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Diezel
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 10:02 am    Post subject: Hd update on an Ultra5 Reply with quote

I have an Ultra5 and with a 20Gb hdd. Now, this is going to be setup as my tftp, LAP server and I was wondering if it's possible to upgrade to a larger hdd. I know this is a IDE but how far can one go, what I mean is how large hdd:s does an Ultra5 support?
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 9:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

By upgrading to OBP to 3.10 (last) you may go up to 120GB, but you must have drive info
from vendor or you may try to configure the disk with solaris installation as far to 1st reboot.

I've noticed, that solaris installation found best options for drive and then just delete leftovers
with fdisk, but remember to keep /dev/hda3 (Whole disk).

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Siis 120gb pitäisi istua hienosti, kunhan saat arvot sisään. solariksen asennuslevyn kautta
löytyy parhaat vaihtoehdot - yleensä. Tarvit muuten solariksen asennettuna ennen OPB:n päivitystä.
Se ei toimi Linuxista.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 9:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Emphii wrote:
By upgrading to OBP to 3.10 (last)


Any pointers for this for a total Sparc Newb!
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 5:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

You can usually spot what version you already have when the machine boots up.
If its not 3.10 then go here:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/advsearch.do?collection=PATCH&type=collections&queryKey5=106121&toDocument=yes

to download the patch and, if you scroll down the page, you will find instructions on how to proceed.

Another really useful link for finding out stuff about your ultra 5 is this :
http://sunsolve.sun.com/handbook_pub/Systems/U5/U5.html

HTH

Diezel: It is also possible to put a second hard-drive into an ultra5 if you need more than 120gb.
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