliant and got back to the office to find a note from the guy I got them from saying that he had some other drives available if I was interested and he thought he had quite a few of the 146Gb drives (I'm assuming the U320 models) and that he...

Jeff/LC et-al, Do you buy your DLT tapes (if you use them still) online or via one or more retail stores? I've called a few places and nobody seems to carry them except via mail-order places.. Is there some chain that might be available here in the LA area that might have them or is my best bet...

Hi all.. Since I'm pondering over the purchase of an upgraded filesystem with possibly a new controller, I've got to deal with moving my existing data (on 4x36.4Gb drives) to the new drives (either 2 or 4 of 146Gb drives). What I'm planning on doing is using my recently acquired DLT 35/70 tape...