Re: Most hassle free sparc64 platform

On 2010/10/03 16:37, Chris Smith wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> What is considered to be a relatively hassle free sparc64 box to run
> OpenBSD 4.7/4.8 on?
> 
> Requirements are fairly minimal: headless, MP if possible.  To
> support: NAT via pf, apache, postfix, shell for 2-3 users.
> 
> Was looking at Ultra30/60 as they are cheap here in the UK.  Any
> comments/experiences to share?

the rackmount machines are nice as you get power control over serial
(LOM/ALOM) e.g. t1 105, v210, v240, which you don't (as far as I'm aware)
get with the tower configuration boxes.

t1 105/ultras are quite a lot slower than the v2x0/blade 1000/2000/2500 
(watch out with blades as some want FC-AL rather than SCSI disks) but
could well be enough.

if you're not in a hurry and interested in the faster ones, I'd suggest
watching ebay for a while, prices can be quite variable.