[cisco-voip] HP DL380 G5 servers

[Chris Ward (chrward)]

Michael,

The parts need to be identical. Any difference in CPU speed, HD size,
model number, etc, will result in a failure to install. Please be very
careful about ordering. I have seen several unhappy customers that
didn't have the right hardware specs. If the HW isn't perfect, there is
nothing Cisco can do.

-Chris


-----Original Message-----
From: cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net
[mailto:cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Michael Back
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 11:38 AM
To: Scott Voll
Cc: cisco-voip at puck.nether.net
Subject: Re: [cisco-voip] HP DL380 G5 servers

I talked to two different reps, and both told me they could not find
that part number at all.  One of them quoted me a price on a similar
server, the other one tried to build a server bsed on the same specs. 
Id rather have a good part number, so I can blame Cisco if something is
wrong.  By the way we will be putting CallManager 6.1, CRS 5, and Unity
5 on these servers.

>>> "Scott Voll" <svoll.voip at gmail.com> 7/24/2008 9:53 AM >>>
you are right in the part number is discontinued, but that is the
correct
part number.  ask your cisco partner to quote it.  we got ours from
Ingram
(distrubution)  they had to buy the server and the HDs seperately but
they
are still available.  you just can't get them through HP directly.

That was the part that really torqed me.  discontinued hardware.  But
because Cisco purchased so much and doesn't what to loose the profits,
we
are stuck installing on old hardware.  it sounded like there must be a
lot
of it, because they are not planning on a new hardware spec any time
soon.

So now as of last week I have 5 new 7835 H2 servers.. <rant>
(discontinued
hardware...... gggrrrrrrr) </rant>

Scott

On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 7:27 AM, Michael Back <Michael.Back at nisd.net>
wrote:

> I think we will be purchasing our replacement servers from HP.  I
was
> wondering if anyone has done this recently and could provide some
> guidance for doing this.  We want the 7845 equivalent of the HP
server.
> Cisco has a document about the HP server solution that mentions a
part
> number, but that part number is no longer available.  Does anyone
have a
> new part number for a HP server that is approvid for Cisco stuff. 
One
> of the HP reps we deal with sent me a quote on a similar server, but
it
> was quad core instead of dual core.  Will that make a difference. 
Also
> if anyone has had any problems installing CallManager or Unity on a
HP
> server, I would like to know.  I tried talking to our Cisco SE about
> this, but he seemed reluctant to help me out.  Thanks for your help.
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