Re: More storage for my Ultra10

[Jon Biddell <jon@mandrake.net.au>]

> So, if I want to add a lot of storage to the machine, I need to add a
> new storage adapter of some sort. USB and SCSI are out (lack of speed
> and lack of affordability.) Am I better off buying a PATA or SATA
> card? SATA cards seem to be more expensive, but perhaps I am
> future-proofing myself a little bit.

Does the Ultra 10 have SCSI already ?  If so, why not look at some of 
the SUN ST D130 rack-mount storage devices ?  I picked one up on Ebay 
for $100AUD with 3 x 18Gb FC drives - you might need to add 4 or 5 of 
them, but you could expand your storage incrementally then using LVM.