External DVD-RW for Sunfire V240

I can envision that as a very good, inexpensive, backup solution.

4GB on single-layer media, and 8GB on dual-layer.

Media cost would be mere pennies, compared to tape media.

USB ?

no way.Transport speed would be agonizingly slow.

I don't think USB is active until a later point in the boot process, and requires some OS interaction, so it wouldn't be a viable boot device, nor a troubleshooting drive.

That means you keep the internal DVD-ROM, else Jumpstart (or both).

SCSI ?

Very good data transport speed, but not a hot-plug device.

That would eliminate such a peripheral from being considered for a

"one optical drive for 100's of systems in the datacenter" scenario.

It <i>would</i> be a bootable device, though.

Both connection methods would likely need a custom device alias in OBP.

rukbat at 2007-7-5 14:13:19 >