Subject: Re: sparc64 hardware
To: Miles Nordin <carton@Ivy.NET>
From: Jim <n0oct@sbcglobal.net>
List: port-sparc64
Date: 09/03/2007 14:18:59
On Mon, 03 Sep 2007 14:54:37 -0400
Miles Nordin <carton@Ivy.NET> wrote:
> >>>>> "d" == DataZap <az@datazap.net> writes:
>
> d> Could someone tell me if there is sparc hardware that is
> d> capable of having 2-250 gig (perferably 500 gig) hard drives?
>
> The onboard controller in the U5/U10 is not capable. I think the
> story is, in Solaris it caps drives to 128GB, and in NetBSD it will
> work with larger drives but only at unacceptably slow speeds.
What about SBus machines? If someone could afford the $$, would a big
SCSI drive work in one of those? I have several Ultra 2's just sitting
here.
--
the other Jim Smith