On Tue, 27 Jun 2006 12:10:45 +0000 (GMT) ZeroUno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello, I work in a small company where we have an internal > file/web/some-other-small-things server running Debian Sarge. It's a > "standard" PC used for server purposes, not a real server. > Now we're investigating the possibility to upgrade it, and we also > want to consider REAL servers, but... judging on the info collected > until now, I'm wondering if this actually makes sense. > > As far as I can see, when you look at server machines, e.g. entry > level servers from IBM or Intel, they officially declare Linux > compatibility only for commercial distributions such as Red Hat and > SuSE. I still have to find a server which is official declared > Debian-compatible. > > So I'm asking: why should I buy a server and pay much more than the > price of a custom-made high level PC, if I'm not even sure it will > work fine with the OS I'm using, running the risk of encountering > binary-only drivers for some server features and such, and being > pretty sure that in case of problems I'll not be able to obtain > support from the hardware producer because I'm not using one of the > officially supported OSs? > > What would you suggest us to do? > Or maybe someone can suggest any Debian-compatible servers? > Any experiences in this regard? > Thanks, any info can be really useful. > HP uses Debian , I don't have personal experience, but the following URL suggests Debian support for their hardware http://h20219.www2.hp.com/services/cache/76817-0-0-225-121.html?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN -- Greg Madden -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
