> Hi > > As I am getting close to our first event for Mumbai > University OSUG ... I want to build a system > completely dedicated to OpenSolaris at the > University(old) > > Please recommend the best configuration for an system > for OpenSolaris so I can request the Department head > to fund the project at the university > > Regards > Rohan
Your question may not provide enough information for a helpful answer. Please describe or consider the expected use, growth of use, etc. Which is more important, cheap or good? Expandible? Workstation or server? Support contract or take your chances? Availability and support in your location? If you want x86 (which has the advantage of running a number of other well supported OSs*, not to mention being able to run them as virtual guests under VirtualBox or xen, check the Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) at http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl/ Make sure that you pick the appropriate link on there (OpenSolaris vs Solaris 10). And pay particular attention to check that the network, storage, and graphics hardware would be supported. If you want SPARC, there's Sun or Fujitsu (or a Tadpole laptop); can't think of any others at present. * yes, I know some Linux or *BSD distros run on SPARC too, but I think that not all definitions of "well supported" would apply going that far away from the mainstream. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org
