Subject: Re: sparc64 hardware
To: Miles Nordin <carton@Ivy.NET>
From: Jim <n0oct@sbcglobal.net>
List: port-sparc64
Date: 09/03/2007 14:18:59
On Mon, 03 Sep 2007 14:54:37 -0400
Miles Nordin <carton@Ivy.NET> wrote:

> >>>>> "d" == DataZap  <az@datazap.net> writes:
> 
>      d> Could someone tell me if there is sparc hardware that is
>      d> capable of having 2-250 gig (perferably 500 gig) hard drives?
> 
> The onboard controller in the U5/U10 is not capable.  I think the
> story is, in Solaris it caps drives to 128GB, and in NetBSD it will
> work with larger drives but only at unacceptably slow speeds.

What about SBus machines?  If someone could afford the $$, would a big
SCSI drive work in one of those?  I have several Ultra 2's just sitting
here.

--
the other Jim Smith