On Sun, Jan 04, 2009 at 07:49:38PM +0200, Cyril Plisko wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 3, 2009 at 6:17 PM, Bob Friesenhahn
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Sat, 3 Jan 2009, Maciej Browarski wrote:
> >
> >> Hello,
> >> What are benefits of using OpenSolaris on S7000, because when I using
> >> fishworks I can't login to OpenSolaris. (or is this possible but not so
> >> simple?)
> >
> > This is an "appliance" "firmware" type product. You are not supposed
> > to be aware that OpenSolaris is inside or modify it in any way beyond
> > what the administrative interfaces support or add-on hardware that Sun
> > may offer.
>
> FWIW, I have recently heard a totally different story from a highly
> ranked Sun official. The fact that a general purpose OS (Solaris) is
> inside (which allows for 3rd party add-ons) was pitched as a major
> differentiator.
It is a major differentiator, but that does NOT mean that the OS is
directly accessible to users[*].
There is no need for users to access any Solaris shell directly on the
Sun storage appliance.
Nico
[*] Actually, it is directly accessible to users, but accessing the OS
directly voids your warranty and renders the system unsupportable.
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