We would be very interested in this. I have just gotten my thumpers (x4500) into preproduction testing as NFS NAS servers. Our real challenge has been lack of a management GUI so that long complex lists of commands do not need to be followed.
I do not run my own apps on them, so I would be interested in an upgrade path. On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 12:38 PM, Bryan Cantrill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 09:31:26AM -0800, Adam Leventhal wrote: > > > Is this software available for people who already have thumpers? > > > > We're considering offering an upgrade path for people with existing > > thumpers. Given the feedback we've been hearing, it seems very likely > > that we will. No word yet on pricing or availability. > > Just to throw some ice-cold water on this: > > 1. It's highly unlikely that we will ever support the x4500 -- only the > x4540 is a real possibility. > > 2. If we do make something available, your data and any custom > software won't survive the journey: you will be forced to > fresh-install your x4540 with our stack. > > 3. If we do make something available, it will become an appliance: you > will permanently lose the ability to run your own apps on the x4540. > > 4. If we do make something available, it won't be free. > > If you are willing/prepared(/eager?) to abide by these constraints, please > let us ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) know -- that will help us build the business > case for doing this... > > - Bryan > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Bryan Cantrill, Sun Microsystems Fishworks. http://blogs.sun.com/bmc >
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