Right, the current boxes are running oracle 7.3.4,
netscape server 3.6, middleware from companies that're out
of business, on unpatched 5/98 2.6.
-----Original Message-----
From: Sean Lutner
To: Toal, Dave
Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Sent: 3/11/03 1:02 PM
Subject: Re: BBLISA: solaris question, 2.6 on sparc III?
Sun has garunteed binary compatability with Solaris for a while now.
They claim that any binary that runs on a 2.6 system will run on any
newer version of Solaris. Is that what you're worried about with legacy
applications?
Sean
On Tue, Mar 11, 2003 at 11:43:38AM -0500, Toal, Dave wrote:
>
> Good morning,
>
> I'm looking for some basic sanity-check info,
> supporting some legacy apps on more recent hardware.
> What I've read so far says the sparc III's will only
> run 2.8; I'm wondering if anyone's had any experience
> with that.
>
> The boxes in question are v880's. Booting
> one from a 2.6 cd failed with a "can't open" error on
> the sun4u kernel.
>
> --
> Dave Toal
> T&T, N. Quincy MA
>
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