You shouldnt bother with one now, except as art, as the software is. Fixes are available for sun cobalt qube 3, sun cobalt raq 4, sun cobalt raq 550 and sun cobalt raq xtr. Used sun cobalt qube 3 biz web hosting server power. Bleedingedge hardware types may be a little disappointed in the devices lowspeed processor and 32mb of ram, but as it runs linux, its more than. Bought last year by sun, its focus remains the same selling easyto manage packages, rather than intimidating devices. Sun microsystems has upgraded its cobalt qube line of linuxbased servers, each capable of handling up to 150 users. Sun offers cobalt qube 3 as allinone soho server macworld. This update features the addition of castilian spanish, german, and french simultaneously accessible localizations. Ventilation the cobalt qube 2s bottom vents and fan opening are provided for ventilation and reliable operation. Iso image of this cd can still be downloaded from sun s web site. The sun cobalt qube 3 server appliance is available through the sun store, through most major etailers, and a network of sun resellers. Oct 25, 2001 recover and rescue the cobalt raq 3 by jack wallen in hardware on october 25, 2001, 12.
Cobalt qube3 prof 4501282x40gb2xeth overview and full product specs on cnet. Sun fixes multiple vulnerabilities in cobalt server. Each bright blue cobalt qube 3 case is smaller than a fourslice toaster and can provide web serving, email, ftp, telnet, domain name service. Now in terms of software, the cobalt quberaq series except the xtr all. The software upgrade is free to existing sun cobalt qube 3 server appliance customers over the internet and also is. To keep within the spirit of the cobalt stack with its nonthreatening gui based management, it rent webmin on top of debian 7.
An lcd is on the rear, as are all the controls, two 10100 ethernet ports, and usb, serial, and scsi connectors. At the moment, linuxmips will run in 64bit mode on these machines, but support is very. The sun cobalt os is the base software for the sun cobalt qube 3 appliance. The sun cobalt qube 3 server appliance is designed to be a complete inte rnet and intranet server in a box. It was originally written by alex pelts and posted to the port cobalt mailinglist, then updated by izumi tsutsui for the newer 5. Compatible with phihong psa65u301 acdc power adapter works with sun cobalt qube 3 mini web server. And im thinking about giving it to the local trash bin, but before i do i should find out what this thing can do. Userland on my qube was debian wheezy with a custom compiled 3. Cobalt qube 3 restore cdthe cobalt qube was a computer server. We connect to our qube via telnet and can deal with most situations, such as running preinstalled software such as fetchmail etc.
He then published the scripts he used to create cd and he also updated the script for 3. Awhile ago i did a os restore and everything worked great. Software server migrations web servers network services. Sun cacheraqtm 4 sun cobalt raq 550 sun cobalt control station sun cobalt qube tm 3 sun cobalt raq xtr. And you may employ a cobalt qube 3 instead of a windows server on many simple lans.
This sun cobalt qube 3 has 440mhz, 64mb memory, 20gb hard drive. Connect a category 5 crossover cable from the server to the ethernet port of this machine the desktop pc. Track users it needs, easily, and with only the features you need. Help me set up sun open sources cobalt qube raq software as you may or may not be aware sun has made the cobalt software. This story, sun offers cobalt qube 3 as allinone soho server was originally published by pcworld. Jan 29, 2002 sun microsystems new sun cobalt qube 3 server appliance is designed to help home offices and small businesses host their own web sites, set up email systems, network home or office pcs, and protect their computers from internet threats such as hackers and viruses.
Read instructions read and understand all the safety and operating instructions before operating the appliance. The cobalt qube was a computer server appliance product line developed by cobalt networks. Sun bought cobalt to kill the qube and raq server appliances yes, you know its true. The cobalt qube 3 also includes majordomo, a package for managing internet mailing lists. Users can share files, a single local usb printer, and several network printers. In the future ill probably wind up compiling more of my own software to keep it up to date. Not long after the cobalt acquisition, sun terminated the cobalt product, announcing the cobalt range end of life eol. Iso image of this cd can still be downloaded from suns web site. Pro plus or at least thats what the sticker says lol. Raq 3 or raq 4 click on maintenance in the left hand frame, then click install software in the top row qube 3 or raq 550 click on the bluelinq tab, then click third party software, then click the install manually button.
