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Subject: Re: Sun X86 servers
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On Sat, Jul 22, 2006 at 02:23:36PM -0400, Robert Blayzor wrote:
> I'd like to know if anyone is using the Sun X86 servers with 6.x.  If
> so, how is it preforming?  I'm looking at possibly using them in a
> diskless environment (and a couple possibly with disks)  I've read in
> the past that the disk controllers were not supported yet, I'm not sure
> if that's changed (or changing).  What about network controllers?
> 
> Please contact me off-list (unless others are interested as well).

Actually I'd be quite interested to know how they perform as well. I've
been contemplating the new Ultra 20 workstation to try and learn Solaris
on (but be able to run FreeBSD as well).

James