[2306] in Info-AFS_Redistribution
Re: Should be FAQ: which box for server?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Keith Gorlen)
Mon Jan 31 20:45:27 1994
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 1994 17:43:36 -0500 (EST)
From: Keith Gorlen <kgorlen+@alw.nih.gov>
To: Info-AFS@transarc.com
In-Reply-To: <9401312103.AA18868@windsail.nersc.gov>
Excerpts from mail: 31-Jan-94 Re: Should be FAQ: which bo.. Joe
Ramus@nersc.gov (858)
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> > I do not agree completely with the last sentence. I know that Sun will
> > eventually drop support for the SunOS system. So a new Sun user should
> > go with the latest Solaris 2.x IMHO. The only question is in regard to
> > AFS support. Does Transarc now have AFS running on Solaris 2.x and if
> > so is the quality up to "production" level?
> > Joe
> >
> Yes! I have 2 file servers running AFS 3.3beta and Solaris 2.2 in
> production. They run just fine with no problems.
A bit more detail: these are SPARCserver 1000s with 12 or 16 2.1GB DSCSI
drives and Network Peripherals dual attach Sbus FDDI adapters. They are
*not* AFS database machines; i.e., they are running only the AFS
fileserver process.
Keith Gorlen
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: (301) 496-1111
FAX: (301) 402-2867
Internet: kgorlen@alw.nih.gov
