What kind of server is the Cobalt RaQ?

What kind of server is the Cobalt RaQ?

The Cobalt RaQ is a 1U rackmount server product line developed by Cobalt Networks, Inc. (later purchased by Sun Microsystems) featuring a modified Red Hat Linux operating system and a proprietary GUI for server management.

Is the Symantec Veloci Raptor based on the RaQ 550?

Symantec ‘s Veloci Raptor firewall appliances were also based on the RaQ XTR hardware. These systems were equipped with an additional 2-port network card. Together with the two onboard network cards the system had four network interfaces. The RaQ 550 was the final appliance from the Cobalt division.

When did Sun stop supporting the Cobalt RaQ?

Not long after the Cobalt acquisition, Sun terminated the Cobalt product, announcing the Cobalt range End of Life (EOL). Sun also announced it would discontinue all support and upgrades on the RAQ1-RAQ4 and XTR, and would stop offering these services for the RAQ550 and Qube3 in the end of 2007.

Which is an example of a Cobalt RaQ?

Examples are BlueQuartz, maintained by a group of Japanese fans, BlueOnyx maintained by former Cobalt RaQ consultants and RackStar, an initiative of RAQTweak (Cobalt RAQ consultants) and several ex-Sun/Cobalt engineers such as Tim Hockin and Patrick Baltz. The installation of a standard Linux distribution on the newer x86-based RaQs is possible.

Can a Linux distribution be installed on a Raq?

The installation of a standard Linux distribution on the newer x86-based RaQs is possible. The installation of a distribution based on the Linux 2.6 kernel, or newer, requires either the replacement of the ROM software (the RaQ does not have a typical bios), or the use of chain loading.

Is the RaQ XTR a removable hard drive?

Cobalt acquired Chili!soft a few months prior to being acquired by Sun. The RaQ 4 added PHP support to the RaQ 3 payload. The RaQ XTR was the first 1U server to have four removable hard drives. Unfortunately, the first release was plagued with hardware problems and was recalled.