Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Java 7

2011-08-03 Thread Tom Kranz
project we still continue to reap the benefits of efforts from Oracle employees and Oracle the company. Complaining about Oracle because - essentially - you are not their target customer base just isn't on. And as I said, it does a dis-service to the various Oracle guys who contribute. - -- T

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Java 7

2011-08-02 Thread Tom Kranz
y. Is Mad Larry going to wake up with the cold sweats at 2am, thinking "My God! Apostolos complained on oi-discuss about Java 7! Where have I gone wrong with my life? Give that man some source code and a big hug!" I mean, really? Cheers, TOM - -- Tom Kranz Email: t...@gaeltd.com Sky

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] oracle gives openoffuce to apache

2011-06-03 Thread Tom Kranz
stupid amounts of work. TDP have not been working with portability in mind. - -- Tom Kranz Email: t...@gaeltd.com Skype: siliconbunny Mobile: 07779 149281Phone/fax: 01344 773240 http://www.gaeltd.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/tomkranz -BEGIN PGP SIG

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] sata port multiplier?

2011-05-26 Thread Tom Kranz
had very good experience with Runcore ones, and can highly recommend them. Cheers, TOM - -- Tom Kranz Email: t...@gaeltd.com Skype: siliconbunny Mobile: 07779 149281Phone/fax: 01344 773240 http://www.gaeltd.com http://www.li

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] OI boot problem

2011-03-28 Thread Tom Kranz
-q66 original_file new_file > > to copy a file? That strikes me as a trifle contrived - copying a file is a regular occurrence, and rebooting a non-desktop machine isn't. (Unless you're doing something badly wrong) Cheers, TOM - -- Tom Kranz Email: t...@gaeltd.com Skype: sil

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] OI boot problem

2011-03-28 Thread Tom Kranz
there are many systems out there that would be broken by an > adjustment to the default reboot and shutdown behaviour to bring them more in > line with BSD and Linux. > > What do others think? Never used them ;-) init 6 to reboot, init 0 to go to OBP, and init 5 to power off.

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] OpenIndiana Project seeks SPARC M3000

2011-03-11 Thread Tom Kranz
these T1000s > to donate to the SPARC port project? I haven't seen these below a > thousand before so $475 each is quite a bargain; > cgi.ebay.com/120696330090 > - -- Tom Kranz Email: t...@gaeltd.com Skype: siliconbunny Mobile: 07779 149281Phone/fax: 01344 773240 http:/

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] OI-dev-148 failure on V20z

2011-02-14 Thread Tom Kranz
Best bet is to buy a cheap slim-line DVD drive from Ebay and fit that, or boot off the network. I've had v20z and v40z playing up with all sorts of media - 'proper' Solaris x86 media, burned stuff, expensive CDs, cheap DVDs, you name it. Cheers, TOM - -- Tom Kranz Email: t...@gaeltd

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Status about Open HA Cluster (OHAC)

2011-02-04 Thread Tom Kranz
#x27;t really need any of the above products - script something up to take ZFS snapshots and replicate those + basic config to a remote node. OI is fantastic, and I'm using it in production for both myself and some clients. It works great as a cluster - but in a grid or HPC solution, wh

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] video card for v40z

2011-01-12 Thread Tom Kranz
to remove the mounting bracket on the card to get it to fit though - the cards themselves are low profile but the bracket isn't. Cheers, TOM - -- Tom Kranz Email: t...@gaeltd.com Skype: siliconbunny Mobile: 07779 149281Phone/fax: 01344 773240 http://www.gaeltd.com http:/

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Amnesiac LDAP Configuration

2010-11-18 Thread Tom Kranz
tree because clients will poll and refresh from that profile. Cheers, TOM - -- Tom Kranz Email: t...@gaeltd.com Skype: siliconbunny Mobile: 07779 149281Phone/fax: 01344 773240 http://www.gaeltd.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/tomkranz -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- iEYEARECAAY

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Solaris 11 Express available

2010-11-16 Thread Tom Kranz
iana over the top, it refuses to recognise the disk layout, and wants to either repartition it or blow it all away. I just gave it a go on my hack box and it was an unexpected surprise that put the kybosh on that test a bit too early. Cheers, TOM - -- Tom Kranz Email: t...@gaeltd.comSkype: si

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Solaris 11 Express available

2010-11-16 Thread Tom Kranz
r a while... Why? What's wrong with ZFS snapshots and rolling back to a different BE? As long as you're not upgrading your ZFS pools or messing around with them (and ZFS encryption is the only pressing thing for me that would force that) then I don't see why any of this would be a

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] cryptic device naming?

