[opensolaris-summit] Summit Hardware

[Shawn Walker]

On 03/10/2007, Glynn Foster <Glynn.Foster at sun.com> wrote:
> Hey,
>
> Jesse Silver wrote:
> > Hi guys-
> >
> > So we've secured the following hardware for the Summit-
> >
> > 1 M5000 w/ 4 processors, 16 GB memory, 2x73 GB storage
> > 2 X2100 (x86) boxes
> > 2 T1000 (SPARC) boxes
> > 6 SunRay 270's
> > 1 SunRay 100 (to be used as serial communicator...not sure what this is,
> > but he told me we need it)
> >
> > UCSC also has the following servers available; we donated them as part
> > of the Summit deal, but they have yet to set them up and are offering
> > them for our use for the weekend:
> >
> > 1 T2000 w/ T1 eight core processor, 8 GB memory, 2x73 GB storage
> > 1 X4200 M2 w/ 2 Opterons, 8 GB memory, 2x146 GB storage
>
> This seems somewhat excessive, and may result in some pretty high shipping
> charges. Can someone explain why we need such a set up?

The last I heard was that certain folks that wanted to do some build
experimentation on high-end systems where certain issues would become
obvious because of the performance of the system.

The SunRays were so multiple people could easily work on a system.

Joerg, Roland, and a few others would be the folks to ask.

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Shawn Walker, Software and Systems Analyst
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