Michael Kress wrote: > Hi, > > Marc Saric wrote: > >> Any of the stability/heat issues which where mentioned in the "Dual >> Opteron or Dual Xeon?" thread from 2006-10-26? >> >> > > Just for the case you're planning to use a BBU with your 9550 ... Don't > put it into a 2U case, rather use a 3U case. I had much problems with > the BBU temperature during high IO and CPU usage. Temperature went up > just a little bit and syslog told me "Battery temperature HIGH" after a > few minutes. HIGH means 45°C to 50°C, everything above means "TOO HIGH" > which deactivates write cache. Using a 3U case solved this problem and > everything works as expected, even when the system is totally busy with > IO and CPU. > I had a similar issue, even though the 2U case had obnoxiously loud and over-engineered cooling fans. I haven't had any problems in (also obnoxiously loud) the 3RU Supermicro enclosures we've standardized on for deployment. Cheers,