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Look out Intel. Here comes another ARM box to the microserver party. If people didn't want ARM-based servers, Dell wouldn't build them, and so with the launch of the "Copper" ARM server sled for the "Viking" C5000 microserver chassis we know that people want ARM servers. And this is not some experiment that Dell is doing, …

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  1. kissingthecarpet
    Linux

    Ubuntu but not Debian

    So, is this actually an original port by Canonical then, not using Debian?. I was under the impression Debian already had had an ARM port for some time. I'd rather use Debian stable any day for a server than Ubuntu - Ubuntu is based off Sid FFS. I cannot believe its more stable.

    1. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Re: Ubuntu but not Debian

      I think they mean commercially supported distro as opposed to stable distro.

      Ubuntu has forced a >3.0 kernel for a while now whereas Debian unstable still comes with 2.6 does it not?

      Debian has had ARM packages more or less since GCC supported it. Ergo, Ubuntu also had it by default.

      1. Anonymous Coward
        Anonymous Coward

        Re: Ubuntu but not Debian

        Haven't checked but 3.2 has already been backported from wheezy (testing) to squeeze (stable) so I'd be very surprised if the default kernel for sid (unstable) is not 3.x

        1. LaeMing
          Boffin

          Re: Ubuntu but not Debian

          Debian/Testing has had a 3.x kernel for some months now. Presently 3.2.17, so Unstable has certainly had it longer than that.

      2. kissingthecarpet
        Linux

        Re: Ubuntu but not Debian

        I'm using Wheezy & after running apt-get upgrade you'll get 3.2 at the moment. Debian is commercially supported, just not by Debian.org, - they just supply free support. True, if one were to use Debian stable then I'm not sure what kernel version its at, one might have to use a backported kernel to get a brand new one, but of course that's only if you need it.

        I can see the advantages (perhaps) in using Ubuntu for consumer desktops, but for servers I don't know why Ubuntu would be better.

    2. popey
      WTF?

      Re: Ubuntu but not Debian

      Ubuntu LTS is based on Debian Testing, not Unstable (Sid) - FFS. Non-LTS releases are often based off Unstable though.

  2. Anonymous Coward
    Meh

    Hmmm

    Personaly I don't like there design and can see a few HD's having fun if all 4 bays are used.

    Also 3 USB ports hanging off the cross-bar direcly seems a bit wrong and will only end in tears.

    But at least they are offering there customers something, unlike alot of others.

  3. Gordan

    RedSleeve

    "And the Fedora Project is also doing tweaks to support ARM chips, allowing those who like RHELish Linux to experiment as well."

    There is now an independent 3rd party ARM port-clone based on RHEL6 sources a-la CentOS/Scientific (no affiliation whatsoever with RH, CentOS, Scientific, etc.). It's called RedSleeve. So if Fedora is a bit to bleeding edge for you, you might want to check it out:

    http://www.redsleeve.org

    1. Anonymous Coward
      Thumb Up

      Re: RedSleeve

      Wow, your spawned a whole new article and the only thumbs up was the one I gave you earlier.

      It's a tough crowd.

      1. Gordan

        Re: RedSleeve

        Thanks! :D

    2. tpm (Written by Reg staff)

      Re: RedSleeve

      Thanks Gordan. I told Reg readers about this separately at http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/05/29/redsleeve_enterprise_linux_arm/

      1. Gordan

        Re: RedSleeve

        Wow! Thank you. Now just to cross my fingers that my server doesn't go into meltdown. :)

  4. Mage Silver badge
    Linux

    face palm

    Intel got the StrongARM of DEC and later sold most of its ARM stuff to

    Marvell

  5. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Calxeda not high bandwidth?

    Not sure why the article says that the Calxeda interconnect is "...not the high-bandwidth interconnect that top-end Ethernet or InfiniBand switches and adapters would offer" when it provides 4 x 10 Gbps full-dupex links from each quadcore CPU (?)

    Also, the "microserver" terminology would seem to be more applicable to SOHO servers (or GuruPlugs) than hyperscale systems.

  6. P. Lee
    Go

    4 sata, 2 gigabit and on a PCIe card

    please!

    Or match 1 gigabit-1 sata with interface bonding for a cheap, (almost) native-speed disk server.

  7. Matt Bryant Silver badge
    Facepalm

    So, how exactly is this even a threat to hp?

    It seems there might be a market, seeing as Dell are now following hp into it, but surely the "threat" is to those without a product in the space, like IBM? Even funnier when you consider that IBM holds an ARM license. Oh, I see, it's a TPM article - EVERYthing is a threat to hp! The sun shines, it's a threat to hp. It rains, it's a threat to hp. Dell makes an ARM server range....

    1. tpm (Written by Reg staff)

      Re: So, how exactly is this even a threat to hp?

      The threat to HP is merely that it is the first and only real supplier of ARM-based servers up until now. Hence my subhead.

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