Scott writes: > I'm just talking about using an XServe (or even just a Mac Pro) as a Solaris > box, but not running it in virtualization or anything. I'm talking about > turning it into a server running Solaris (and the applications we use). A > Sun server spec'd the way we need it runs around $15,000.
At a guess, this looks like the sort of discussion that you perhaps should be having with sales folks from the various vendors you're talking about, rather than on this list. I don't know what Sun server you're looking at, but I just looked at the Xserve on the web. It looks like a fairly regular Xeon-based box. I'd expect it to run Solaris just fine, just like the Mac Pro does, but it's not currently on the HCL, which means it hasn't been tested yet, or those who've tested it haven't submitted their results for inclusion in the HCL. The Mac Pro entry is here: http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl/data/systems/details/2984.html > I could get a Mac Pro with even better specs for around $5600 or if I decided > to go with the rack mounting option, I could get an XServe with better specs > than the Sun box for around $8300. For grins, I went to apple.com and sun.com and priced out an Apple Xserve and a Sun Fire X4150. Both are 1U Intel Xeon-based systems. After configuring them similarly for a fairly base configuration, I got a total of $4399 from Apple, and $4961 from Sun ... and those are the list prices rather than the discounted ones. I didn't see the large gap you do. Comparing platform options for marketing purposes isn't really my day job, so it's possible that I missed a difference or two in there. It's also not the purpose of this list, so I think you should probably talk to the vendors involved, rather than the community that supports the source code. :-/ -- James Carlson, Solaris Networking <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sun Microsystems / 35 Network Drive 71.232W Vox +1 781 442 2084 MS UBUR02-212 / Burlington MA 01803-2757 42.496N Fax +1 781 442 1677 _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
