Building a linux server, anythying I should watch out for?

BPM · 09-16-05, 08:00 AM

I have a 4-processor P3 (4 x 550mhz) server I got and it will have 2 hard drives in a RAID array.

Is there anything I should watch out for in using a 4 processor system or using the hard drives in RAID? Any particular distro that would be best in this case?

Arkaine23 · 09-16-05, 09:06 AM

Installing onto a RAID array can be tricky. Make sure you know what the chipset of the raid card is and that its supported by your distro. Most diustros ship with SMP kernels so that should not be a big concern.

telexen · 09-16-05, 12:05 PM

Usually when you want a heavy duty server, Debian is the clear choice.

But it often comes down to preference. Linux distros can differ greatly...a lot of people stick to one distro because they can learn it inside and out

su root · 09-16-05, 01:37 PM

The RAID card will be your biggest problem. If the installer recognizes that, then your set.

MRD · 09-16-05, 05:27 PM

I'd have to vote for debian for extreme stability.

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Arkaine23 Captain Random Senior Evil Genius Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Woodlands, Tx	Installing onto a RAID array can be tricky. Make sure you know what the chipset of the raid card is and that its supported by your distro. Most diustros ship with SMP kernels so that should not be a big concern. __________________ Folding.for.team.32.as.OC3d! i5 3570 @ 4.5 \| 8GB \| SSD \| 5-disk Raid 0 \| 660 Ti +154 other/slower clients folding
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telexen Member Join Date: Jun 2003	Usually when you want a heavy duty server, Debian is the clear choice. But it often comes down to preference. Linux distros can differ greatly...a lot of people stick to one distro because they can learn it inside and out
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09-16-05, 01:37 PM	#4
su root Senior Member -- I teach people how to read your email. Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Ontario, Canada	The RAID card will be your biggest problem. If the installer recognizes that, then your set. __________________ "Some people, when confronted with a problem, think 'I know, Ill use regular expressions.' Now they have two problems."
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MRD Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: CT	I'd have to vote for debian for extreme stability.
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