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OS for server?

  • 26-09-2004 7:40pm
    #1
    ShevY
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 720 ✭✭✭


    I recently acquired a barebones server on the cheap.

    At the moment, it has 4 PIII Xeon 550mhz cpus with 2MB's of
    L2 cache, some intel gateway motherboard
    No memory yet
    onboard scsi160 controller
    i have a couple of scsi hdd's i can put in it.

    Hoping to use it as a fileserver and gameserver for some older stuff and i dont know what else.

    What would be the best version of linux to use? i have no idea what would be compatible with 4 cpus.
    any other idea?

    Thanks,

    shev


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  • #2
    Mac daddy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,942 ✭✭✭Mac daddy


    SuSe 8.1 or else United Linux 2.1 -


  • #3
    tech
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,860 ✭✭✭tech


    Windows 2000 Advanced Server or Windows 2003 Enterprise editions,

    licenseing is per CPU so this is be expensive :|) :cool:


  • #4
    tomk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,067 ✭✭✭tomk


    ShevY wrote:
    What would be the best version of linux to use?

    tech wrote:
    Windows 2000 Advanced Server or Windows 2003 Enterprise editions

    Great answer...... :rolleyes:

    The Linux kernel has supported SMP since version 2.0. I'd recommend a 2.4.x kernel for server use - current stable is 2.4.27. Choice of distro depends on a lot of things - your level of experience, how dirty you want your hands to get, etc. Have a trawl through the Unix forum - "Which distro?" posts come up regularly. My choice would be Debian, by the way.


  • #5
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    I haven't heard much about them, as I really only stumbled across it this morning, but somehow Server Optimised Linux sound like they might fit the bill for you ;)


  • #6
    Mac daddy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,942 ✭✭✭Mac daddy


    kernel 2.9.18 has also been running pretty stable


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  • #7
    OfflerCrocGod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,334 ✭✭✭OfflerCrocGod


    Mac daddy wrote:
    kernel 2.9.18 has also been running pretty stable
    Jesus Torvalds is a coding machine!


  • #8
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,563 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Pop in a Knoppix bootable CD and count the pengiuns as it loads up :D
    Also should give a pretty good idea of which drivers you will need for other distros
    You can install it as Knoppix (full bells and whistles) or Debian (haven't tried yet) by running sudo knoppix-installer at a console.

    Windows Home/Pro won't be able to use the 4 cpu's and it would be a waste.
    If the server was bought with a preinstalled copy of Windows OEM and it wasn't upgraded (eg: Nt4-->2K) then you should be entitled to use the original server OS.


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