Cobalt RaQ 2
The Cobalt RaQ 2 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. The RaQ 2 systems were equipped with MIPS CPUs.
The Cobalt RaQ2 was actually the third product line produced by Cobalt Networks; the first was the Cobalt Qube followed by the Cobalt RaQ. The introduction of the Cobalt RaQ2 was a success for the company. Many ISPs purchased and stacked the units in their computer rooms and used the RaQ 2 units to sell dedicated hosting services to their clients.
This unit was replaced by the RaQ3, then RaQ4, then the XTR, which was finally replaced by the RaQ 550 which was then discontinued by Sun Microsystems.
Server specifications
Model |
CPU type |
Speed |
|---|---|---|
Cobalt RaQ 2 |
MIPS RM5231 |
250 MHz |
See also
- Cobalt Qube
- Cobalt RaQ
- BlueQuartz
- Strongbolt
External links
- Sun Microsystems Server Appliances: End of Life Products
- RackStar, based on the Cobalt RAQ BSD source code and Fedora Core 4
- BlueQuartz, a project started with the source code for Qube and RaQ that Sun released under the BSD license after EOL of the Cobalt appliances
- RAQDevil: a FreeBSD port of the Sun Cobalt RaQ550 software
- Strongbolt: CentOS 4 and BlueQuartz install disk for Cobalt Server appliances