Subject: Re: sparc64 hardware
To: DataZap <az@datazap.net>
From: Tobias Nygren <tnn@NetBSD.org>
List: port-sparc64
Date: 09/03/2007 20:23:19
On Mon, 3 Sep 2007 11:10:56 -0700 (PDT)
DataZap <az@datazap.net> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am looking for server hardware. I would need to put in larger hard
> drives. Could someone tell me if there is sparc hardware that is capable
> of having 2-250 gig (perferably 500 gig) hard drives?
>
> Thanks,
> Al
With NetBSD you can use third-party PCI add-in cards in your Sun gear;
for example Serial ATA cards. I have 5 modern SATA drives in my sparc64
server. The only caveat is that you still need a scsi disk to boot from.
-Tobias