I have A cluster running Solaris 9 with a LTO autoloader. We don't have a running backup system at the moment but we plan to use Solaris. So I need Solaris Support and I can be able to run regression tests if we can have a failover during the tests (or if they don't disturb the backup process too much)
On Sun, 2006-04-16 at 22:19 -0700, Robert W Hartzell wrote: > On Thu, 2006-04-13 at 13:50, Kern Sibbald wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I do not feel that I can adequately support Solaris any longer so will very > > likely drop it from the officially supported platforms. > > > > Why? > > Because I don't have access to a tape drive for Solaris, and I no longer > > have > > the time to devote to testing Solaris prior to each release. For example, > > the regression script does not complete on version 1.38.8. > > > > What does this mean? > > It means that when Bacula is released it will not be tested on Solaris. It > > is > > likely to work, but I cannot guarantee it. It also means that Solaris > > specific bugs, like the current tape drive bug will be closed unfixed. > > > > Possible solutions: > > The best possible solution is for one or more Solaris users to step forward > > and to run the regression scripts prior to each release as well as possibly > > run it in production mode. In addition, we need one or more "debuggers" to > > resolve Solaris specific problems. > > > > -- > > Best regards, > > > > Kern > > I would hate to see support for Solaris go away. I don't know what's involved > with > running the regression scripts but I have a Solaris 10 box with an slr5 tape > drive so I could probably run them as long as their not destructive to the > system. > > Do you have any interest in pkgadd installable packages for Solaris? For > testing new releases I build against a full install of Solaris 10/1-06 which > ships with mysql 4.0.24. For my production use I build packages for both > mysql and bacula on 10/3-05 which are controlled by SMF and installed in > /opt/local. > > Although I'm not a programmer, I feel support for Solaris is vital so if I > can assist please let me know. > Robert > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language > that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast > and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 > _______________________________________________ > Bacula-devel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-devel ------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