In that case you have to open sometimes called to map the used ports from you server to the local machine where you run yawcam. Sun cobalt server appliances solution exhibition had been held in tokyo, japan. Cobalt qube 3 faq what is the cobalt qube 3 and what does it offer. The qube 3 used an amd k62 cpu at either 300 mhz or 450 mhz and was the last product in the qube line. What is a cobalt quberaq and what is a restore cdusb.
The default software comes on a cd and when placed in a 2nd computer it boots up linux and sets up a dhcpboot server on the 2nd pc. The raq 550 was the final appliance from the cobalt division. The sun cobalt qube 3 is a versatile plugandplay server appliance designed specifically for the internet and intranet needs of small businesses, branch offices, workgroups, government agencies and educational institutions. Sun speeds up cobalt qube, adds security tools neowin. I performed the install process on the original 40gb drives and it worked fine. Ipsec and microsoft pptp vpn services are supported. Buy sun cobalt qube 3 pro running on raq3 2x 80gb raid. Hello, i have a question about the sun cobalt qube 3 it runs linux 2. Recover and rescue the cobalt raq 3 by jack wallen in hardware on october 25, 2001, 12. Qube 3 front the cobalt qube was a computer server appliance product line developed by cobalt networks, inc.
I previously wrote about my laborious experiences compiling a 2. Jan 02, 2004 uncategorized sun open sources cobalt quberaq software now this is my idea of starting the new year off right jon stokes jan 2, 2004 9. Enhanced modem control functionality and internet access restrictions has also been added. We do however, try to do a reasonable amount of research and. Sun cobalt qube 3 biz web hosting server power supply ebay. Jan 29, 2002 qube 3 integrates with the sun cobalt control station, enabling system administrators in the main office to manage qube 3 server appliances at remote sites and branch offices. The cobalt qube was a computer server appliance product line developed by cobalt networks, inc. The sun cobalt qube 3 server appliance can also manage remote branch offices by integrating with the sun cobalt control station, thus offering headquarterbased network managers the ability to. Sun also has improved the cobalt qube 3s windows networking support. Part 2 with more uptodate instructions on compiling the kernel and installing the os. This is partly because the i586 processor architecture is all but unsupported.
Sun cobalt qube 2 web server series sign in to comment. Sep 29, 2009 virtualizing a suncobalt qube 3 appliance. The cobalt qube 2s bottom vents and fan opening are provided for ventilation and reliable operation of the product, and to protect it from overheating. All the management happens from a web browserbased interface, and the appliance can automatically update itself with the latest patches using sun bluelinq technology. Sun linuxsun cobalt security vulnerability in fetchmail. Netbsd cobalt restore cd howto this document attempts to explain how to create and use a netbsd restore cdusb for cobalt qube raq devices.
The cobalt qube 3s security features include a builtin firewall and support for virtual private networking. Okay, so i have this cobalt qube 3 sitting in my home office for months on end, and. Please let us know if you are the owner of a cobalt machine, or the member of another cobalt users group qube 2700wg. My brother now would like me to set it up so that he can use it for his businesses website. It added java support to the raq 4 payload, and was the first raq to use only the sausalito ui originated in the qube 3. Sun cobalt qube 3 biz 256mb 80 gb web hosting server. The cobalt qube 3 is a versatile plugandplay server appliance designed specifically for the internet and intranet needs of small businesses, branch offices, workgroups, government agencies and educational institutions. A qube 3 and a raq 3 device both have a strange bootup sequence, and a rom that is tightly integrated with the os. Preparing for disaster recovery prepare your sun cobalt qube 3 appliance for disaster recovery by performing the following steps. This software package is required in order for your server appliance to function. The qube 3 is a squareish computer designed as an easily. Sun sun cobalt qube 3 biz 256mb 80 gb web hosting server. Sun open sources cobalt quberaq software ars technica.
