SUPER-UX Cray - what is the closest popular unix version ?

[Jean-Pierre Denis]

Hi,

Which unix version is the closest to SUPER-UX ?

Is HP-UX a good guess ?

Unfortunately I can't afford to buy a Cray but would like to learn more
on how to
administer SUPER-UX boxes.

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Thanks,
JP

Jean-Pierre Denis
jp at webglobe dot ca

[Dave Hinz]

On Sat, 01 May 2004 06:42:07 -0400, Jean-Pierre Denis <jp@webglobe_NOSPAM_.ca> wrote:

>
> Which unix version is the closest to SUPER-UX ? Is HP-UX a good guess ?
> Unfortunately I can't afford to buy a Cray but would like to learn more
> on how to administer SUPER-UX boxes.

In all honesty, it probably matters more that you learn _several_ Unixes,
than that you learn a specific one. After a while, you'll learn what is
Unix, and what is specific to different OSs.

That way, you get lots of practice learning new UNIX types and specific
experience isn't so critical.

[jpd]

On 2004-05-01, Dave Hinz <davehinz@spamcop.net> wrote:

> On Sat, 01 May 2004 06:42:07 -0400,
> Jean-Pierre Denis <jp@webglobe_NOSPAM_.ca> wrote:

>>
>> Which unix version is the closest to SUPER-UX ? Is HP-UX a good guess ?
>> Unfortunately I can't afford to buy a Cray but would like to learn more
>> on how to administer SUPER-UX boxes.

>
> In all honesty, it probably matters more that you learn _several_ Unixes,
> than that you learn a specific one. After a while, you'll learn what is
> Unix, and what is specific to different OSs.
>
> That way, you get lots of practice learning new UNIX types and specific
> experience isn't so critical.

I'll fully second that, as will probably all people with half a unix clue.
However, once OP _does_ have a basic understanding of unix[0], it might be
worth talking to these guys[1]:

[url]http://www.cray-cyber.org/[/url]


[0] OP will now forget all good advice and skip his homework of learning
the basic general unix commands. Hopefully not, but I have no illusions.
[1] I am not affiliated, I just know they exist.


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j p d (at) d s b (dot) t u d e l f t (dot) n l .

[Jean-Pierre Denis]

Hi,

Dave Hinz wrote:

> On Sat, 01 May 2004 06:42:07 -0400, Jean-Pierre Denis <jp@webglobe_NOSPAM_.ca> wrote:

> >
> > Which unix version is the closest to SUPER-UX ? Is HP-UX a good guess ?
> > Unfortunately I can't afford to buy a Cray but would like to learn more
> > on how to administer SUPER-UX boxes.

>
> In all honesty, it probably matters more that you learn _several_ Unixes,
> than that you learn a specific one. After a while, you'll learn what is
> Unix, and what is specific to different OSs.

Why to you start with the fact that I have no clue of what unix is ?

I've work on SCO, DEC, Tru64, HP-UX and AIX in the past but never had
the opportunity to touch to SUPER-UX.

I was only wondering if there was something close.

Like a RedHat vs Mandrake type of thing ...
There are not the same and they have a lot of different feature but it's some how similar
....

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Thanks,
JP

Jean-Pierre Denis
jp at webglobe dot ca

[Jean-Pierre Denis]

Hi JPD,

jpd wrote:

> >> Which unix version is the closest to SUPER-UX ? Is HP-UX a good guess ?
> >> Unfortunately I can't afford to buy a Cray but would like to learn more
> >> on how to administer SUPER-UX boxes.

Thanks for this URL ... This is a great resources .

> [url]http://www.cray-cyber.org/[/url]

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Thanks,
JPD

Jean-Pierre Denis
jp at webglobe dot ca

[Dave Hinz]

On Mon, 03 May 2004 21:19:00 -0400, Jean-Pierre Denis <jp@webglobe_NOSPAM_.ca> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Dave Hinz wrote:
>

>> In all honesty, it probably matters more that you learn _several_ Unixes,
>> than that you learn a specific one. After a while, you'll learn what is
>> Unix, and what is specific to different OSs.

>
> Why to you start with the fact that I have no clue of what unix is ?

You did not give any information to about your level of experience,
so assuming that the vague question indicated little, I gave general advice.

> I've work on SCO, DEC, Tru64, HP-UX and AIX in the past but never had
> the opportunity to touch to SUPER-UX.

google for "unix rosetta stone", maybe super-ux is listed on there.

[Jean-Pierre Denis]

Hi and thanks Dave for your reply,

> > Why to you start with the fact that I have no clue of what unix is ?

>
> You did not give any information to about your level of experience,
> so assuming that the vague question indicated little, I gave general advice.

Sorry about this... I do not post a lot but I read almost everything that go thru this
newsgroups
and I usually don't see people starting the post with a copy of their resume in the
header ..

I'm just joking ... Don't take this personal ...

> google for "unix rosetta stone", maybe super-ux is listed on there.

Thanks for the "unix rosetta stone". I knew that such thing existed by I didn't know that

rosetta stone was the official name for it.


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Thanks,
JP

Jean-Pierre Denis
jp at webglobe dot ca