[TriLUG] *NIX on Itanium

kevin at flanagannc.net kevin at flanagannc.net
Tue Jan 30 15:17:56 EST 2007


Careful about drive sleds, at one point, I believe that these qualify, you
can only use Ultra320 drives, the sleds for them are just a hair shorter
than other disks.




> Hi All,
>
> I recently acquired (gratis) a Compaq ProLiant DL
> 590/64 Quad Itanium (Merced) server.  It has a (4)
> SCSI drive capacity (hot swap).  7U form factor.  1 GB
> RAM (64 GB capable).
>
> This will be used at home for my tinkering and
> enjoyment.  I have (4) brand new Seagate SCSI drives I
> can use, (9.1 GB) which would give me about 27 GB in a
> RAID 5 configuration, which would probably be adequate
> for my initial purposes.
>
> Questions and RFC's are as follows:
>
> Reviewing HP/Compaq's forums I don't see much mention
> of the 590/64, which tells me it is either (A.) a
> hefty paperweight, or (B.) pretty much trouble free
> compared to every other HP/Compaq server out there.
> I'm inclined by virtue of experience to view (A.) as
> the most likely scenario.  Any advice, caveats, or
> expressions of sympathy?
>
> I'm looking for sources (cheapest) for (4) SCSI
> carriers for same.  Also (cheapest) larger capacity
> SCSI drives, and Memory (cheapest) for same.  I
> usually go to DataMem in Salem, NH...  didn't know if
> someone might have an alternative source.
>
> Best choice for *NIX OS for this machine?  I have
> CentOS running well on my old DEC Alpha.  Ubuntu
> running smoothly on some iMac's, I see FreeBSD has a
> port for IA64, or maybe FC-6 (64bit)?  The last time I
> heard someone say "Itanium" at a LUG meeting, it was
> followed by hoots of laughter.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike
>
>
>
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