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RE: Recommend XFS enabled Linux Distribution

To: "Wilkins, Vern" <vwilkins@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: Recommend XFS enabled Linux Distribution
From: Net Llama! <netllama@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 11:45:15 -0500 (EST)
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How many boxes are you currently maintaining?

On Tue, 3 May 2005, Wilkins, Vern wrote:

> I use Gentoo exclusively.  It's definitely not for everyone, but I've used at 
> least a dozen distributions pretty heavily and have phased out using anything 
> else over the last few years.  Not so much fun to install and you aren't 
> going to get commercial support like with RedHat, Suse, etc, but much easier 
> to maintain in the long run.
>
> Vern
> Senior Technology Specialist
> Indiana University Libraries
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-xfs-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of zwlu@xxxxxxxxxxx
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> To:   linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx
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> Subject:      Recommend XFS enabled Linux Distribution
> Hi XFS gurus,
>
> I am building a Linux based File server used mainly as user home directories.
> These are mainly students who conduct research in computer graphics,
> data analysis.  Here are my hardware:
>
> DELL Poweredge 2850 server with Apple Xserve Raid (~ 1.8 TB) with fibre
> connection between the two.
>
> I have installed RHEL4 (x86_64) and enabled XFS (by consulting
> at the archive here).  XFS appears to work okay, but  I have not
> tested the system heavily yet.  I am a little bit of uncomfortable with the
> fact that XFS is not officially supported on RHEL4.  RHEL4 will stay on the
> 2.6.9 kernel for as long as they can, while the XFS patches will not make into
> the Redhat kernel source there.
>
> I am wondering what other people on this list is using currently.  SUSE?
> I also wonder if the Veritas Netbackup will work the distribution, right now
> we are using Netbackup Data Center 4.5MP8 here.
>
> Thank you very much for share your thoughts.
>
>
>

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