Re: SOHO SUN Server - I'm giving up

"llothar" <llothar@xxxxxx> writes:

I think i could get it running on Solaris, i just need to buy hardware
that is 4-5 times the price of the hardware supported by Linux. For
example the programmable power switches for the build machines cost 60
Euro (USB controlled on/off) instead of 250 Euro (Network HTTP
Interface). The backup disk seems to only work well when i buy SCSI
drives. But they are about 2 Euro/GiB <-> 0,4 Euro/GiB.

And what makes you think that the USB controlled power switches do
not work on Solaris? The driver for the Gembird stuff compiles
just fine on Solaris (but the sourceforge version has been Linuxized
to the point that it needs quite a bit more work) and I believe
it will work (so I ordered one for EUR 50)

And then i need to spend much more time in setting all up. I was amazed
to see how simple it is to setup a software RAID system on Linux (with
a modern Distribution that has a GUI for it). For me it was educating
to do this on Solaris, but i now run out of time. I don't want to be
educated on each implementation detail. I want it to work and see a 5
point checklist what to do when trouble starts.

I hope you didnt build a software raid on two IDE disks on the
same controller.

Hardware support for USB cards is terrible bad. Gigabit Ethernet cards
are much more expensive, Grafik Cards the same (insane prices for stuff
that i get for 20 bucks from EBay).

USB cards? There are only three USB cards: uhci, ehci, ohci; they all
work on Solaris. USB devices is a different matter (but flash stuff
works)

Solaris and Linux work on the same hardware, at the same price point.

Casper
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