Re: production server

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On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 14:54:27 -0600
Mike Watson <mikew@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Sunday 25 January 2004 11:24 am, Asad Javid wrote:
> > im planning to purchase a new dell server with 80x5 scsi harddisk
> > and 2 gb of ram. i am planning to install qmail+antivirus+antispam
> > etc. can somebody suggest whether fedora will do fine with this or
> > whether RHEL ES  has to be installed. what performance difference
> > does RHEL ES has over fedora (apart from cost issues:) )
> > --
> > Regards,
> >
> >
> > Asad Javid
> > In Charge-IT Services Center
> > Dubai University College
> > Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry
> > Tel (off) -2242472-628
> 
> As of a month ago (last time I checked) you can order Dell servers
> pre-loaded with RH Enterprise Linux.  I doubt there is any inherent
> performance difference between RHEL and Fedora.  RHEL is optimized for
> clustering and performance.  You can do this too with Fedora, but you
> have to configure it yourself and add the necessary supporting
> modules.
> 
> If you intend to use the Dell and Linux in a commercial endeavor, I'd
> suggest you go with RHEL just for the support.

And, of course, the longer life-cycle.

Best,

Andre

-- 
Andre Oliveira da Costa




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