On Wed, 2010-07-14 at 11:42 +0200, Eugen Leitl wrote: > On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 04:28:44PM +1200, Ian Collins wrote: > > > >If you're new to solaris etc, I might not recommend the Dell because > > >installation isn't straightforward. Hardware support exists, but it's less > > >"enterprise" than what you might expect. The sun hardware is the > > >recommended way to go, but it's also more expensive. > > > > > > > Not in my neck of the woods, Sun have always been most competitive. > > You find Sun to be a better deal than Supermicro? Especially, > when you're sticking a very large number of disks into it, and > can't source the diskless caddies elsewhere? >
Not to beat a dead horse here, but that's an Apples-to-Oranges comparison (it's raining idioms!). You can't compare an OEM server (Dell, Sun, whatever) to a custom-built box from a parts assembler. Not that same thing. Different standards, different prices. -- Erik Trimble Java System Support Mailstop: usca22-123 Phone: x17195 Santa Clara, CA Timezone: US/Pacific (GMT-0800) _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
