Re: stability of fedora for server application?

From: Matthew Saltzman (mjs_at_ces.clemson.edu)
Date: 03/13/04

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    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. 

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		Matthew Saltzman
Clemson University Math Sciences
mjs AT clemson DOT edu
http://www.math.clemson.edu/~mjs
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