[NTLUG:Discuss] Getting Linux onto a Sun Netra 105 rackmount.

[Cameron, Thomas]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen Klein [mailto:jaguar at imagin.net]
> Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 10:14 AM
> To: discuss at ntlug.org
> Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] Getting Linux onto a Sun Netra 105 rackmount.
> 
> 
> Does anyone have any experience getting Linux (any flavor) installed
> onto a Sun Netra 105 rackmount server? 
> 
> The main thing we want is to run Samba on it.  I know Samba will work
> under Solaris, but I'd feel much more comfortable if it was running
> under Linux instead of Solaris.
> 
> Any help will be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> Stephen Klein

It is not often you will hear me say this, but Solaris might be a better option than Linux when running Samba on Sun hardware.  Let me qualify this by saying I have not seen any recent benchmarks, but historically Samba has been faster on Solaris than on Linux.  

Do some more homework before you make this decision.  The newsgroup comp.protocols.smb (http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&group=comp.protocols.smb) is a good place to ask.

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Thomas Cameron, RHCE, CNE, MCSE, MCT
Assistant Vice President
Linux Design and Engineering
Bank of America
(972) 997-9641

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