stability of fedora for server application?

[shane c branch]

WipeOut wrote:
> Dexter Ang wrote:
> 
>>On Sun, 2004-03-14 at 00:01, shane c branch wrote:
>>  
>>
>>>I currently have RH9 running on one of my servers at work. Now that the 
>>>RH project has ended and Fedora has taken its place, I'm considering 
>>>either upgrading or reinstalling that box with Fedora.
>>>
>>>However, I'm concerned if Fedora will be stable enough for the server. I 
>>>would move to RHEL, but my dept isn't too keen on spending money at this 
>>>  point, which also has me considering going to Debian, as it has a 
>>>reputation for stability.
>>>
>>>Any opinions appreciated.
>>>    
>>>
>>
>>This would all depend on what you need. As for me, I am running Fedora
>>Core 1 on our server without an problems so far. It's running the
>>following services:
>>- DNS
>>- DHCP Server
>>- Samba File Server
>>- SMTP and POP3
>>- MySQL, Apache, PHP for Groupware
>>- iptables for firewall and NAT.
>>Hardware it's running on is generic stuff. No name brand servers here.
>>With 3 IDE 40gb HDD configured as RAID5 array. We're cheap. But it runs
>>great. Of course, load is hardly ever maximized (maybe 50% at most).
>>Again, stability, I guess, would depend on what you use the server for.
>>Generally, Fedora is stable enough as a server. But I hear it's a pain
>>for SMP machines.
>>
>>dex
>>
>>
>>  
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> SMP on a minimum install is fine.. Something on a desktop or workstation 
> install is not happy with the FC SMP kernels..
> 
> On my Desktop I solved the SMP problem by building a kernel using the 
> standard kernel.org source and the FC .config file.. So far (about a 
> month now) I haven't had a single hickup on the SMP kernel.. :)
> 
> Later..
> 
> 
Good to know.

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regards,

shane