[CentOS] HP MicroServer

[Ryan Wagoner]

On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 9:53 AM, Timothy Murphy <gayleard at eircom.net> wrote:
> A bit OT, but I'm running CentOS-5.6 on this machine
> (in fact on two of them)
> and it seems to run perfectly -
> I've had no problems at all.
>
> Except that I'd like to add a second ethernet port,
> and am not sure where one can find a card that will fit this machine.
> As far as I can see, it requires a half-height PCIe card,
> which seems to be rather a rare animal.
> (There doesn't seem to be a standard for the backplate.

A number of cards come with a changeable plate to make them half
height. Below are links to Intel desktop and server cards.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833106033
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833106011
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833106035

Ryan