On Thu, Nov 21, 2002 at 06:55:52PM +0100, Russell Coker wrote: > On Thu, 21 Nov 2002 17:53, Toni Mueller wrote: > > Me too. So you've tested all things thoroughly in your lab, then > > roll the change out. What's the problem? > > The problem for me is that I have only twice worked for compies which > had a lab (AFAIK - some of the companies were big enough that they > must have had a lab somewhere, but I wasn't given access to it). Of > the two times I worked for companies that had a lab, only once was I > allowed to use it, and on that occasion I had no machines other than > my Thinkpad for simulating client access.
i've never had a dedicated server lab. i test things on my workstation and/or on other servers and/or on my own (as in my personal property) machines. e.g. i'll do R&D on most things on my home network before i implement it at work; or i'll test a new nameserver by installing it on a web server; or test the latest postgres version on my workstation before upgrading the db servers. if i'm lucky there'll be an old, retired machine that i can recycle into a test machine. at least half the reason i have a home network is that it is a "lab" for R&D where i can safely experiment with new software & configurations. craig -- craig sanders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Fabricati Diem, PVNC. -- motto of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