Sun cobalt qube 3 by coolhunt 11 years ago we have a qube 3 on our network which acts as our gateway and mail server and i hear it has been in use for about 10 years. In late 2002 they were bought out by sun microsystems, who. A solid and compact server, cobalt qube 3 is now beefed up and easier to use. Feb 12, 2017 cobalt qube 2 web server teardown peter brockie. As a possible workaround, for sun cobalt server appliances qube 3, and qube 2 disable remote mail acquisition through the cobalt gui go to the email services. Sun stopt met cobaltproducten it pro nieuws tweakers. It got so annoyed at the apple g4 cube that it claimed to own the. There are no symptoms that would show the described issue has been exploited on a system. Qube 3 integrates with the sun cobalt control station, enabling system administrators in the main office to manage qube 3 server appliances at remote sites and branch offices. Software is available as a free downloadable upgrade to existing cobalt qube users. Administrators can view the status of each appliance and direct software updates to any qube 3 server from the control station. It remains to be seen whether sun s purchase of cobalt was a good idea or not, but the cobalt. Then you boot the qube, tell it to network boot, and its very straightforward from there.
This cobalt qube 3 has been removed from a working sun system and is fully tested. I set up a new dns server and took down the cobalt. Help me set up sun open sources cobalt quberaq software. Feb 28, 2004 in that case you have to open sometimes called to map the used ports from you server to the local machine where you run yawcam. Sun cobalt qube 3 biz web hosting server power supply. But i cant figure out why it doesnt work with index. The qube 3, released in 2002, used an amd k62 cpu at either 300 mhz or 450. Raqport sun cobalt qube 3 standard 450mhz 256mb 20gb. Cobalt qube and cobalt raq were equipped with rm5230 processors running at 150mhz. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read. Qube 2 and raq 2 use the rm5231 cpu which doubles the cache size over the rm5230 running at upto 250mhz. For your protection, please read all these instructions regarding your cobalt qube 2 and retain for future reference. An item that has been restored to working order by a third party not approved by the manufacturer. Each bright blue cobalt qube 3 case is smaller than a fourslice toaster and can provide web serving, email, ftp, telnet, domain name service, page caching, site filtering, and file and print serving.
Free download books sun cobalt qube 3 manual printable 2019 everybody knows that reading sun cobalt qube 3 manual printable 2019 is helpful, because we are able to get information from your reading materials. Press the select button until the option boot from net appears. The default ports for streaming is 8081 and 8021 exactly how this is done differs from system to system. Release the select button when prompted with select option. Cobalt qube 3 restore cd the cobalt qube was a computer server appliance product line developed by cobalt networks, inc. Intranet server, secured shared gateway and public. How i installed debian on a cobalt qube 3 st john karp. This os update will upgrade your english sun cobalt qube 3 appliance to a sun cobalt qube 3 multilanguage appliance. Based on the original cobalt restore cd, dennis chernoivanov created a netbsd restore cd for versions 1.
Remote users get a ray of sun with cobalt qube 3 it world. Those steps took me as far as debian wheezy, but official support has now ended for that release and. It remains to be seen whether suns purchase of cobalt was a good idea or not, but the cobalt tech is firstrate. Bought last year by sun, its focus remains the same selling easyto.
The company says that the sun cobalt qub e 3 server appliance can be quickly set up to connect pcs and macintosh com puters in a local area network, thereby enabling small business systems to share files and documents and take advantage. This processor is a mips iv architecture with minor extensions. Aug 08, 2018 userland on my qube was debian wheezy with a custom compiled 3. Administrators can view the status of each appliance and direct software updates to. The cobalt qube 3 s security features include a builtin firewall and support for virtual private networking. Out of the box, the qube 3 is a complete 3 in 1 server appliance. Hi there, ive been given the task to try and get subversion cvs server installed on our cobalt qube 3 pro. Acdc power adapter for sun cobalt qube 3 mini web server power paylessac adapters manufactured with the highest quality materials and include safeguard features against incorrect voltage, short circuit, internal overheating. The cobalt qube 3 is a versatile plugandplay server appliance designed specifically for the internet and intranet needs of small businesses, branch offices, workgroups, government agencies and. You can add second drive for storage and add more ram. Technology has developed, and reading sun cobalt qube 3 manual printable 2019 books may be far more convenient and simpler. Everybody has outlook 2003 installed on there machines and recently we have been repeatedly gettingg problems with people getting the message sysperm unable to process from lines envelopes, change recognition modes or check for corrupted mail drop. Performing disaster recovery of a sun cobalt qube 3 appliance with knox arkeia to perform a restore with the knox arkeia software, you must have backed up the appliance to an arkeia server.
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