[SunRescue] Re: New SunBlade

[Paul Nguyen]

Thank you everyone for much of responses.  I noticed that there was not much discussions as to the SSB100.  Anyway, I am running development on four different programs for ecommerce projects.  I tried them on a 2 U10 machines and end up loading the thing up to its max (2 scsi pci for HD, >500MB of RAM etc.).  On top of that I have to switch drives all the time to run different part of development.  Unfortunately, all of the apps are running on sparc sol 7.  In addition, I am setting up different instances of database with massive amount of data.

As for the SB100, It looks like I will need at least 18GB of storage and about >200MB to running these memory hungry apps.  The advanvantage here is that I can have different IP of different machines and not to switch HD all the time (I am using both 411 and 911 boxes for this).

As far as expandability, I may need to add sunpci card later, other than that I ssh to the machine most of the time using VT200 from a single intel box.

Again thanks for your inputs.

Paul


rescue at sunhelp.org wrote:
>
> May I point out two very intresting connectors on the Blade 100.. The
> first is a funny squareish-with a hat connector that looks sorta like
> "=>", I personally love firewire as a way to attach drives, and other
> toys.  They are a bit more expensive, but it's quite fast, and has most of
> the bennies of SCSI without alot of the price.  The second connector I
> wanted to point out is the other firewire connector <grin>.  Now
> admittadly this dosen't solve the PCI shortage, however it solves the hd
> shortage easily, and I'd even argue more.
>     Nick
> 
> 
> On Sun, 18 Mar 2001, Chris Byrne wrote:
> 
> > Two things, expansion, and form factor
> > 
> > I'll (excuse the horrid pun) expand here. The SB100 is an extremely good
> > value, however it offers very little room for expansion. There are only two
> > drive bays, and it only offers PCI based graphics which would take up one of
> > its three slots. Also from what I have seen the pci slots are fairly
> > cramped.
> > 
> > The U10 on the other hand has four drive bays (trust me, a 3-1/2" drive fits
> > in the pcmcia card slot), offers UPA graphics, and there's plenty of room
> > for cards, with FOUR slots, but the RAM options are a lot less flexible, and
> > a lot more expensive, and it doesn't have USB.
> > 
> > Oh and there is the secondary issue of form factor. Desktop style machines
> > take more desk real estate, which for some sites may be a big issue. Also
> > desktop form factor machines can have more heat buildup issues since the
> > components arejust a bit closer together. In particular the Ultra 5 has had
> > problems with the heat issue, even more so if you load the thing up with
> > cards, and stick high performance drives in.
> > 
> > So really it comes down to wherther the SB100 will meet your needs without
> > expansion, or if you will need to make upgrades other than RAM or hard
> > drives. If you need the extra expansion get the U10, otherwise the SB100 is
> > great.
> > 
> > Now what I really want to see is an SB100-like replacement for the U10 (only
> > with more cache)
> > 
> > Chris Byrne
> > =======================================
> > The eyes may be the windows on the soul
> > But the word is the doorway to the mind
> > =======================================
> > 
> > *I wish there was more room for cables though. I think Sun designed them to
> > make it intentionally difficult to connect drives to a scsi card by making
> > cable routing hell
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: rescue-admin at sunhelp.org [mailto:rescue-admin at sunhelp.org]On
> > Behalf Of Paul Nguyen
> > Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2001 20:55
> > To: rescue at sunhelp.org
> > Subject: [SunRescue] Re: New SunBlade
> > 
> > 
> > I am looking at picking up additional sun desktop machines and debating
> > between the Ultra 10 and the new sunblade.  The U10 is more expensive but we
> > are used to maintaining them.  Does any one have any input of pros and cons
> > between the 2 machines?.
> > 
> > Thanks
> > Paul
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