The good news: we just got two new NEWISYS 2100 servers (dual Opterons)! The bad news: all my experience is with Debian and they came pre-installed with SuSE Enterprise Server 8.0. And there's no Debian for AMD64 (yet). So I have some questions that I'm sure are FAQs. Point me in the right direction and I'll RTFM. What is the difference between Enterprise Server and SuSE Professional? I know there are the United Linux add-on packages. But there are a lot of packages I need that aren't on the installation disks. I'd prefer 64-bit compiled applications, naturally. For example, Cyrus (imap) and dependences don't come on the installation disks. So...do I just download the Professional iso's for the AMD64? In general, where does one go for binary 64-bit rpms? Or is it better just to compile from the source? TIA! Kirk -- Theorie ist, wenn man alles weiss und nichts klappt. Praxis ist, wenn alles klappt und keiner weiss warum. Bei uns sind Theorie und Praxis vereint: nichts klappt und keiner weiss warum!
Kirk Lowery <klowery@wts.edu> writes:
The good news: we just got two new NEWISYS 2100 servers (dual Opterons)!
The bad news: all my experience is with Debian and they came pre-installed with SuSE Enterprise Server 8.0. And there's no Debian for
I wouldn't consider that bad news ;-) but I'm biased.
AMD64 (yet).
So I have some questions that I'm sure are FAQs. Point me in the right direction and I'll RTFM.
What is the difference between Enterprise Server and SuSE Professional?
Check http://www.suse.com/us/business/products/server/sles/amd64.html. Basically: - Enterprise Server is a maintained product with a lifetime of 5 years. You can buy maintenance for it and SuSE helps with problems, makes security updates and tests them etc. - Hardware, e.g. Newisys Server and Software, e.g. Oracle, gets certified to run on the Enterprise Server. If you're - Professional is not maintained. We just do security patches for 2 years but that's all.
I know there are the United Linux add-on packages. But there are a lot of packages I need that aren't on the installation disks. I'd prefer 64-bit compiled applications, naturally. For example, Cyrus (imap) and
Nearly everything is 64-bit (except OpenOffice and acroread).
dependences don't come on the installation disks. So...do I just download the Professional iso's for the AMD64?
imap comes with it. But I'm not sure whether it's the Cyrus one.
In general, where does one go for binary 64-bit rpms? Or is it better
There're not many options right now.
just to compile from the source?
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Andreas Jaeger wrote:
Kirk Lowery <klowery@wts.edu> writes:
The good news: we just got two new NEWISYS 2100 servers (dual Opterons)!
The bad news: all my experience is with Debian and they came pre-installed with SuSE Enterprise Server 8.0. And there's no Debian for
I wouldn't consider that bad news ;-) but I'm biased.
No offense intended. Debian vs. rpm-based distros is way off-topic here. The bad news is my lack of experience with SuSE. But, then, I've been on a steep learning curve for twenty years with technology, so what's new?
imap comes with it. But I'm not sure whether it's the Cyrus one.
No, cyrus doesn't (but does come on the Professional CD). And what I'm trying to do is migrate my present mail and web services to the new machine. The easiest way of doing it is to stay with the same software, because all my hard-earned configurations stay the same: fetchmail+exim+spamassassin+cyrus, apache+zope(+python)+postgresql...well, you know the drill. Some of this I've found on the x86_64 Professional disks. But zope, for example, does not, and I'll be pestering this list with questions about the best way to compile 64-bit stuff and other questions, I'm sure.
There're not many options right now.
That's also the advantage of the Opteron, no? Being able to run both 32- and 64-bit executables. Well, I knew buying the latest hardware meant I would be "rolling my own" software a lot.... :-) Thanks for the links and info. Kirk -- Theorie ist, wenn man alles weiss und nichts klappt. Praxis ist, wenn alles klappt und keiner weiss warum. Bei uns sind Theorie und Praxis vereint: nichts klappt und keiner weiss warum!
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