Re: openSUSE as small bussiness server
- From: Günther Schwarz <strap@xxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:56:35 +0200
Andreas Stieger wrote:
Günther Schwarz wrote:
Artificer wrote:
1.Is openSUSE appropriate as a server for a small company with 1 to
25 users?
As you have to ask this question: no, don't do it. You will have to
upgrade or freshly install the server every two years which is a PITA
for a complex server setup. You will also spend a lot of time upon
initial configuration which is fine for a fun project but a problem
in a professional environment.
This is why you maintain a server setup and administration log. If the
server is mission critical, give it appropriate attention.
Of course. But then the problem of short lifetime still remains.
Dedicated server distributions for professional use also have a
documented and tested upgrade path. As uncounted posts here and in
other places show the upgrade of a community Linux is more or less a
try and error procedure. For some it works, others, including me,
prefer to start with a freshly formatted drive. So even with a well
done local documentation and possibly automated configuration with a
tool like cfengine it will be more work than necessary. Most likely
this additional time spent on administration will cost more than a
license fee for SLES or another server distribution. It also adds to
downtime which, depending on the business, can be costly.
Günther
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