Re: [Sheflug] Dedicated Server Setup

[Marcus Hanwell <linux [at] xxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 2003-11-13 at 03:50, Lance Davis wrote:
> > On Wed, 2003-11-12 at 01:54, Lance Davis wrote:
> > > There are a number of projects about that will take over support for  free 
> > > versions of redhat come December - so all is not doom and gloom on that 
> > > front.
> > 
> > No it's not - but it can be difficult upgrading the distro remotely
> > without pulling the machine out of colo whilst you apply the
> > upgrade/install a new distro. 
> 
> Nobody has said anything about upgrading or installing a new distro.
> 
What else would you do other than upgrade/install a new distro once
support of the one you are using has been withdrawn? I suppose you could
install all the apps from source when security updates are released -
that would involve a lot of work though and I don't know I would want to
do it for everything.

The suggestion of upgrading/installing a new distro was mine. I think it
would be far better to do that now than when the server is in the colo
and being used!

> > This is why I would suggest changing
> > distros now - and of course you may wish to use something a little more
> > tried and tested so as to avoid suffering the teething problems of what
> > is essentially a new project on a production server.
> 
> or a new project ??

I'm sorry but I really don't understand what you are trying to say. I
made the point that Fedora is essentially a new project, and I wouldn't
want to test it out on a production server. You answered with 'or a new
project' - I don't get your meaning here. Would you like to elaborate?


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