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Originally Posted by Karl
I wonder why, Rack XTR at 3x the cost of a Linux server + software, or decent Linux server + software and money in the bank. I know which I'd choose.
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XTR sadly promised much, delivered sod all, hardware was poor for sun/cobalkt, o/s had good and bad points, never really got supported.
Good idea for a DB server, especially with eth firebird/borland interbase, with theraid and fast disks etc but the RaQ4 was abetter box ...
Mostly people like them as
(a) it out of the box so no server admin / setup needed,
(b) unlike a generic o/s its *designed* for hosting
(c) the management is increrdible simple, plug 100 into a control station and mange as 1 server
you're paying for the ease of use and the control panel
have had a lot of probs with the 550s and patches, not tested properly by sun, or kernels f*cking the box up - sad really.
The mailling lists are good though, there really kept alive by the users these days ...