Re: Debian on Sparc
On 17 Dec 1999, Francois Deppierraz wrote:
> Date: 17 Dec 1999 17:29:07 GMT
> From: Francois Deppierraz <francois@ctrlaltdel.ch>
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> Subject: Re: Debian on Sparc
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> mc@ainsystems.com wrote:
> > Sun Netra's don't use fujitsu processors. They use Sun Micro Electronic's CPU's in
> > the systems. The netra xxxx models are their flag ship fault tollerant product
> > intended for NEBS environments. I doubt the system would receive NEBS bellcore
> > certification with unreliable components. Buying a netra with fujitsu CPU's is
> > like purchasing an intel motherboard with an Athlon on it.
>
> I have one of the only Sun Netra which is built on a Fujitsu proc :(
>
My 'Netra i' says:
# cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep cpu
cpu : Fujitsu MB86904
which runs at 110Mhz. It'a MicroSparcII compatible, AFAIK.
I've got also a SparcStation 4, running Solaris. and:
# dmesg | fgrep cpu0
cpu0: FMI,MB86904 (mid 0 impl 0x0 ver 0x4 clock 70 MHz)
It's the same CPU, at lower clock. The SparcStation 4 was bought directly
from Sun.
The 'Netra i' runs a RHL6.0 happily (their 2.2.5-22 kernel).
Comparison to modern Intel systems in unfair, this is 7 years older
technology. Used with the built-in 10base-T eth, they are good servers
for such a bandwidth (expecially a 170Mhz SS20). Based on my limited
experience, they react almost linearly to lignt and moderated loads
(2-10 clients). Modern Intel-based (low-end) systems are definitely faster
but do not show a linear degradation as the load increases. On 100Mbps
Ethernet, you should go for a Intel based server-class system.
.TM.
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