2010-11-05 Thread Tom Kranz
e limitation from controller/driver stack that limits that to just specific HBAs or storage enclosures? I don't recall having any issues with this on my kit - but then it's Sun branded stuff with Sun supplied SAS HBAs, which could be the critical difference. Cheers, TOM - -- Tom Kranz Ema

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] cryptic device naming?

2010-11-05 Thread Tom Kranz
- the t entry for these is just showing each drive's WWN. I'm not near a host with a SAS controller at the moment, but can't you use luxadm to query the device to see what it is and what state it's in? luxadm display /dev/rdsk/c0t500A075102FC7DC7d0s2 Cheers, TOM - -- Tom

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] I figured this deserved a separate thread

2010-11-05 Thread Tom Kranz
ort that hardware for as long as it makes sense. The moment you go to generic hardware you lose that, and that drives your TCO up, and it means you're less likely to keep the kit in a critical, live environment for as long. I'm still plugging Photons into Solaris 10 boxes to get free VxVM li

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] I figured this deserved a separate thread

2010-11-05 Thread Tom Kranz
7;s a 15k which looks like it'll be decommissioned soon which might be an option. The big iron is super sweet :-) Cheers, TOM - -- Tom Kranz Email: t...@gaeltd.comSkype: siliconbunny Mobile: 07779 149281Phone/fax: 01344 773240 http://www.gaeltd.comhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/to

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] I figured this deserved a separate thread

2010-11-05 Thread Tom Kranz
haven't needed to recompile the SunOS kernel to change settings since the dark days of SunOS 4 - and the world is much better for it. Focus on drivers and bundled apps, and let the kernel sort itself out for load and hardware - it's pretty good at it (after all, it's been doing it s

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] I figured this deserved a separate thread

2010-11-05 Thread Tom Kranz
rge deployments I've been involved in (covering both desktop and servers) because of this. It's pretty key. Cheers, TOM - -- Tom Kranz Email: t...@gaeltd.comSkype: siliconbunny Mobile: 07779 149281Phone/fax: 01344 773240 http://www.gaeltd.comhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/to

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] OpenIndiana, from opensolaris background...

2010-10-14 Thread Tom Kranz
27;t > sell much of it as a result. > That's because it's no longer offered, as OpenSolaris (the distribution) is dead. While it was around, it was pretty visible, and made OpenSolaris a viable production deployment option. Cheers, TOM - -- Tom Kranz Email: t...@gaeltd.com

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] The name: "OpenIndiana"

2010-10-06 Thread Tom Kranz
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Tom Kranz wrote a number of vodka-induced typos, including: > I migrated my workstation (an Ultra 20) from OpenSolaris 2009.06 to Except it's an Ultra 24. Sorry Sun, love your kit, but the workstations have always been dull boxes that lo

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] The name: "OpenIndiana"

2010-10-06 Thread Tom Kranz
iving it a go. Cheers, TOM - -- Tom Kranz Email: t...@gaeltd.comSkype: siliconbunny Mobile: 07779 149281Phone/fax: 01344 773240 http://www.gaeltd.comhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/tomkranz -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- iEYEARECAAYFAkytCewACgkQCaTe3ZK74hn63

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] The name: "OpenIndiana"

2010-10-06 Thread Tom Kranz
x27;t want an 'all in one' solution, who don't need or want to rely on the vendor for support - this is the real audience of the project lives. Plus hackers and entrepreneurs and ne'er-do-wells ;-) Cheers, TOM - -- Tom Kranz Email: t...@gaeltd.comSkype: siliconbu

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Error 206 trying to install Open Office

2010-09-25 Thread Tom Kranz
t;206 > error" is coming from "legacy" server and shows the"legacy" server ip > address. In the short term try pointing the opensolaris.org repo to opensolaris.org/dev - that's what openindiana.org/legacy should be a copy of, and it appears to have solved the