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Re: [Networker] best platform for newest networker?
2008-02-13 18:47:19
On Feb 13, 2008, at 00:51, Tim Mooney wrote:
Agreed. For what you pay to buy one decent SPARC box with the right
I/O layout, you can probably buy an x86 server (again, watch the I/O
config) plus 2-3 storage nodes.
The flip side is now you have to keep track of more servers, and all
the related overhead of multiple machines.
There is a trade-off in this that each project should judge for
themselves.
Because you actually have *choice* for hardware with Linux, you
have to
be more careful in your hardware selection. If you select the right
vendor for your hardware, you should be able to avoid any finger
pointing.
True, but if you're in production, there's a good chance that you'll
end of with x86 kit from Dell, HP, IBM, or Sun. All of which have
entries on the Solaris 10 HCL. If you're talking about "Tier 2"
equipment, then yes, Linux probably supports a larger variety of
hardware.
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