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Date:      Thu, 27 Jan 2011 20:00:43 +1100
From:      Peter Jeremy <peterjeremy@acm.org>
To:        "Steven C. Peterson" <scp@zm.mainstream.net>
Cc:        freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Bailing on Solaris?
Message-ID:  <20110127090043.GB46343@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <61100F80-D31C-4331-808F-F2DE87FD5364@zm.mainstream.net>
References:  <mailman.0.1295994058.43055.freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org> <Pine.SOC.4.64.1101251726530.11805@blueman> <013601cbbce4$5a103c90$0e30b5b0$@net> <61100F80-D31C-4331-808F-F2DE87FD5364@zm.mainstream.net>

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On 2011-Jan-25 20:04:13 -0500, "Steven C. Peterson" <scp@zm.mainstream.net>=
 wrote:
>As since our support expired we have not been able to get patches or even =
a return call from our sales rep about renewing.

This seems to be a fairly widespread problem.

>We currently run on Fujitsu Sparc 64-v based systems, PrimePower 650's,850=
,and 2500 machines. Primarily these machines run large java web apps (tomca=
t) and databases (MySQL, and very little oracle)
>
>Is their any possibility of getting freebsd running on these big systems?

http://www.freebsd.org/platforms/sparc.html says that FreeBSD _should_
run on the 650 and 850, though it hasn't been tested.  Have you tried
booting it?  Are you in a position to assist in getting FreeBSD running?

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Peter Jeremy

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