Re: Which Sun Blade?

Chris Cox <notccox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

Uwe Wolfram wrote:
The 2x900 is pretty fast in comparison to an Ultra 5 (which is
dog awful slow). However, it is a different class of machinery.
Just be aware that the box will consume a bit of power, produce
a bit of heat and be much louder than your Ultra 5.
Louder? Nope; your typical Ultra-5/Ultra-10 makes *more* noise than
your typical SunBlade 2000. At least in my experience.

Confirmed, the fans of my Blade 1000 are less noisy than those of
my U10 and my Blade 100. Alas, the FC disks (36GB) of the B1000
are prone to loud head movements, these are disturbing.

Hmmm... might just be ours that is a bit noisy. I can accept
that.

Make sure it runs Solaris and that Solaris is running picld; of course,
if the environment is warm/hot, it will make more noise.

Casper
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