Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2007 15:51:33 -0500 From: DAve <dave.list@pixelhammer.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Sun Fire x2100 Message-ID: <459D68D5.90803@pixelhammer.com> In-Reply-To: <226ae0c60701041229k5d7aa426vefecfc73b09e53e0@mail.gmail.com> References: <226ae0c60701041229k5d7aa426vefecfc73b09e53e0@mail.gmail.com>
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David Robillard wrote: >> Just finished searching the archives and net and turned up a few >> answers. I also checked the AMD64 release notes for FBSD 6.1. >> >> Is anyone running FreeBSD on a Sun Fire X2100? Any caveats I should know >> about? Looks like it should be a simple install and run. We will be >> using these servers as outbound SMTP servers so they will be running >> just the minimum mail services, smtp-auth, and clamAV. > > Hi DAve, > > I had a Sun Fire X2100 in here a year ago to test it. It installed ok > using FreeBSD/amd64 RELEASE-6.0. My guess is that it should be alright > with 6.1 or the upcoming 6.2. > > Your best bet is to get a Sun rep loan you one of them so that you can > try it out. If they refuse, the sometimes have some in their own > offices which you usually can go to and try it. > > Here are the ifconfig(8) and (rather long) dmesg(8) output from the > Sun Fire X2100 running a GENERIC FreeBSD/amd64 RELEASE-6.0 kernel on > January 8th, 2006. <snip> > > Have fun, > > David Thanks, I suspected as much after searching the FreeBSD lists and looking for info on the net. We can always build what little we need on Solaris, I just prefer to use FreeBSD when I can. These are not fancy servers and they will not be doing anything other than basic AV scanning and pumping mail out the door for our network clients. I appreciate the response. DAve -- Three years now I've asked Google why they don't have a logo change for Memorial Day. Why do they choose to do logos for other non-international holidays, but nothing for Veterans? Maybe they forgot who made that choice possible.
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