Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 10:46:41 -0700 From: Ted Cabeen <secabeen@pobox.com> To: Etienne Ledoux <etienne@unix.za.org> Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 2x HP Netserver (LH 3r) connected to a Netserver Rackstorage 12 Message-ID: <87vfv0ej5q.fsf@gray.impulse.net> In-Reply-To: <200306181139.47521.etienne@unix.za.org> (Etienne Ledoux's message of "Fri, 20 Jun 2003 14:20:25 %2B0200") References: <200306181139.47521.etienne@unix.za.org>
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Etienne Ledoux <etienne@unix.za.org> writes: > My question is with regards to the servers I want to use as the NFS > mailstore(2x HP Netserver (LH 3r) connected to a Netserver Rackstorage 12). > Can I run FreeBSD on it too ? I guess the answer is yes? but Is FreeBSD the > best option for this type of hardware and will it be difficult to configure. > Or is Linux a better alternative ? I honestly have no idea what the best > option is and don't want to reliase a month or two later when everything is > live that I made a mistake and shouldve done something else or installed > something else. The OS you choose shouldn't be a problem, but you're going to need to look carefully into your filesystem choices, as you'll need a specialized filesystem that supports multiple simultaneous access. The standard linux and BSD filesystems don't work with multiple accessors. Take a look at GFS and other clustering file systems. On the other hand, if you only plan on having one of the systems running at any one time, and the other one is just a hot-spare, then it doesn't matter. -- Ted Cabeen http://www.pobox.com/~secabeen ted@impulse.net Check Website or Keyserver for PGP/GPG Key BA0349D2 secabeen@pobox.com "I have taken all knowledge to be my province." -F. Bacon secabeen@cabeen.org "Human kind cannot bear very much reality."-T.S.Eliot cabeen@netcom.com
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