[OpenIndiana-discuss] rack server recommendation

[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 box, since the internal hdd slots are not accessible.

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.

-- 
Ian.