On 5/31/12 12:32 PM, Holger Kipp wrote: > Hi, > > Am 31.05.2012 um 12:24 schrieb "Lars Engels" <lars.eng...@0x20.net>: > >> On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 12:06:55PM +0200, Damien Fleuriot wrote: >>> >>> On 5/30/12 8:20 PM, David Chisnall wrote: >>>> Hi Everyone, >>>> >>>> This is off-topic, so please feel free to disregard it, but I'm sending it >>>> to this list in the hope that it will reach a largish number of users. >>>> >>>> I am currently looking at updating some of our advocacy material (which >>>> advertises exciting new features like SMP support), and before I do I'd >>>> like to get a better feel for why the rest of you are using FreeBSD. If >>>> you had to list the three things you most like about FreeBSD, which would >>>> you pick? Are they the same as when you first started using it? >>>> >>>> David >>> >>> >>> We're using FreeBSD here only for firewall boxes. >>> >>> >>> Reasons for using FBSD for firewalls: >>> - CARP >>> - relayd >>> - PF >>> - pfsync >>> >>> Reasons I can't get management to use FBSD for regular servers (web, >>> haproxy, db...): >>> - "hard" to use >>> - update process is "hard", time-consuming and annoying (as opposed to >>> debian's for example) >>> >>> A regular debian update is 5 minutes + reboot >>> A regular FBSD update is about 1.5 hour + 3 reboots (after >>> installkernel, installworld, rebuild of ports) >> >> But how often do you need to update? > > That reminds me - there is still a 2.2.8 system up and running that needs to > be replaced ;-) > > For a server farm, one can use a central server who provides all packages > that need to be upgraded, so it is usually only one system that needs a > longer time. All others just mount the directories and install/upgrade using > compiled world and /usr/ports/packages/All :-) > > Nice and easy. > > Best regards, > Holger > >
Your idea has merit and we've already considered it. However, these boxes are on different VLANs for security and confinement reasons and I loathe putting them on a shared VLAN just for this purpose. Besides, if the main server were to crash, we'd run into problems. We don't wish to introduce a SPOF. _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
