Re: General-Purpose Server for Debian Stable

[Linux-Fan <Ma_Sys.ma@web.de>]

Dan Ritter writes:

> Linux-Fan wrote:

[...]

> > * HPE DL385 G10 Plus
> > * Dell PowerEdge R7515
>
> You should also look at machines made by SuperMicro and resold
> via a number of VARs. My company is currently using Silicon
> Mechanics and is reasonably happy with them. We have a few HPs
> as well.
>
> > I have already learned from my local vendor that HPE does not support the
> > use of non-HPE HDDs in the server which means I would need to buy all my
> > drives directly from HPE (of course this will be very expensive).
>
> It's ridiculously expensive. Also, note that HPE won't ship
> empty drive sleds for free. You can buy them aftermarket for
> about $15-30 each, depending.
>
> > Additionally, none of the server manufacturers list Debian compatibility,
> > thus my questions are as follows:
> >
> > * Does anybody run Debian stable (10) on any of these servers?
> >   Does it work well?
>
> Yes, and yes. Avoid buying HP's RAID cards.
>
> > * Is there any experience with "unsupported" HDD configurations i.e.
> >   disks not bought from the server manufacturer?
>
> They all work.
>
> They tend to be more finicky about RAM.
>
> Buy SuperMicro, from a VAR not too far away from you who can
> supply a next-day parts warranty for cheap.

Thank you very much for these hints. I will surely add Supermicro to the
consideration. The hints wrt. RAM and RAID cards are appreciated!

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Linux-Fan