FC1 as a server but NOT HP Proliant

[fred smith]

On Thu, Feb 26, 2004 at 03:45:43PM +0100, yavorsky gaetan wrote:
> Hi,
> It's working but ...
> If it's a critical production environment, and if you plan to contract 
> support whith HP, forget it !
> I do have a problem with a G3 server which crash after 2 weeks in 
> production mode.
> Since I have an other G3 as office server which run perfectly, I'm quite 
> sure that it's a hardware problem, and I have standard 3 years garanty 
> from HP.
> So I called them, and I have been told that they don't care about my 
> problem because of FC1 !!!!!!!!
> They just told me to install RH8 which is the last "open" release 
> supported, or to by RedHat ES3 !.
> Not really what I expected from such a company ! ( why do not install 
> WFW3.11 ??? )
> 
> If somebody has an other feed back HP, please let me know !
> Regards.
> Gaetan Yavorsky.

The machine should have come with a "smart start" CDRM. On my proliant 
(DL-320 G2) that CDis bootable, and it contains a full set of hardware
diagnostics. I suggest you dig it out, boot it, and let the diagnostics
run overnight or over a weekend.

> 
> 
> Michael Gargiullo a écrit :
> 
> >On Thu, 2004-02-26 at 08:25, Fredrik Holmberg wrote:
> > 
> >
> >>What are your experiences on running Fedora (Core 1) as a server, in 
> >>comparison to the former Red Hat 9 (Shrike)?
> >>
> >>--
> >>Regards,
> >>Fredrik Holmberg
> >>
> >>   
> >>
> >
> >We actually use it in several dozen servers without incident.  We maybe
> >the exception though.  We also run the SMP kernel without a problem.  We
> >have it running on dual AMD systems, Dual Intel, and Dual Intel Xeon
> >boxes.  We did have one boot problem on the dual xeon box, but we have
> >it running on one of the mail gateways, and it handles everything
> >nicely.
> >
> >
> > 
> >
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> fedora-list mailing list
> fedora-list at redhat.com
> To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list

-- 
---- Fred Smith -- fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us -----------------------------
                       I can do all things through Christ 
                              who strengthens me.
------------------------------ Philippians 4:13 -------------------------------
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 189 bytes
Desc: not available
Url : http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/users/attachments/20040226/2c8d3a81/attachment-0002.bin