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0 pointsz3t410y ago0 comments

SmartOS if very nice in theory. I tried to get SmartOS working on a new Supermicro server and failed, even though I got a lot of help from their awesome community and people at Joyent.

Then I tried Linux (Ubuntu) and everything just worked! It was also very easy to find guides on the web for most things Linux.

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Annatar10y ago

If you want the JustWorks(SM), you have to get hardware which is on the Joyent engineering bill of materials' list, or research and buy hardware which illumos has drivers for.

http://eng.joyent.com/manufacturing/bom.html

SmartOS being descended from Solaris has detailed manual pages built into the operating system, because when one runs a real UNIX, one is entitled to comprehensive documentation with lots of examples.

A lot of the Oracle Solaris documentation, which is also very comprehensive, applies to and can be used on illumos derivatives. The SmartOS wiki and the smartos-discuss mailing list are good sources of SmartOS specific enhancements. Did I mention the built-in man pages yet?

RantyDave10y ago

I've had a whole bunch of stuff just work. But if it doesn't, you're stuffed.

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