[K12OSN] Which distro for second server?
Les Mikesell
les at futuresource.com
Wed Aug 16 03:44:37 UTC 2006
On Tue, 2006-08-15 at 18:53, Krsnendu Dasa wrote:
> I have successfully migrated from my old K12LTSP 4.2 server to an
> identical box running K12LTSP5.0
> I would now like to use the old box as a Backuppc server and to run
> Windows XP under VMware server for some legacy apps.
> Also looking to install Koha, library manager and Asterisk, VoIP PABX
> system.
>
> I am quite familiar with Fedora having used it for a few years now
> with K12LTSP. I have also installed Ubuntu at home and find it quite
> easy to use.
>
> I am trying to decide which distribution to use for the backup server.
> Here are the pluses and minuses for each as I see it.
>
> K12LTSP-
> +
> Can use as a redundant load balancing terminal server as the demand
> increases -- > increased performance / reliability
> Could set up proxy to yum updates only have to be downloaded once -->
> (save a few bucks on internet charges)
> -
> Trickier to set up Backuppc (I had a hard time trying last year.)
>
> UBUNTU
> +
> Easy to install Backuppc (apt-get backuppc does most of the work
> automatically)
> VMware server is also in apt-get repositories
> easy LAMP (web server) installation option
> -
> Another system to understand and maintain
>
> Any other point that could help my decision?
One other option to consider: use the K12LTSP4.2.3EL version
based on Centos. Everything will be very familiar and you
can expect it to keep working with 'yum update' for several
more years. It makes a nice stable base to run vmware
server for more experimental things.
--
Les Mikesell
les at futuresource.com
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