You could not have said it better...100% percent agree. Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®
-----Original Message----- From: Erik Trimble <erik.trim...@oracle.com> Date: Fri, 04 Jun 2010 01:16:19 To: Steve<spc1...@rit.edu> Cc: <opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org> Subject: Re: [osol-discuss] Opensolaris roadmap Really, you have three options: (1) keep the hardware you've ordered, and pay for a Linux-based software solution - something like a RedHat 5.5. subscription or similar (2) keep the hardware you've ordered, and pay for a Solaris support contract. You can work out whether or not you want OpenSolaris or Solaris 10, depending on your requirements. (3) return the just-ordered hardware, and get a packaged solution in the form of a Sun Storage 7000-series device (and support contract). Honestly, as Alan pointed out before, the last option is the best one - you get a customized, very nice package fully supported and optimized. It's turn-key, and should be cost-competitive. For an Enterprise storage solution, you're going to *have* to get a support contract, no matter how you go. Oracle has very explicitly said it will continue to develop Solaris (which is what the OpenSolaris project essentially is), so it's not going to suddenly be orphaned or something - Oracle is going to be very happy to take your $$ for a real support contract and give you access to a stabilized and maintained version of OpenSolaris. -Erik On 6/3/2010 8:25 PM, Steve wrote: > Greetings, > > I've been reading a lot of the threads on here about the future of > opensolaris, and it seems that there *might* be a future, depending on whose > post you read. While I truly hope for that, I would like a definitive answer, > or at least one I could work off of in the future. > > Right now, my organization would like to implement a long-term data > storage solution (particularly with the advantages of ZFS (dedup, > snapshotting, ease of management, etc). > > Given the current circumstances with Oracle, and the lack of mostly > 'official' information, we've begun to reach the point where we might decide > to implement this service as a linux based solution, and leverage a linux > filesystem, especially since the hardware is coming very soon, and we need to > get working on it. > > Now, the idea right now might be to leverage a linux solution in the short > term until everything is 'worked out' with opensolaris/solaris, with the > possibility of moving to a better platform long-term. So here's my question: > > What should be expected out of opensolaris (or even solaris) in the > future? I realize the possibility of forking the project has been discussed, > but also there has been information that internal builds are being worked on, > etc. Would it be advantageous to *wait* for an official answer from Oracle, > as well as watch to see what happens with opensolaris? > > The issue is enterprise backing, because if we're going to spend money on > hardware, we'd like to have enterprise support/etc. Given that ZFS dedup and > other performance (and bug) fixes won't be out until Solaris > 11/Next/whateverthehellORaclewantstocallit, would it be a smart bet to stick > around and wait? > > PS: sorry about starting another thread about this, but some of the threads > with similar questions have turned into semantics, flame wars, FUD, etc, and > all I'd like to see is a least the opinion of a few individuals with some > actual insight on the matter... > > Thanks, I appreciate it; stay thristy... > -- Erik Trimble Java System Support Mailstop: usca22-123 Phone: x17195 Santa Clara, CA _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
