[geeks] Dell T105 server arrives

[Mark]

On 1 Apr 2008, at 19:22, Shannon Hendrix wrote:
> DVD drive is bare bones ROM.  Excellent DVD superdrives are $25,  
> quantity one, so I think Dell should offer that as an option.

How many people burn DVDs in a Server. Seriously?

> There is no power switch on the power supply.  Not uncommon, but I  
> prefer to have them.

That's... erm... to stop people.. switching it off? I sure as hell  
wouldn't want a hard power switch stuck out of  the back of our  
server. Certain folks would take it as a quick reboot switch.

> No reset switch.  I'd like to have a hidden one, even if it is a  
> server.

See above.

> Front power switch initially worried me, but it is difficult to  
> press, impossible to do by accident

See above :P

> No PS/2 keyboard or mouse points, this unit is USB only.  8 ports,  
> more than enough for most any server duty.

Dell have gone this way in the last 6 months. Can't say I'm surprised.

> My initial impression is that Solaris is very slow to install, but  
> then it always is.  Sun really needs to rethink their installer,  
> because it makes a horrible first impression of system drive I/O  
> speed.

Yes, and seeing as the Project Indiana betas (OpenSolaris) install in  
a fraction of the time and in a nice GNOME/Xorg installer, I think a  
facelift is required somewhere.

> I don't believe Solaris can see my network interface either, which  
> might explain whey it didn't ask for network configuration.   
> However, Sun's website says this machine is supported and so does  
> Dell.
>
> More later as I play with it more.

*shrugs* Maybe they supply a driver?


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