We've updated some fairly old HP Z400 workstations from OI_151a9 to Hipster with no discernable hardware issues. The only issues we had were with HP network printers no longer working, but that had nothing to do with the hardware.
- Ron On Wed, Mar 8, 2017 at 2:15 AM Harry Putnam <rea...@newsguy.com> wrote: > setup: > SunOS 2x 5.11 oi_151a9 i86pc i386 i86pc > Running on HP xw8600 2x of these: > Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5470 @ 3.33GHz XU1 PROCESSOR > > I've been running build 151a9 for a good while but starting to see > problems with compatibility in some areas... had a few go arounds with > ssh, and now the latest virtual box won't install involving what I think > is incompats there too. I run 5-9 vms that are no more than toys > really. Nothing commercial or involving much money. > > If not now then soon the aging software problems will increase without > upgrading to something. > > I need some sage advice about what to move to. Is hipster likely to > last a while and be upgradable etc. Is it likely to install on my > hardware? I have it running in 2 vms but one can't really tell how it > react to real (no oldish) hardware. > > There are so many contenders in the solaris alike field I barely know > what to even consider. I tried making a vm from sol 11.3 today but it > failed severly with many services unable to start wouldn't evem boot > to crippled state but just crash clear down after a few minutes way > more mess that I wanted to wade into. > > But can anyone say how it might go were I to get a successful install > on my hardware not a vm with 11.3 > > My skill level is very low but somehow... with lots of help here and a > few other places I've stayed online for several years. With only small > downtime. > > I'd like to move to something I can expect to stay up for maybe 3yrs > or so without major reinstalls required. > > So in blunt terms we have a dope at the helm who stumbles along with > some help.. I have a working knowledge of zfs but afraid my zpools will > be so outdated there will be major problems. > > The good side is currently I have nothing onboard I can't loose or > could rsync the data onto linux hosts on my local lan. > > So not tons of data.. maybe 460 GB total. > > Any advice about what to get restarted on that will seem familiar to > at least some degree, and will be upgradable into the future for > several yrs. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > openindiana-discuss mailing list > openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org > https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss > _______________________________________________ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
