RE: [cobalt-users] LX50 servers

[Bob G7 <Bob_G7@xxxxxxxxxx>]

>
> There are no plans to move the Sun Cobalt appliances to Solaris for the
> OS.  Solaris-on-x86 is an option for the LX50 due to the requests of some
> niche players that Sun wanted to support.  That is why x86-Solaris will
> only be supported on Sun hardware (LX50, etc).
>
> There has been a lot of concern amongst the field personnel about the
> x86-Solaris announcement being made at the same time as the LX50/Sun Linux
> launchm, and that customers would see it as a mixed message/lack
> of support
> for Linux, etc.  Please be assured that is NOT the case - Sun Linux is not
> going away at all, and is the "main" OS for the LX50 and our other General
> Purpose Linux servers.  x86-Solaris is just an option that those who want
> can ask for.
>
> Also, the LX50 is _not_ a "Sun Cobalt" server - it's the Sun(tm) LX50.
>
> --
Thanks Bruce for clearing that up, it's great having someone available that
can look into things like that and give us a quick, accurate answer.

Keep up the great work.