On Feb 21, 1:50 pm, Andrew Sackville-West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Feb 21, 2007 at 06:31:59AM -0800, SM wrote: > > I just ordered some new servers at The Planet (formally EV1) ... and > > asked about having Debian installed on my servers. They are saying > > that Debian is unsupported due to the following reason: > > > "The latest release of Debian is out of date and doesn't work well > > with newer servers." > > that is probably a true statement with the latest stable release, > sarge, being about two years old. > > > > > Being new to Debian I have no clue ... but I'm wondering if anyone > > knows of an innate incompatability between Debian a server with the > > following description: > > > 1 Dell \ Dual socket dempsy/woodcrest/cloverton \ PowerEdge > > 1900/2900 > > 2 Intel \ 2.0 GHz 1333FSB - Woodcrest \ Xeon 5130 (Dual Core) > > 1 Unknown \ Onboard \ SATA > > ^^^^^ > probably this is the issue ||||| > > sarge doesn't have good SATA support. However, the *next* release, etch, is > due out any time now (april maybe?) and it *does* have good SATA > support. Also, etch is now pretty stable and is really close to ready > -- maybe they would install etch for you? > > > 2 Western Digital \ 250GB:SATA2:7200RPM \ WD2500JS > > > If I attempt to install Debian myself will I have trouble with this > > setup? Their server "Welcome" email indicated that ... > > I don't think so. What are the rest of the specs? (chipsets, MOBO > etc). YOu could check compatibility > athttp://kmuto.jp/debian/hcl/index.cgiprovided the vendor is willing to > give you the lspci output. > > the rest (IPMI), I've not a clue about. ymmv. > > A > > signature.asc > 1KDownload
Thanks for the feedback ... is Etch stable enough for production servers yet? Is it easy to upgrade once the stable release comes out? SM -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
