[CentOS] Re: Recommendations for a �card on Centos box

[Scott Silva]

on 3-14-2008 9:43 AM Therese Trudeau spake the following:
>> Explain your definition of a mission critical desktop. Does the entire 
>> enterprise stop functioning if this desktop stops?
>> I am THE tech support for my company, but my desktop could die right now, and 
>> although I would be heartbroken and a little peeved, I could just fire up my 
>> lappy and get back to work in a few minutes. I usually have 2 desktops 
>> running, just in case I need to put out fires while my main desktop is doing 
>> the windows reboot dance.
> 
>  If my linux machine stops functioning it's
> not as bad as the windows box going off line, but it still takes a day 
> or two to get things back on line with the linux box with all the software I installed on it.
> 
> If the windows machine stops functioning, then yes it's a pain, it's at least two days 
> by the time I get back up and running because much of my work is graphic design
> and that's where all my adobe stuff is loaded on, and it takes a long time
> to get the OS re instlled, then grabbing my data, and re installing many many
> software applications etc. 
> 
> Because I am a one person company I just don't have time to spend days 
> getting a machine back on line, and it's happened more than once.  An hour or two
> however to get things runing again would not harm my work flow that much.

I believe that the Adobe products will let you have it installed on another 
machine as long as you only use one at a time. Might be worth it to just break 
down and get a cheaper system as a backup, with everything installed, and if 
your main machine goes down, just power up the backup machine. It might be a 
little slower, but you can still function and get work done as you fix/replace 
the main machine. $1000 US for a capable machine will seem like a sting at 
first, but you can justify it the first time you need it. And an occasional 
boot to keep OS and virus scanners current will give you a chance to make sure 
it is functioning.

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