Comments on: Adding Solaris to the mix http://blogs.smugmug.com/don/2006/08/15/adding-solaris-to-the-mix/ Thought stream from SmugMug's CEO & Chief Geek Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:26:00 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9-rare hourly 1 By: Chase http://blogs.smugmug.com/don/2006/08/15/adding-solaris-to-the-mix/comment-page-1/#comment-6352 Chase Thu, 17 Aug 2006 19:14:30 +0000 http://blogs.smugmug.com/onethumb/2006/08/15/adding-solaris-to-the-mix/#comment-6352 Don, You really REALLY should take up the offer from that Richard McDougall guy before anyone elses offer, he kinda knows his stuff :) -Chase Don,

You really REALLY should take up the offer from that Richard McDougall guy before anyone elses offer, he kinda knows his stuff :)

-Chase

]]> By: Richard McDougall http://blogs.smugmug.com/don/2006/08/15/adding-solaris-to-the-mix/comment-page-1/#comment-6238 Richard McDougall Wed, 16 Aug 2006 22:09:59 +0000 http://blogs.smugmug.com/onethumb/2006/08/15/adding-solaris-to-the-mix/#comment-6238 Don, We run the performance engineering group at Sun, and would love to help. Thanks, Richard. Don,

We run the performance engineering group at Sun, and would love to help.

Thanks,

Richard.

]]> By: Hulk http://blogs.smugmug.com/don/2006/08/15/adding-solaris-to-the-mix/comment-page-1/#comment-6234 Hulk Wed, 16 Aug 2006 21:59:42 +0000 http://blogs.smugmug.com/onethumb/2006/08/15/adding-solaris-to-the-mix/#comment-6234 Don, While I don't have any CoolThreads in my environment, we do have a lot of experience with Solaris 10 and would be happy to lend a hand from afar. Don, While I don’t have any CoolThreads in my environment, we do have a lot of experience with Solaris 10 and would be happy to lend a hand from afar.

]]> By: Chhandomay http://blogs.smugmug.com/don/2006/08/15/adding-solaris-to-the-mix/comment-page-1/#comment-6214 Chhandomay Wed, 16 Aug 2006 19:09:24 +0000 http://blogs.smugmug.com/onethumb/2006/08/15/adding-solaris-to-the-mix/#comment-6214 Don, I just wanted to drop a line here. We at Sun have read your review and appreciate your efforts. We'd be in touch shortly. Thanks, Chhandomay Don,

I just wanted to drop a line here. We at Sun have read your review and appreciate your efforts. We’d be in touch shortly.

Thanks,
Chhandomay

]]> By: Will Snow http://blogs.smugmug.com/don/2006/08/15/adding-solaris-to-the-mix/comment-page-1/#comment-6213 Will Snow Wed, 16 Aug 2006 19:06:20 +0000 http://blogs.smugmug.com/onethumb/2006/08/15/adding-solaris-to-the-mix/#comment-6213 I'm happy to help - I've done some tuning on the T2000s here, and I know a few people that would be happy to help too. I’m happy to help – I’ve done some tuning on the T2000s here, and I know a few people that would be happy to help too.

]]> By: Alexei Rodriguez http://blogs.smugmug.com/don/2006/08/15/adding-solaris-to-the-mix/comment-page-1/#comment-6196 Alexei Rodriguez Wed, 16 Aug 2006 16:22:57 +0000 http://blogs.smugmug.com/onethumb/2006/08/15/adding-solaris-to-the-mix/#comment-6196 Don, I think it would actually be a very easy thing to get Solaris up to par with what you need to do your tests and it would not take much of your time. A couple of suggestions: - go ahead and do a full install (to get all the sfw packages and other good bits; this would not be what you run in production but it should be fair for a test) - Grab the Blastwave bits (http://www.blastwave.org/) and get the tools you "know and love" in order to make the test as painless and quick as possible. The Blastwave stuff is pretty handy and it should give you enough to get your testing done. Solaris rocks, independent of the underlying hardware. A good test might also be Solaris on your current standard vs your current OS/hw combo. Don, I think it would actually be a very easy thing to get Solaris up to par with what you need to do your tests and it would not take much of your time. A couple of suggestions:

- go ahead and do a full install (to get all the sfw packages and other good bits; this would not be what you run in production but it should be fair for a test)

- Grab the Blastwave bits (http://www.blastwave.org/) and get the tools you “know and love” in order to make the test as painless and quick as possible.

The Blastwave stuff is pretty handy and it should give you enough to get your testing done. Solaris rocks, independent of the underlying hardware. A good test might also be Solaris on your current standard vs your current OS/hw combo.

]]> By: Aaron Huslage http://blogs.smugmug.com/don/2006/08/15/adding-solaris-to-the-mix/comment-page-1/#comment-6108 Aaron Huslage Wed, 16 Aug 2006 00:16:46 +0000 http://blogs.smugmug.com/onethumb/2006/08/15/adding-solaris-to-the-mix/#comment-6108 I've been running Solaris and Linux both for a long time. I'd be happy to drop by and show you the ropes next week. I’ve been running Solaris and Linux both for a long time. I’d be happy to drop by and show you the ropes next week.

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