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#1 (**permalink**) 01-16-2008, 01:18 PM

Hello all.

I require a bit of help if you all don't mind.

I have a SS670MP here running all nice.. with out an OS.
I would like to run solaris on it.
After a research I think that solaris 2.5.1 would be the best for it
last solaris to fully support VME if I am right?
I have been a bit confused with reading this group that 2.5.1 may only
run in single CPU mode I don't want that.
I would like all 4 of my cpu's up and running (4 X 390Z55) prom = ROM
Rev. 2.14 is what it lists on POST
Will this system run with 2.5.1 with all 4 cpus?
Is this my misinformation will 2.5.1 run correct with all cpu's sbus
and vme bus?
If you need anymore information please let me know.

Thanks everyone for all your help

Brendan

#2 (**permalink**) 01-16-2008, 01:18 PM

In article <7beecec1.0410122349.466d452b@posting.google.com >,
organs <OrganSeller@gmail.com> wrote:

>I have been a bit confused with reading this group that 2.5.1 may only
>run in single CPU mode I don't want that.

Solaris 2.5.1 is fully SMP enabled and will use all available CPU:s.

Regards,
/Fredrik

--
Fredrik Lundholm
dol @ ce.chalmers.se

#3 (**permalink**) 01-16-2008, 01:18 PM

In article <7beecec1.0410122349.466d452b@posting.google.com >,
organs <OrganSeller@gmail.com> wrote:
>I have a SS670MP here running all nice.. with out an OS.
>Will this system run with 2.5.1 with all 4 cpus?

Solaris 2.5.1 is the last supported OS. I've heard that you can run
later versions if you don't actually need VME.

2.5.1 should be full SMP and use all 4 cpus. Even SunOS 4.1.3_U1 could
make full use of all 4 cpus; the only limitation was that only a single
processor could do kernel work at any given time.

Note that some 670's have Ross HyperSPARC processors rather than Sun
SuperSPARC. I'm not sure when, or if, support for these was included
on the standard Solaris CD. Not an issue if you really have 390Z55.
--
Jim Prescott - Computing and Networking Group jgp@seas.rochester.edu
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Rochester, NY

#4 (**permalink**) 01-16-2008, 01:18 PM

dol@ce.chalmers.se (Fredrik Lundholm) wrote in message news:<ckj36r$om6$1@eol.dd.chalmers.se>...
> In article <7beecec1.0410122349.466d452b@posting.google.com >,
> organs <OrganSeller@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >I have been a bit confused with reading this group that 2.5.1 may only
> >run in single CPU mode I don't want that.
>
> Solaris 2.5.1 is fully SMP enabled and will use all available CPU:s.
>
> Regards,
> /Fredrik

Thanks for your quick response Fredrick,
Will all the buses be supported vme in particular? I am pretty sure
they are
It's just that I am going to buy this OS from another country and
don't want to wast my money.

Thanks once again

Brendan

#5 (**permalink**) 01-16-2008, 01:18 PM

organs wrote:
> Thanks for your quick response Fredrick,
> Will all the buses be supported vme in particular? I am pretty sure
> they are
> It's just that I am going to buy this OS from another country and
> don't want to wast my money.

SPARCserver 670MP is SUN4M architecture. I guess, if SUN4M is supported
then SMP, VMEbus etc should be supported

Question is, are all _devices_ on your VMEbus supported.

--
Alex.

#6 (**permalink**) 01-16-2008, 01:18 PM

jgp@harn.ceas.rochester.edu (Jim Prescott) wrote in message news:<ckjhvf$46g@harn.ceas.rochester.edu>...
> In article <7beecec1.0410122349.466d452b@posting.google.com >,
> organs <OrganSeller@gmail.com> wrote:
> >I have a SS670MP here running all nice.. with out an OS.
> >Will this system run with 2.5.1 with all 4 cpus?
>
> Solaris 2.5.1 is the last supported OS. I've heard that you can run
> later versions if you don't actually need VME.
>
> 2.5.1 should be full SMP and use all 4 cpus. Even SunOS 4.1.3_U1 could
> make full use of all 4 cpus; the only limitation was that only a single
> processor could do kernel work at any given time.
>
> Note that some 670's have Ross HyperSPARC processors rather than Sun
> SuperSPARC. I'm not sure when, or if, support for these was included
> on the standard Solaris CD. Not an issue if you really have 390Z55.

Thanks everyone!
I have just brought off e-bay Solaris 2.5.1 11/97 server edition.
Thanks for all you help
Just we wait until it gets shipped to Australia.
Thanks once again

Brendan

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