Ted,
Sorry it took a while to get back to you on this....alligators after
(and on) my butt.
Question: Out of curiosity, is there some requirement that Linux can't
handle, or just the insistence of the client that they have a Genuine
Microsoft server?
Answer: Yes, and no
Yes, the software vendor needs a Windows OS to run his support utilities
on.
To add to the CRON program issues I was asking about last week (same
client, same issues) the client's software vendor is now saying that "to
make everything work as it should, all data and application software
should reside on a MS server, be executed on an MS server, and all user
access is done via RDP."
To be honest, I kind of smelled this coming.
This same vendor has refused, or dug-in his heels when asked for tech
support in the past. Their first questions is: "Which version of MS
server are you running?"
My response has always been "We aren't, we share the files from a Linux
server...and it works very nicely, thanks for asking."
That always elicits groans and hmmms, and "Well, you'll have to talk to
Bob then" (Bob is the senior software developer...I think he actually
wrote/writes the code.) He has reluctantly helped, until now.
Now, Bob says that these 8 different utilities not only have to run
every X hours and Y minutes, he also is saying that all complaints about
speed are only going to be solved by using RDP. Well, heck yeah, Bob!
That would eliminate any network speed issues, and workstations
performance issues! FYI, this application uses HUNDREDS of DBF files
(and NTX indexes)...I think it's Clipper, to be honest. Nothing wrong
with Clipper, and no, it's not MS, but like VFP with DBF files, it's a
source of data corruption.
Anyway, thanks to Christof's input and clarification of the MS SERVER
MUD, I've got some $ recommendations together for my client so that if
he wants to "go there" and become another MS-Minion then hey, I see it
as a $-income provider for me! Plus, it'll provide another story for my
future clients about how bad it is to get in bed with any one source of
functionality which then defines your options before you ask.
Viva la OPEN SOURCE!
Mike
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: NF: [NF] Question(s) about Windows Server software
From: Ted Roche <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Date: 12/4/2012 6:10 AM
Mike:
Some of the datasheets on
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/windows-server-essentials/default.aspx
may
help.
Out of curiosity, is there some requirement that Linux can't handle, or
just the insistence of the client that they have a Genuine Microsoft server?
On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 6:52 PM, Mike Copeland <[email protected]> wrote:
I've done some reading and some googling around, and the situation is
getting less clear, not more clear.
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Ted Roche
Ted Roche & Associates, LLC
http://www.tedroche.com
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