Re: Debian on Dell PowerEdge C6220?
On Sun, Jan 02, 2022 at 10:39:50AM +0100, didier gaumet wrote:
>
> Hello David,
>
> Dell provided RHEL and Suse commercial support for thos particular
> model. So while Ubuntu nor Debian is not listed, i would imagine there
> will be no problem
> https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-uk/drivers/supportedos/poweredge-c6220?lwp=rt
>
>
Having looked quickly at the specs for both the PowerEdge C6220 and C6220 II
Three issues jump out:
1. Nework cards may need firmware.[Use the DVD with non-free firmware included
if you want to make your life easier - just remember to comment out the
cdrom entry in /etc/apt/sources.list afterwards.]
2. It's software RAID unless you have an optional RAID card. That should
be fine with Linux mdraid. If you've the optional card - it's an LSI ???
3. BMC ??? - I note that it says that that might need third party software.
If you're not planning remote KVM access who cares.
https://i.dell.com/sites/csdocuments/Shared-Content_data-Sheets_Documents/en/Dell_PowerEdge_C6220_II_Technical_Guide.pdf
was where I got my info from. If you're planning to have it under your desk
because you got it cheaply - the fans will howl - that's the problem with
small fans and high air throughput.
I've only dealt briefly with Dells in a data centre but there's no obvious
reason why Debin shouldn't support this completely.
All the very best, as ever,
Andy Cater
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