Anyone test ORACLE 9i/10G with CentOS 5?
--- Florin Andrei florin@andrei.myip.org 說：
Cen Tos wrote:
I'm a relative newbie to all this so pardon me if
the following are all
stupid questions.
Nobody's born knowledgeable.
However now that I looked into CentOS, I find
myself at a point where
it's transitting to a major new version. So the
key question for me is,
should I wait for CentOS 5 to be released or just
go for 4.4?
Wait for 5, it'll be out pretty soon now. It has newer software that provides more features in general. Also, the focus of most contributors will move towards 5 very quickly, and you want to stay close to the spotlight, don't you?
- RAID : Was planning to run "hardware" RAID 1 on
the server and has
noted comments that software RAID 1 on Linux may
be better than raid 1
using onboard firmware controllers.
This is a religious war, it's pretty hard to find unbiased opinion.
Both are fine. Soft RAID is quicker to setup and cheaper. Hard RAID gives you more options. If you can't afford a good RAID card that can be replaced quickly in case something happens, use soft RAID. If you do use hard RAID, make sure you back up the card's config and keep the backup in a safe place. Also make sure you either have a cold spare somewhere, or you can quickly purchase an identical card.
- Software that would be running on the server
would include Apache 2.x
with ASPx support, php 5.x, MySQL 5.x, Exim,
ProFTPD, Direct Admin
CentOS 5 and RHEL 5 offer most of those software versions right off the bat. One more reason to wait for 5.
-- Florin Andrei
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