[OpenIndiana-discuss] Looking for experienced user input on specific Machine purchase

[Richard L. Hamilton]

Googling for
solaris hardware compatibility

will find some (partly/mostly crowdsourced, i.e. not authoritative) lists for commercial Solaris.  I'd expect that OpenSolaris derivatives would resemble Solaris 10, perhaps minus some closed-source drivers.  Others might be able to expand on differences between the commercial Solaris Hardware Compatibility Lists (HCLs) and e.g. OpenIndiana.


> On Jan 24, 2016, at 08:11, the outsider <openindiana at out-side.nl> wrote:
> 
> The Specs are quite good indeed.
> I don't know where you want to use the machine for, but keep in mind:
> 1. type of disk controller, only a few are supported by OI
> 2. number of attachable devices on the harddisk controller, most only accept
> 2 drives which is too low IMHO
> 3. I have a ML350G6 server, bought it for the same price. It has low power
> consumption, but if i put something in a PCIe slot the fans start to run at
> 60% which creates a lot of sound. So I need to stick to the embedded P410i
> controller.
> 4. Xeon's X5460 are fast, but consume a awful lot of energy. That is why i
> choose the Xeon L5630
> (http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Xeon-X5460-vs-Intel-Xeon-L5630)
> 5. I searched the internet several weeks for a good second hand server. In
> Holland there is a nice second hand server shop: serverhome.nl
> 
> Br,
> 
> Roel
> 
> 
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: Harry Putnam [mailto:reader at newsguy.com] 
> Verzonden: zondag 24 januari 2016 1:53
> Aan: openindiana-discuss at openindiana.org
> Onderwerp: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Looking for experienced user input on
> specific Machine purchase
> 
> Hoping a few here may have experience with this hardware and can speak from
> experience about installing OI and using as a home NAS.
> 
> My skill level is weak but I have done something very similar on one
> previous occasion. (With plenty of help from this list)
> 
> Am I likely to be walking into known headaches?
> 
> And finally, I'd like to know if stated specs and price are something of a
> bargain?
> 
> -------        ---------       ---=---       ---------      -------- 
> HP XW8600 Workstation 2x Xeon Quad Core X5460
> 
> Price is $660
> -------        ---------       ---=---       ---------      -------- 
> Condition:                   Seller refurbished: [...]
> Brand:	                     HPxw8600 workstation
> Processors:		     2x Xeon (5460)
> Processor Speed:             3.1 GHz
> Product Line:                Workstation
> Graphics Processing Type:    Dedicated Graphics
> Memory:                      32GB
> Operating System:            Windows 7
> Hard Drive Capacity:         2TB
> Processor Type:              Xeon Quad Core
> 
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