Re: stability of fedora for server application?

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Matthew Saltzman wrote:

On Sat, 13 Mar 2004, shane c branch wrote:

Dexter Ang wrote:

> On Sun, 2004-03-14 at 00:01, shane c branch wrote:
>> I currently have RH9 running on one of my servers at work. Now that the
>> RH project has ended and Fedora has taken its place, I'm considering
>> either upgrading or reinstalling that box with Fedora.
>>
>> However, I'm concerned if Fedora will be stable enough for the server. I
>> would move to RHEL, but my dept isn't too keen on spending money at this
>>   point, which also has me considering going to Debian, as it has a
>> reputation for stability.
>>
>> Any opinions appreciated.
>
> This would all depend on what you need. As for me, I am running Fedora
> Core 1 on our server without an problems so far. It's running the
> following services:
> - DNS
> - DHCP Server
> - Samba File Server
> - SMTP and POP3
> - MySQL, Apache, PHP for Groupware
> - iptables for firewall and NAT.
> Hardware it's running on is generic stuff. No name brand servers here.
> With 3 IDE 40gb HDD configured as RAID5 array. We're cheap. But it runs
> great. Of course, load is hardly ever maximized (maybe 50% at most).
> Again, stability, I guess, would depend on what you use the server for.
> Generally, Fedora is stable enough as a server. But I hear it's a pain
> for SMP machines.
>
> dex
>
>
I would be using it for
DCHP
DNS
SAMBA
Potentially some web services, but that would only be for a small <20 users

The hardware is an IBM Netfinity 5000 with dual PIII and 1gb of RAM.
So if you are correct about SMP problems, maybe I should try Debian?

Since you are at a .edu, you should look at the academic pricing for RHEL. If you have just a few machines, it's $25 for Workstation, $50 for Advanced Server. For wider deployment, the have pricing for RHN proxy and license packages.


The .edu is just my email. I don't work for the school, or I would definitely look to get the educational institution discount on RHEL.


--
regards,

shane



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