Re: Prefered Linux Dialect...

[JRB Technology <jrbtech@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yeah, our main DNS server was running on a P90 with slackware
installed. Was up for like 400+ days.

Hey, you could always back up to floppies! I heard they got like 3mb
floppies out now!


On 5/2/05, Peter Grace <pgrace@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> A good portion of my data center here is recycled old systems running
> linux for one purpose or another.  I'm looking into running an LPAR or
> two on our new 520 to make use of some of the excess juice our
> developers aren't going to need, while giving me an easier backup
> strategy than what we currently have in place.
> 
> I'd much rather use our industrial-grade AS/400 50gig tape backup than
> the hodge-podge of cd burners and travan drives we've got sitting around
> at the moment.
> 
> Pete
> 
> JRB Technology wrote:
> > Why not just install Linux on a sperate box. All you need is an old PC
> > if you want to play with it. It might be cheaper to buy a simple
> > server with Linux then to spend a lot of time configuring it to run on
> > the AS400 hardware.....
> >
> > -jim
> >
> >
> > On 5/2/05, Peter Grace <pgrace@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >>Hello everyone!
> >>
> >>I thought I'd put my two cents in as well.  I'm not too guru-like on my
> >>400 knowledge (still a relative admin newbie) but I've been using Linux
> >>since '95 and I'd have to say that I'd prefer SuSE over Red Hat.
> >>
> >>It's just always seemed to me that the SuSE people "had their stuff
> >>together" whereas many redhat releases have always seemed cobbled
> >>together at the last minute.  Although I have a few friends that work
> >>for RedHat, I do have to tip my head to the SuSE crew, since they've
> >>always seemed to be the quiet innovators who deliver a solid distro.
> >>
> >>If I had my choice, I'd run Debian on an LPAR, but as far as I know
> >>there's no debian project yet for the '400.
> >>
> >>Pete
> >>
> >>
> >>Larry Bolhuis wrote:
> >>
> >>>I believe IBM's favorite is Suse. They use Suse as the base for the HMC
> >>>code. I get the impression from those in Rochester that it is the
> >>>preferred distro also.
> >>>
> >>>But I disagree. My preference is RH as it seems the distro of choice
> >>>here in the US. I have 10 to 1 RH to Suse on the servers I work on.
> >>>Although if you think IBM's key management is bad, holy mackerel try RH.
> >>>
> >>>My .02
> >>>
> >>> - Larry
> >>>
> >>>Don wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Jim/Larry, et al...
> >>>>
> >>>>you can now get both Red Hat and Suse to run on iSeries LPAR...  Which
> >>>>one
> >>>>is the prefered and why?
> >>>>
> >>>>tks
> >>>>
> >>>>Don in DC
> >>>>
> >>>
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