ORIGINAL QUESTION:
On 7 Sep 99, at 13:34, Kris Briscoe (r8465c) wrote:
> Group:
>
> Quick question here. I have already been to Suns website,
but it didn't
> provide the information I needed. I could be wrong here,
but doesn't an
> UE4500 come with a built-in frame buffer card? Someone is
trying to
> sell me a TurboGX card insisting we need it to do VXVM install
and
> config. Trust me I don't like the gui thing
either, but this guy is
> trying convence my boss otherwise.
>
> Summaries to follow!
>
> Thanks,
> Kris Briscoe
Too many responses to Thank individually, so I say it to all of you
who know who you are...THANK YOU.
The consensus was that the E4500 does not come with a frame buffer
card. There might have been a small misunderstanding of my
goal is. Many thought that I meant VXVA or VXFS.
I actually did mean VXVM. This is the volume manager software itself.
We are also installing VERITAS Cluster Server (VCS). This
is what I am told "MUST" have a gui to install and configure.
Well my thoughts on that are this: Any UNIX admin or application
worth their salt should not require a gui to accomplish the task.
Not a gui fan here. Many of you informed me that you can just Xhost
the display back. This is true, but only if you are in run level
6.
We will go ahead and purchase the graphics card, but I hate the idea of having a server tie up resources and SBUS slots for a graphics card.
For those interested and did not know about it, there is a site called
http://store.sun.com for SUN hardware.
Once again Thank you to all those who responded.
Kris Briscoe
SR. UNIX Engineer Consultant
mailto:unixboy@aol.com
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