Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 02:23:53 +1000 From: Ian Pulsford <ianjp@optusnet.com.au> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD and Intel Solaris Message-ID: <3BAA1819.3A509B27@optusnet.com.au> References: <20010920125718.E43775-100000@r2d2.twowaytv.co.uk>
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Alex Dyas wrote: > > hi, > > i'm trying to make a case for using FreeBSD as the OS for a load of PCs we need > to do monitoring. the machines will be running a bunch of in house developed > scripts (shell, perl etc) and other simple stuff like tails on log files etc, > then making the results available via VNC. > > the main contender at the moment is Solaris on Intel, mainly because the other > sys admins come from Sparc/Solaris environments. this is something that i can > see a lot of sense in, stick with what you know best. > > however, i'm just not convinced that Solaris on Intel is a mature enough > technology to be basing a lot of stock in. from my experience, FreeBSD has a > far more established user base, and probably has much better hardware > compatibility. also support is very good, something i'm not sure is true for > solaris-intel. Hardware compatability for Solaris x86 will be your biggest problem. Check out the HCL to see if your hardware will work. I could never get the thing to work well with my hardware. But now I have a shiny new SunBlade 100 so's I can run Solaris/Sparc. > > anyone here have any Solaris on Intel experience, good or bad? > > I'm trying to be objective here. I need a good argument. It may even be that > FreeBSD isn't suited on this particular occasion. IanP To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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