[OmniOS-discuss] Dell vs. Supermicro and any recommendations..

[Andy]

Hi,

We have a number of Dell PE1950 servers running OmniOS which are in need
of replacement. Management here have always used Dell and have suggested
the R730xd platform (as we want more disk slots in the new servers).

I've read some useful posts on this mailing list about the Dell R730xd -
specifically that if we ask Dell to configure it for Nexenta then it will
come with an LSI HBA and Intel NICs but I haven't seen any further posts
saying whether anyone has had any success getting one of these up and
running. I got the impression from the posts that it wasn't a great idea
and Supermicro is a better option.

I'd prefer to run Supermicro but might have some problems convincing
those with the purse strings. Is anyone running, or can anyone recommend,
a Supermicro server roughly equivalent to the Del R730xd, or give me an
idea of what chipsets/HBAs etc. to choose or avoid for OmniOS?

Any help appreciated,

Thanks

Andy

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