[geeks] Suprise - ext. USB HD "Just Worked" under Solaris 10

[Lionel Peterson]

>From: velociraptor <velociraptor at gmail.com>
>Date: 2006/11/06 Mon AM 07:52:11 CST
>To: The Geeks List <geeks at sunhelp.org>
>Subject: Re: [geeks] Suprise - ext. USB HD "Just Worked" under Solaris  10

>On 11/5/06, Lionel Peterson <lionel4287 at verizon.net> wrote:
>> >From: velociraptor <velociraptor at gmail.com>
>
>> >I have been patching a bunch of workstations at $ork, and the SB1000
>> >is a hellofalot faster than 2x400Mhz cpu U80s, I must say.  SB1K's
>> >take about 2hrs or so; U80's about 4.
>>
>> Inquiring minds want to know - "what" takes 2 hours on a SB1000 and 4 hours on a U80?
>
>Application of the latest patch cluster for Solaris 9 using a custom
>script that weeds out non-applicable patches for the given system.
>E.g. non-applicable hardware drivers, arch patches, etc.
>
>The U5s, on the other hand, are start and go to sleep type events. :-/
>
>I hadn't realized that the SB1Ks were FCAL.  Do you know if that is
>the default, or an optional configuration?

FC-AL is the only way the SB1000 shipped. I looked into the the other Sun Blades, but they all looked a bit "wonkey" - things like IDE HDs or exhorbitant prices drew me to the SB1000 for a new desktop (that, plus the fact I had one sitting in my den for the last several months idle ;^)...

It generates a bit of heat, but it is quiet and it just goes and goes...

Lionel