I discovered node.js that is using extensively to work its cloud magic. What is node.js check out this video for info, it seems very cool.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo_B4LTHi3I&feature=player_embedded#at=2825

Now the next question becomes how do I get it running on Nexenta. First hope was that it was already there considering the following announcement of the of the Joyent/Nexenta partnership

https://www.nexenta.com/corp/newsflashes/102-2011/918-joyent-and-nexenta-partnership

jamesd@amd:~/nodejs/node$ apt-cache search node | grep ^node

jamesd@amd:~/nodejs/node$

nope no luck, okay that was out, well since I wanted to give it a try I popped over to my Ubuntu box and then built node using http://www.codediesel.com/linux/installing-node-js-on-ubuntu-10-04/ and it worked fine, and was painless. Except the git node repository has moved to github.com/joyent/node.git

opteron:nodejs$ uname -av

Linux opteron.themagic.com 2.6.32-33-generic-pae #71-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jul 20 18:46:41 UTC 2011 i686 GNU/Linux

opteron:nodejs$ node

> process.platform

'linux'

>

Well now for a leap of faith... back to Nexenta and give it a try.

To make a short story even shorter, it WORKS!!! using eveything just the same.

jamesd@amd:~/nodejs/node$ uname -av

SunOS amd 5.11 NexentaOS_134f i86pc i386 i86pc Solaris

jamesd@amd:~/nodejs/node$ node

> process.platform

'sunos'