On 3/3/21 6:33 PM, Reginald Beardsley via illumos-discuss wrote: > I'm contemplating buying a real beast as the off lease systems available via > ebay, etc are quite staggering for the hardware you get. > > They are Solaris 11 certified as well as Linux supported, but I don't care > for Linux and Larry wants far too much for Solaris 11. Which leaves the > device driver problem. I know people are running OI on Z800s, but I've not > heard anyone mention a Z820. > > Anyone have experience with one? > > One other question. memorystock.com offers 8 GB DIMMS for the Z400, but HP > only supports 4 GB DIMMS. Has anyone run 8 GB DIMMS in a Z400?
The core platform based on the HP quickspecs should be reasonably well supported. It will come down to the specifics of the particular configuration (e.g. SATA vs. SAS, GPUs, other NICs, etc.). Of those peripherals, I'd expect the most problems and complications with the GPU. Robert ------------------------------------------ illumos: illumos-discuss Permalink: https://illumos.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/Ta1cb50c0d3415dc9-M4acf2332ae415cb338470eef Delivery options: https://illumos.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/subscription
