diff --git a/www/doc/pc2000.html b/www/doc/pc2000.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..bf9bcef765106c0f3c0248e24ccada0cbb065d24 --- /dev/null +++ b/www/doc/pc2000.html @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +<!-- + EMULAB-COPYRIGHT + Copyright (c) 2007 University of Utah and the Flux Group. + All rights reserved. + --> +<center> +<h1>The "pc2000" Nodes</h1> +</center> + +<h2>Contents</h2> +<ul> +<li> <a href="#machines">Machines and Interfaces</a> +<li> <a href="#images">Images and Kernel Support</a> +<li> <a href="#caveats">Caveats</a> +</ul> + +<hr> +<a NAME="machines"></a><h2>Machines and Interfaces</h2> +<p> +The "pc2000" machines are +<a href="http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/ws340/en/index.htm"> +Dell Precision Workstation 340s</a> +with a single 2GHz processor, 512MB of RAMBUS RAM, and 2 7,200 RPM 20GB IDE disks. +Each has 4 available 100Mb experimental net interfaces in the form of 2 +dual port Intel Pro/100 PCI cards. +</p><p> +Each node also has a single Intel IXP1200 Network Processor in the form of +an ENP2505 (Bridalveil) card. +See the +<a href="docwrapper.php3?docname=ixp.html"> +Emulab IXP document</a> for details on how these are integrated into Emulab. +</p><p> +All machines have serial console lines accessible from users.emulab.net via +the "console" command or remotely via the +<a href="http://www.emulab.net/kb-show.php3?xref_tag=tiptunnel">tiptunnel</a> interface. +</p> +<a NAME="images"></a><h2>Images and Kernel Support</h2> +<p> +Currently, the Emulab standard FreeBSD images prior to FreeBSD 7 +(FBSD410-STD, FBSD54-STD, FBSD61-STD), +and Linux images (RHL90-STD, FC4-STD, "legacy" RHL73-STD) +will run on these machines. +</p><p> +<b>NOTE:</b> at this time, only the RHL73-IXPHOST image has IXP support. +The IXP will be ignored in all other kernels +(see <a href="#caveats">Caveats</a> below). +</p><p> +For custom images, no special drivers are needed +if you do not want to use the IXP devices. +</p> +<a NAME="caveats"></a><h2>Caveats</h2> +<p> +<ul> +<li> <b>Windows does not run on these nodes.</b> + We have never been able to make a Windows system work on these, + possibly because of the IXP cards. +<li> <b>FreeBSD 7 does not run on these nodes.</b> + It blows up in the ACPI code during booting. It also blows up at + boot time if ACPI is disabled. Again, possibly because of the IXP + cards. +<li> <b>Access to the second disk is slower than to the primary disk.</b> + This is due to the second disk being connected to the primary IDE + controller "slave" rather than the secondary IDE "master." + <b>NOTE:</b> at this time, pc170 <i>does</i> have the second drive connected + to the master. +</ul> diff --git a/www/hardware.html b/www/hardware.html index 802fbab7a3c90dafe1b26e855b36dc90fc073707..47f607d39b658124defb07b2a79a90f3a3bd3871 100644 --- a/www/hardware.html +++ b/www/hardware.html @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ <!-- EMULAB-COPYRIGHT - Copyright (c) 2000-2003, 2005, 2006 University of Utah and the Flux Group. + Copyright (c) 2000-2003, 2005, 2006, 2007 University of Utah and the Flux Group. All rights reserved. --> <center> @@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ <li> Multiple PCI-X 64/133 and 64/100 busses <li> 6 10/100/1000 Intel NICs spread across the busses (one NIC is the control net). - <a href=doc/docwrapper.php3?docname=pc3000.html> - <b>Important Notes</b>.<a> <li> 2 x 146GB 10,000 RPM SCSI disks </ul> +<a href=doc/docwrapper.php3?docname=pc3000.html> +<b>Important Notes about the pc3000s</b></a> <p> <a name="tbpc850"></a> @@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ Antec IPC3480B, with 300W PS and extra fan. Intel IXP 1200 network processor cards</a>. <li> 2 x 20GB 7200 RPM IDE disks </ul> - +<a href=doc/docwrapper.php3?docname=pc2000.html> +<b>Important Notes about the pc2000s</b></a> </ul> <h3>Servers</h3> <ul>