<div dir="ltr"><div><div>I don't plan to run a datacenter on that box, just as a "home" nas, so it would not be on intensive load.<br><br></div>is this usable: <a href="http://www.broadcom.com/support/ethernet_nic/netxtreme_server.php">http://www.broadcom.com/support/ethernet_nic/netxtreme_server.php</a>?<br>
<br></div>What's the difference with yours?<br><div><div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">What's does mean using my own drivers? problems at every kernel update?<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">
sorry if thoses questions seems odd but I'm not an expert with solaris-like systems<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2014-06-24 16:01 GMT+02:00 Dan McDonald <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:danmcd@omniti.com" target="_blank">danmcd@omniti.com</a>></span>:<br>
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On Jun 24, 2014, at 9:51 AM, Nicolas Di Gregorio <<a href="mailto:nicolas.digregorio@gmail.com">nicolas.digregorio@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> I think everything is there : <a href="http://www8.hp.com/h20195/v2/GetDocument.aspx?docname=c04128132" target="_blank">http://www8.hp.com/h20195/v2/GetDocument.aspx?docname=c04128132</a><br>
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> My main concerns are about:<br>
> - : the network card based on BCM5720<br>
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</div>There's your first problem right there. :(<br>
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Broadcom support has always been a bit iffy. There IS a version of bge that supports the 5720, but under testing load it has sometime been flaky.<br>
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> - : the ability to uses the drives connected to the b120i controller in ahci mode<br>
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</div>AHCI shouldn't be a problem.<br>
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> - : using the microsd port connected on the ilo to install omnios<br>
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</div>If it's a USB MASS STORAGE device, you're okay.<br>
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The big bottleneck here, alas, is the 5720. If you like rolling your own drivers, you can take a gander here from my old job:<br>
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<a href="http://ma.nexenta.com/~danmcd/webrevs/git-jbge/" target="_blank">http://ma.nexenta.com/~danmcd/webrevs/git-jbge/</a><br>
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I *think* these changes may already be in SmartOS's illumos already.<br>
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Dan<br>
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