Infrastructure Software

This message goes to Sun Microsystem.

I work for a Small School District which is 98% Windows NT.

For more than a year I've been looking for ways to introduce a UNIX/LINUX Solution into our network.

Finally, the best opportunity arrives: We need to set up a Spam Filter for our Mail system.

The target machine is a Dell PowerEdge 6300 Dual 550mhz CPU, gig of RAM, SCSI Raid.

The School was even good enough to send me to a Solaris Admin class just to help out with the integration.

Everything is good except Device Configuration won't recognize the AMI MegaRaid Ultra SCSI contoller.

Hence the install won't find the Hard Disks.

Dell Support was good, but the couldn't help, as their testing for Solaris is a bit on the slow side.

They said SUN would have to have the final say.

So after looking through the SUN website; at all the HCLs I come to the conclusion, (note this Spam filter project must go forward soon) That:

1. It will install if there is a Driver, (Dell didn't have it, AMI didn't, I don't, perhaps SUN does?)

2. It will install if I get a different Raid Controller( unlikely as the only reason for considering UNIX in the first place is cost, and I've already got a Microsoft solution lined up for less than a good conrtoller)

3. It's not going to work, because the hardware on this Server is just not supported.

And I call SUN. Now given that SUN and all the UNIX / Linux crowd are always griping about how they are better, and how they need a piece of the Microsoft pie, and thet fact that many many times I've gotten Microsoft to help out without charge, I would've thought that SUN might be at least remotely helpful given the chance they had someone willing to start pushing them in the door, or at least they might care about Education.

But No. No way, no how. Not even maybe or anything.

Thanks a lot guys for nothing.

You assholes don't deserve a market share, and until you start either making your shit work, or at least being more helpful to those who would push your products you'll never get anywhere.
Fuck SUN Microsystems You're a bunch of good for nothing Dickwits...

KSchwantz