[TriLUG] Re: old Sun equipment

[Dan Simoes]

You can run Solaris10, opensolaris, or gentoo for sparc is pretty
promising as well.
A Ford Ranger could handle a few of the smaller machines but not the
e6500s, at least I don't think so.

On 6/22/05, Ben Pitzer <bpitzer at gmail.com> wrote:
> Greg,
> 
> Any of Sun's larger machines should handle Solaris 10.  Even Ultra 5s
> will handle Solaris 10, so any of these servers should be fine.
> 
> -Ben Pitzer
> 
> 
> On 6/22/05, Greg Brown <gwbrown1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > $1100 and a roadtrip is starting to sound pretty good.  I haven't
> > looked at this hardware specifically yet - could it fit into the bed
> > of a Ford Ranger?
> >
> > What about the OS?  Can I install OSS Solaris 10?  Or some version of Linux?
> >
> > Greg
> >
> >
> > On 6/22/05, Dan Simoes <dan.simoes at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I've gotten a few private emails about the Suns, thanks.
> > >
> > > The catch is, we won't be able to pack and ship anything.   Just
> > > finding a box capable of holding an e420r is difficult, then you have
> > > to staple it, strap it, etc.  All this stuff is heavy, even the
> > > smaller boxes.
> > >
> > > It seems that there is enough interest where some enterprising young
> > > lad could fly to NJ, rent a truck, and lug it back to NC and then
> > > resell it at a profit.
> > >
> > > As far as my company though, we need someone to come get it,
> > > especially the large e6500s which are a full cabinet in size.
> > >
> > > Again, thanks for all the interest.  I hate to give this gear away for $1000.
> > >
> > > On 6/22/05, Dan Simoes <dan.simoes at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Hard to believe that this stuff has lost this much value, but it has.
> > > > No one wants old Sun iron anymore, and even the newer Sunfire stuff
> > > > seems to be losing popularity too.
> > > >
> > > > My company is getting rid of a bunch of suns - 2 e6500, 2 E4500, and a
> > > > couple of e450.  Probably a pair of e420r and some T3 arrays as well.
> > > >
> > > > The only vendor I have found to take this stuff will give me $1000 in
> > > > credit and come pick it up.  If you or someone you know has a better
> > > > offer, and you are willing to pick it up in Weehawken NJ in the next
> > > > week, please let me know asap.  A Sun e6500 was worth several 10s of
> > > > thousands as recently as last year, now they seem to only be wanted
> > > > for parts.
> > > >
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