stan wrote:
> My decision to go with Linux for this server was quite easy. There was no way 
> I could get enough funds to run another NetWorker server on Solaris due to 
> higher licensing and hardware costs.


Not quite.  Solaris x64 licenses (including server) cost the same as Linux or 
Windows boxes - at least on the Sun Store website.



> One major benefit of Solaris 10 is that if you run it on sparc hardware, the 
> throughput is far better than Windows and Linux. Solaris has better tools 
> than Windows and Linux for doing diagnostic analyses such as monitoring tape 
> drives and network cards. Solaris 10 is rock solid. Linux sits comfortably in 
> between Windows and Solaris in terms of reliability and functionality.


Solaris 10 is mostly rock solid.  Just don't install 5/08 or patch to it (in 
particular if a T2000 or similar is involved).  A network change (for 
consistent network drivers) was horribly bugged, and throughput went into the 
gutter on the T2K.  The 10/08 release fixed it enough to make me happy to 
continue.

This also happens on 4100 M2 boxes, but to a lesser degree.

--TSK

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