[SunRescue] HOW useful 690/MP

Mon Sep 13 13:53:01 CDT 1999

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Jeff, 

Think of it as a Sparc 10 on a VME bus card, though it uses different RAM
(30 Pin Parity, 1 or 4 meg), slower SCSI, and will only run Solaris 2.5.1
out of the box. Mods exist to run Solaris > 2.5.1 on them. You can run most
any SuperSparc Mbus CPU module you want, but the PROM rev needs to be at
least 2.14 (in my experience) to do MP with anything other than SM100
processors. Anyone know what the highest rev of PROM is, and where to locate
any?

If you would be willing to part out some of these, I'd be interested. 

Does anyone have a functional and OK cosmetically 4/670 case they would want
to part with in the upper Midwest? I've got a 4/630 case that I'm ready to
outgrow- I'd trade it as part of the deal.

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Stuesse [mailto:jds at enterpriseconsulting.com]
Sent: Monday, September 13, 1999 12:57 PM
To: rescue at sunhelp.org
Subject: [SunRescue] HOW useful 690/MP

Will  the 690/mp run solaris 2.6 or better.
are the very useful? are the VME bus etc?
I have a few sitting in a warehouse.
Jeff

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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Jeff, </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Think of it as a Sparc 10 on a VME bus card, though =
it uses different RAM (30 Pin Parity, 1 or 4 meg), slower SCSI, and =
will only run Solaris 2.5.1 out of the box. Mods exist to run Solaris =
> 2.5.1 on them. You can run most any SuperSparc Mbus CPU module you =
want, but the PROM rev needs to be at least 2.14 (in my experience) to =
do MP with anything other than SM100 processors. Anyone know what the =
highest rev of PROM is, and where to locate any?</FONT></P>

If you would be willing to part out some of these, =
I'd be interested.

Does anyone have a functional and OK cosmetically =
4/670 case they would want to part with in the upper Midwest? I've got =
a 4/630 case that I'm ready to outgrow- I'd trade it as part of the =
deal.

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Steve</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Subject: [SunRescue] HOW useful 690/MP</FONT>
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Will  the 690/mp run solaris 2.6 or =
better.
 are the very useful? are the VME bus etc?
 I have a few sitting in a warehouse.
 Jeff

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