> >Interesting--thank's for posting this. I learned last week that we have >internal groups (Perf PIT) that can push out a Windows deployment (for >performance testing) in about 8 minutes too....using Solaris and Jumpstart >to deploy it ;-)
And how long does a Solaris flash install take? Mere minutes, I'd guess? Also, the "typical" experience is much worse as comments on the blog suggest: more like 50 minutes for the typical user. (That they didn't need to hunt down device drivers is typical for new Windows releases; they generally have support for nearly everything when they come out but that quickly deteriorates when new systems are released and you become increasingly dependent on your vendor for the Windows drivers) And, oh,it takes around 20 minutes to install an Ultra 40 with Solaris Nevada, ordinary jumpstart install over 100Mbit ethernet. Typical upgrades take +/- 35 minutes. (In case you are wondering, see the timestamps on /var/sadm/system/logs. Casper
