Hello, This is an interesting topic. OpenIndiana has the device driver utility > which is capable of uploading the results of a compatibility scan. > Unfortunately that tool is configured to send those results to a server > side infrastructure which no longer exists. > > If this could be reprogrammed to send those result to an OI server, > perhaps something could be done with the information...e.g. an improved HCL > could be assembled. >
I suggested something similar a long time ago but it requires repackaging and updating the ddu utility first as there is no repository for this tool (disappeared with opensolaris.org) and the C source has been partially lost (now moved back to Solaris ON and thus closed). That's also why there is no component in oi-userland, it is waiting patiently on the list though: http://wiki.openindiana.org/oi/Migration+of+consolidations+to+oi-userland I created a repository and started fixing the missing bits a while ago but this is going very slowly as it lies at the bottom of my TODO list... If there is an interest I can setup a public repository. > > At this time there is some HCL information on the OI Wiki: > > http://wiki.openindiana.org/oi/Components > http://wiki.openindiana.org/oi/Systems > > There is also the illumos HCL: > > https://www.illumos.org/hcl/ > > > To answer the OP's question of compatibility, I'd say yes, most HP > workstation class systems would likely work fine. I have an entry level > Z210 and it works nearly perfectly with OpenIndiana Hipster. It does not > suffer the crackling sound issues I have seen on my home NAS, which has an > Intel brand desktop class motherboard. > > IMHO....a single Xeon Z210 system is probably a better choice over a dual > Xeon system, which is probably overkill for a home NAS. That said, the > limitation of the Z210 is the number of disk drives it can hold, which is > 3. I suppose with removable 5.25 drive trays, this capacity could be > expanded to 6 to match the number of available SATA ports. > > Michael > > > _______________________________________________ > openindiana-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss > -- --- Praise the Caffeine embeddings _______________________________________________ openindiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
