[Tfug] Linux Friendly PCs (HP, Dell, etc)?

[Jeff Breadner]

Jon wrote:
> It's been a long time since I've bought a server class PC intending to 
> run Linux on it. I'm a "build it, install it" guy so hardware 
> compatibility has been easy to over come. Does anyone recommend a 
> server class PC (tower) from HP, Dell, etc that works out of the box 
> with distros like Ubuntu Server?
>
> I've looked at the HP PRoliant ML350 G5 but the RAID card has reported 
> performance issues that have not been resolved yet.
>

We use RHEL3 through 5 with Dell servers, primarily PowerEdge 2950's but 
I've run it on lower end hardware (PowerEdge 2600's and S420's) as 
well.  The PERC4 RAID controller cards work with all RHEL distributions, 
PERC5 only started working as of RHEL3 Update 8 I believe, and PERC6 
cards (current) only work with RHEL4 Update 5 or so, not sure on the 
exact release.  Everything else "just works".  I've not tried Ubuntu on 
them.

cheers
  Jeff