Getting ready for the Sun Fire T2000 Server
Like Jeff, Bill and Bruce, I signed up for the free 60 day trial of the Sun Fire T2000 Server. Why? Because I heard you can get one for free if you blog about it enough. My plans are to setup continous integration environments for AppFuse and Roller using CruiseControl. I also hope to do some performance tests b/w Java persistence and web frameworks. Finally, I'd like to some single-server vs. clustered server performance tests using Tomcat.
When we built our house way back in 2004, we had it wired with fiber. Even though we still aren't using the fiber, I also had them install ethernet throughout. Today, I finally took advantage of it. I moved my cable modem downstairs and hooked up RJ45 connectors on both ends, so I can now plug my office network into an ethernet outlet on the wall. Good thing my Dad is a network guy - he made it all pretty damn easy.
It was a great afternoon in Denver: 85 degrees, cold Fat Tires in the fridge, kids running around playing in the kiddie pool - and I got my house re-wired in under 30 minutes. The "old basement" will soon become a server room. Now I need a rack - for the T2000 as well as an old Dell Dimension Fedora box. Any suggestions?
Posted by Muthu Ramadoss on April 09, 2006 at 09:10 PM MDT #
Sun Fire T2000 Performance Contest
Posted by Ian Joyce on April 09, 2006 at 10:07 PM MDT #
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Posted by Mikael Gueck on April 12, 2006 at 08:30 AM MDT #
Matt - Make sure you try out DTrace with Java on this server. I was fortunate to go to one of the free sun developer days recently and recieved quite an interesting overview of DTrace and how it can be used with Java.
You can download the presentation, titled DTrace and Java from Files from Developers Days. Best of luck with your benchmarks, looking forward to reaping the benefits when I next use appfuse or roller!.
Posted by Mark Wolfe on April 14, 2006 at 07:19 PM MDT #