From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Fri Apr 24 05:17:49 2020 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 36F632CF704 for ; Fri, 24 Apr 2020 05:17:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dalescott@shaw.ca) Received: from smtp-out-no.shaw.ca (smtp-out-no.shaw.ca [64.59.134.9]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "Client", Issuer "CA" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 497j9S0sJdz3LhB for ; Fri, 24 Apr 2020 05:17:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dalescott@shaw.ca) Received: from cds220.dcs.int.inet ([10.0.153.144]) by shaw.ca with ESMTP id RqiejG4txng7KRqifjMZPd; Thu, 23 Apr 2020 23:17:45 -0600 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=shaw.ca; s=s20180605; t=1587705465; bh=ATMqEy/9zFm1p3nIX/nU6mitWsNZQksV7j3Vhq9+dQc=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:In-Reply-To:References:Subject; b=Kvz00hQEJlDOXYa7aP1lU0TbmpihKEDNbcONlDdszmMtz3KySvZc2YG5/a68UhDub LPBH0upMrPRtzP0Z7aBEy+ZNAGGFDAieOvEmAZHMyqtTpsbJnzxm/4jAVXx9muR6BL mZzf3l3hV0o+OY+Ls3JcXAyKmQtMjELy9P5Iu86B1JS/3/PG/BqlKr5qheWuJ40VTA H1LK+cZEKTB99d6tn//ZOYD52Uf8cmmXr+1w4OjxgXHnHWfVNz42/QTuynNfCe2QTt pHs/5R+XxDZIm0yCllcm5sMjMYyPEO8EvJedJhyD81GxgTp7vIhrF9ZuHTEbfJuZl4 Nd0cuR1x9PxOw== X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.3 cv=ecemg4MH c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=YjOmSjUxhsfmstj0eziGpw==:117 a=FKkrIqjQGGEA:10 a=RDteU5_PNoYA:10 a=IkcTkHD0fZMA:10 a=ZubcGFkXAAAA:8 a=6I5d2MoRAAAA:8 a=lg_pg6YtvKUSJgDBlW4A:9 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 a=kUx6feENxpTNjkNjdsbW:22 a=IjZwj45LgO3ly-622nXo:22 Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 23:17:44 -0600 (MDT) From: Dale Scott To: David Christensen Cc: freebsd-questions Message-ID: <275658242.155675013.1587705464202.JavaMail.zimbra@shaw.ca> In-Reply-To: <618aed37-a64b-9471-4353-366460d057d7@holgerdanske.com> References: <1810714722.149383351.1587616694832.JavaMail.zimbra@shaw.ca> <618aed37-a64b-9471-4353-366460d057d7@holgerdanske.com> Subject: Re: best upgrade process for server MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Originating-IP: [174.0.43.39, 174.0.43.39] X-Mailer: Zimbra 8.8.15_GA_3899 (ZimbraWebClient - GC80 (Linux)/8.8.15_GA_3895) Thread-Topic: best upgrade process for server Thread-Index: x0YJ0oWDMEsHutWvcsBdzWP/WRAtTQ== X-CMAE-Envelope: MS4wfO0VmnlW2R7A+rtDFSvOwCqaY5JVZLpeMjTM49S9VLtDHP4gHob1Kp0djet9ADavNN4Q0QAa43V0/7jAC1gNu5YsDZ7q+p1o8+k55ofVci3Y0WdRcbtz 9fQNssImsSP1gm/lsTWRQneVMeq7/LBm60vCtL1k3pXnz6YwXgKFA2MuuOnddfDk2tkT/UkgiNHonNHZa5r7n+/6BDtpAByJ5oVybTHwCZdyxnd7kInZoIPr X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 497j9S0sJdz3LhB X-Spamd-Bar: ----- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=shaw.ca header.s=s20180605 header.b=Kvz00hQE; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=shaw.ca; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of dalescott@shaw.ca designates 64.59.134.9 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=dalescott@shaw.ca X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-5.63 / 15.00]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[shaw.ca:s=s20180605]; HAS_XOIP(0.00)[]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; RWL_MAILSPIKE_GOOD(0.00)[9.134.59.64.rep.mailspike.net : 127.0.0.18]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip4:64.59.134.0/25]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; RCVD_TLS_LAST(0.00)[]; DWL_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[shaw.ca.dwl.dnswl.org : 127.0.5.0]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_SOME(0.00)[]; TO_DN_ALL(0.00)[]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[shaw.ca:+]; RCPT_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[shaw.ca,none]; IP_SCORE(-2.53)[ip: (-6.73), ipnet: 64.59.128.0/20(-3.28), asn: 6327(-2.56), country: CA(-0.09)]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW(-0.10)[9.134.59.64.list.dnswl.org : 127.0.5.1]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; ASN(0.00)[asn:6327, ipnet:64.59.128.0/20, country:CA]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROM(0.00)[]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2] X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 05:17:49 -0000 > From: "David Christensen" > To: "freebsd-questions" > Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2020 2:25:17 PM > Subject: Re: best upgrade process for server > On 2020-04-22 21:38, Dale Scott wrote: > I have a SOHO LAN with one server for Samba and CVS. I do not host any > public services, so as not to saturate my residential WAN connection. I > use VPS's for public services. I'm doing the same thing but with public facing services. Until I have the problem of too many users, getting my server connection essentially for free is too good a deal. A VPS on Digital Ocean with similar performance would be ~$20/month. > When it was time to retire my previous desktop/ Linux SOHO server with > an up-to-date FreeBSD server, I bought a lightly used Dell PowerEdge T30 > with one Xeon E3-1225 v5 processor, one 8 GB ECC memory module, one 1 TB > SATA HDD, and one DVD+/-RW drive. I have been watching for a Dell or HP chassis designed for four 2.5" SSDs. > My advice would be to keep your existing server and disaster > preparedness infrastructure fully functional while you build an > end-to-end replacement. Excellent advice!