----- Original Message ----- > On 7/12/10 Jul 12, 10:49 AM, "Linder, Doug" > <doug.lin...@merchantlink.com> > wrote: > > > Out of sheer curiosity - and I'm not disagreeing with you, just > > wondering - > > how does ZFS make money for Oracle when they don't charge for it? Do > > you > > think it's such an important feature that it's a big factor in > > customers > > picking Solaris over other platforms? > > I'm looking at a new web server for the company, and am considering > Solaris > specifically because of ZFS. (Oracle's lousy sales model-- > specifically the > unwillingness to give a price for a Solaris support contract without > my > having to send multiple emails to multiple addresses-- may yet push me > back > to my default CentOS platform, but to the extent that Oracle is even > in the > running it's because of ZFS.)
1. Install Nexenta (free) or NexentaStor (costs a little more, but is supported commercially) on a box designed for storage, configure services needed there (NFS, CIFS, iSCSI, FC, whatever). 2. Install Your Favourite Operating System Or Distro (tm) on another box (or VM) and run the services there. Vennlige hilsener / Best regards roy -- Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk (+47) 97542685 r...@karlsbakk.net http://blogg.karlsbakk.net/ -- I all pedagogikk er det essensielt at pensum presenteres intelligibelt. Det er et elementært imperativ for alle pedagoger å unngå eksessiv anvendelse av idiomer med fremmed opprinnelse. I de fleste tilfeller eksisterer adekvate og relevante synonymer på norsk. _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
