On Dec 23, 2004, at 7:13 AM, Bohmer, Andre ten wrote:
We have Red Hat EL AS v3 and v2.1 running on top of about 40 HP Proliant
server (dl-140/145/360/380). Due to serious problems regarding stability
of a number of those servers (HP is looking into this problem) and the
HP firmware craziness, just in case we have to make the though decision
to change hardware brand, a question to you all. The grass always seems
greener on the other side, so are there people who want to share their
experience regarding Red Hat EL AS on top of let's see IBM or Sun
hardware or maybe an other A brand? Any pitfalls to watch for or other
tips?
Until 3 months ago, I was _the_ Linux Engineer at an enterprise webhosting company. We used HP Proliant DL3x0/5x0/7x0 servers with all the agents and iLO stuff, so I feel your pain. I experienced a never-ending stream of "pass-the-buck" syndrome between Red Hat and HP/Compaq as neither side would fully address instability issues with the platform.
I've never used IBM or Sun hardware with RHEL and I have no reason to try. Sun's Linux offerings never matched up with our requirements. IBM has always exceeded our price points (according to the Product Managers), particularly since RHEL was already our most expensive platform (*)(**). I've used Dell PowerEdge servers since then, and have been pretty satisfied. Their agents and RAC cards are the closest thing to the "boot-to-bluescreen" management experience that HP offers, and their Linux engineers are very active on the Linux/PowerEdge list. If you consider the Dell route, I highly suggest subscribing to that list and getting other users' input on your pending purchase.
HTH.
* Compared to Windows on the same HP hardware and Solaris on Sun. Believe it.
** Ok, so this was because this company insisted on purchasing the top level of support (platinum, 24x7), even though RH engineers are only available during "normal business hours".
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