On Tue, 23 Dec 2014, Garrett D'Amore wrote:
> For closest match to what you have, OpenIndiana. But if you can
> sacrifice the desktop and just need server bits without a gui I
> would recommend OmniOS as it is maintained a bit more with commercial
> backing.
Thanks Garrett et al for the feedback! I should have mentioned that
GUI is not a requirement, although the ability to have a least a console
login on the err, console of the Ultra 20 in the event the network
becomes a notwork for some reason.
Apart from the core OS, the server software I intend to use are the
latest versions of Bind, Sendmail, Dovecot, and *possibly* ISC dhcpd.
Provided I can compile and/or get pre-built packages for those, I'll
be happy!
I'll spin up a couple of VirtualBox VMs and give OmniOS (and probably
SmartOS) a try.
> You're probably going to have to reinstall whatever you choose.
> We haven't really done a good job keeping upgrade from OpenSolaris
> maintained.
Understood, and not a problem--provided I can zfs import my data
pool, that is! :-)
Thanks again for the advice; it's much appreciated.
Cheers,
--
Rich Teer, Publisher
Vinylphile Magazine
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