[gentoo-user] Installing Gentoo on Dell Servers

[gentoo-user] Installing Gentoo on Dell Servers

[Mick]

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Guys, has anyone installed a gentoo LAMP on:

Dell Server:
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Base Unit: Dual Core Xeon Processor 5050,2x2MB Cache, 3.00GHz, 667MHz FSB, PE 
1950 (222-2398)
Processor: Information,No Second Processor (311-1193)
Memory: 4GB 667MHz (4X1GB), Dual Ranked Fully Buffered DIMMs (311-6154)
Video Card: Broadcom Dual Port TCP/IP Offload Engine Key Not Enabled 
(430-1748)
Video Memory: Riser with 2 PCIe Slots for PowerEdge 1950 (320-4648)
Hard Drive: 160GB, SATA, 3.5-inch 7.2K RPMHard Drive (341-3036)
Hard Drive Controller: PERC 5/i, Integrated Controller Card (341-3094)
Operating System: No Operating System (420-6320)
Mouse: Mouse Option None (310-0024)
NIC: Dual Embedded Broadcom NetXtreme II 5708 Gigabit Ethernet NIC (430-1762)
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive: 24X IDE CD-RW/DVD ROM Drive for PowerEdge Servers, 
All OS (313-3918)
Sound Card: Bezel for PE 1950 (313-3937)
Speakers: 1x2 Backplane for 3.5-inch Hard Drives (311-5755)
Documentation Diskette: Electronic Documentation and OpenManage CD Kit, PE1950 
(310-7962)
Additional Storage Products: 160GB, SATA, 3.5-inch 7.2K RPMHard Drive 
(341-3036)
Feature Integrated SAS/SATA RAID 1 PERC 5/i Integrated (341-3084)
Feature Sliding Rapid/Versa Rails and Cable Management Arm,Universal 
(341-3090)
Misc: Redundant Power Supply with Y-Cord for PowerEdge 1950 (310-7461)
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Or perhaps this one:
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Base Unit: 925, 2x2MB Cache, 3.0GHz Pentium D, 800MHz Front Side Bus for 
PowerEdge 860 (222-7177)
Memory: 3GB DDR2, 667MHz, 2x512MB/ Single Ranked DIMMs 2x1GB, Single Ranked 
DIMMs (311-6324)
Video Card: Broadcom TCP/IP Offload EngineNot Enabled (430-1765)
Video Memory: Riser with 2 Slots: 1 PCI Exprx8 slot and 1 PCI Express x4 slot 
(320-4959)
Hard Drive: 160GB, SATA, 3.5-inch 7.2K RPM Hard Drive (341-4204)
Hard Drive Controller: SAS5iR SAS RAID Controller, Internal, PCIe (341-3874)
Operating System: No Operating System (420-6320)
NIC: On-Board Dual Gigabit Network Adapter, No TOE (430-2008)
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive: 24X IDE CD-RW/DVD ROM Drive for PowerEdge Servers, 
All OS (313-4711)
Sound Card: Bezel (313-4428)
Documentation Diskette: No Hard Copy Documentation E-Docs Only and OpenManage 
CD Kit (310-8180)
Additional Storage Products: 160GB, SATA, 3.5-inch 7.2K RPM Hard Drive 
(341-4204)
Feature Add-in SAS5iR RAID Controller (SATA/SAS Controller) which supports 2 
Hard Drives - RAID 1 (341-3870)
Feature Rack Chassis w/Rapid Rails forDell, HPQ or other Square HoleRacks, 
PE1750 (310-3955)
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If yes, what are the gotchas, in terms of kernel config, hardware, etc?  I 
have never installed a 64bit system yet, so I guess that'll be another thing 
to read on.

When building a server is it worth considering some GNAP type of set up, or 
should one build a complete Gentoo system with /usr/portage and all?
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Regards,
Mick

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Re: [gentoo-user] Installing Gentoo on Dell Servers

[kashani]

Mick wrote:
> Guys, has anyone installed a gentoo LAMP on:
> 
> Dell Server:
> ==============================================
> If yes, what are the gotchas, in terms of kernel config, hardware, etc?  I 
> have never installed a 64bit system yet, so I guess that'll be another thing 
> to read on.
> 
> When building a server is it worth considering some GNAP type of set up, or 
> should one build a complete Gentoo system with /usr/portage and all?

I've installed Gentoo on pretty much every Dell server that has come out 
in the past five years and used 64bit on all the newer stuff from the 
past year or so. Never had an issue even with the wonky 6650. I never 
bothered with anything special other than local rsync and 
http-replicator and just used portage locally on each box.

kashani
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Re: [gentoo-user] Installing Gentoo on Dell Servers

[Mick]

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On Thursday 14 June 2007 22:29, kashani wrote:
> Mick wrote:
> > Guys, has anyone installed a gentoo LAMP on:
> >
> > Dell Server:
> > ==============================================
> > If yes, what are the gotchas, in terms of kernel config, hardware, etc? 
> > I have never installed a 64bit system yet, so I guess that'll be another
> > thing to read on.
> >
> > When building a server is it worth considering some GNAP type of set up,
> > or should one build a complete Gentoo system with /usr/portage and all?
>
> I've installed Gentoo on pretty much every Dell server that has come out
> in the past five years and used 64bit on all the newer stuff from the
> past year or so. Never had an issue even with the wonky 6650. I never
> bothered with anything special other than local rsync and
> http-replicator and just used portage locally on each box.

Thanks kashani, may I bother you one of these days for a copy of a .config 
file?

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Regards,
Mick

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