Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:30:15 +0200 From: Kaya Saman <SamanKaya@netscape.net> To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Newbie to FreeBSD on SPARC - questions about Sun hardware Message-ID: <4B4B6E37.3050005@netscape.net> In-Reply-To: <4B4A6FA5.1010002@netscape.net> References: <4B4A6FA5.1010002@netscape.net>
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Kaya Saman wrote: > Hi, > > I'm quite new to FreeBSD as the only things that I've done are a lot > of research and created a radio from it on an x86 box! > > I run a few SPARC based systems currently which run a combination of > OpenSolaris, SXCE, Solaris9 and 10 and am planning to upgrade to more > Sun hardware pretty soon within the next few weeks. > > I plan to grab a Fire V480 and use it as a mainframe server so I have > to ask about the compatibility of Sun hardware and FreeBSD SPARC port?? > > The reason why I need to know is that I had Sun Raid Manager 6.22.1 > installed on Solaris 10 then upgraded to SXCE on a Sun Enterprise 420r > server which was hooked up to an A1000 and D1000 disk boxes. > Subsequently RM6 didn't work anymore when installed on SXCE as was EOL > so I have a concern that if I get the V480 and hook something like a > Sun S1 or the A/D1000's up to it will the OS detect the hardware and > enable me to create LUN's or at least format and partition the drives? > > Also, since I currently run Linux on many of my platforms I am > wondering how the SPARC port differs if at all from the x86 software > wise? > > With Linux for example if one installs say the Fedora or Debian distro > on any non-x86 hardware things are removed; my main needs are to run > Cacti, Munin, and perhaps even Icecast2, Darkice, Xmms2 and Dupal5.... > ok Dupal is a php app so should work but the rest of course are of > concern! > > Just quickly to finalize my questions: how does the performance of > FreeBSD on SPARC compare with running Solaris on the same > platform/architecture?? > > Basically apart from applications residing in the ports collection > what other benefits will I get? Like Solaris has Zones while BSD has > Jails - that kind of thing I'm after..... > > Many thanks, > > Kaya > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-sparc64 > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-sparc64-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Hi guys.... is this list online or dead? Sorry am just not used to a mailing list being this quiet! Usually within a few minutes or hours of signing up someone has posted something to the list (not meaning response to what I ask but just in a generic sense). Regards, Kaya
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