SUMMARY: SunPCi3 on older hardware
From: Parkins, Larye (NIH/NIAID) (LParkins_at_niaid.nih.gov)
Date: 05/28/03
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To: "'sunmanagers@sunmanagers.org'" <sunmanagers@sunmanagers.org> Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 12:11:56 -0400
This says it all, thanks to Tom Crummey for a quick response.
The PCI3 card doesn't work in the Ultra5/10. It needs the 64bit PCI slot. We
tried it and it doesn't even power up.
Original post:
Has anyone installed a SunPCi3 in an older machine, i.e., Ultra 5 or Ultra
10?
We had plans to install a SunPCi2 in an Ultra 10, but Sun is now shipping
SunPCi3, and the U/10 dropped off the hardware compatibility list in the
release notes.
The immediate differences I see are that version 3 has an additional
daughterboard for extra USB and firewire ports, so it takes up three PCI
slots with all options installed instead of two slots.
We have a Plan B, which involves moving around existing SunPCi2 cards and
reassigning workstations, but my clients are looking for a second opinion
before approving.
Questions:
1) physical fit of main board, daughterboard, and serial/parallel connector
(if used).
2) firmware compatibility, i.e., if you have installed, what version of OBP
firmware do you have?
3) power consumption/cooling considerations
Will summarize.
-- Larye D. Parkins Systems Administrator, RML - NIAID 903 S. 4th St., Hamilton, MT 59840 (406) 363-9433 _______________________________________________ sunmanagers mailing list sunmanagers@sunmanagers.org http://www.sunmanagers.org/mailman/listinfo/sunmanagers
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