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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A few things:
- The colour of the box is consistent with Sun's x64 gear of the last few years, it doesn't try to fit in with the "black machines" or "Apple Xserves", I don't know where that fits in at all.
- Misinformation: The empty drive bay slots are populated with blanks for air flow reasons. You don't buy caddies separately, they come with the drives when you buy drives.
- Removing two fan modules as a pair because one is faulty is a cost concern? Unlikely, unless you don't have a hardware support contract and then you are probably in the wrong job. Furthermore, one would not remove the faulty module until the replacement was in hand.
Has the author of this article ever seen or used any Sun equipment in the past?
It certainly doesn't seem like it.
It is a pity that a review of such a sweet piece of equipment is hampered by the lack of knowledge of the author...
Thanks Greg for your comments. I've taken these onboard and adjusted the review accordingly.
Not sure how much extra air flow the blanks would afford though. What I have here is a "filler" sled that's almost identical in proportions to the real thing, except with a solid plastic backing that would sit near the backplane, actually impeding airflow. The only seeming advantage would be the lack of hard drive sitting in it generating heat.
Feefef -- it's not a case of not being arsed. The system itself can certainly be benched, but considering the wide range of configurability there's a question over how relevant those benchmarks will even be. If you'd prefer it for the case of apples to apples comparison, it's something we'll look into for the future.
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Performance- I love this, we can't be arsed to work this out, you do it! What a great review!