topic Re: for Hp prolaint (Dual intel), need Enterprise linux, like RHEL 2.4 in Operating System - Linux

for Hp prolaint (Dual intel), need Enterprise linux, like RHEL 2.4

srinivassin — Wed, 05 Jan 2005 12:43:09 GMT

Any suggestion to built own Enterprise linux, like RHEL 2.4. If you know any other distribution(GNU), plz. refer me.

thankz in advance...

Re: for Hp prolaint (Dual intel), need Enterprise linux, like RHEL 2.4

xyko_1 — Wed, 05 Jan 2005 13:21:40 GMT

Hi Srinivassin,

If I understood your question, the best option is to chose one that is officialy supported by HP to your server model. Go to the model page and see what are the options.
Red Hat AS and SUSE Enterprise Edition are both good choices.

Regards,
Xyko

Re: for Hp prolaint (Dual intel), need Enterprise linux, like RHEL 2.4

Rick Beldin — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 07:58:54 GMT

There are a couple of 'lookalike' distributions for Red Hat AS. Look for a distribution called White Box Linux.

http://www.whiteboxlinux.org/

The big caveat. NO SUPPORT. Not from HP, Not from Red Hat, perhaps from White Box. Not a big deal if you know what you are doing.

Re: for Hp prolaint (Dual intel), need Enterprise linux, like RHEL 2.4

NiCK_76 — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 09:52:02 GMT

CentOS
http://www.centos.org/

http://www.centos.org/modules/smartfaq/faq.php?faqid=5
Why does CentOS exist?
CentOS exists to provide a free enterprise class computing platform to anyone who wishes to use it. CentOS 2 and 3 are fully compatible rebuilds of RHEL 2 and 3 respectively. CentOS 2 and 3 are reproduced from RHEL sources that are freely distributed by RedHat. Redistributed packages and sources comply fully with RedHat's redistribution requirements. CentOS 2 and 3 are designed for people who need an enterprise class OS without the cost, support, certification, or brand name of RedHat.

Re: for Hp prolaint (Dual intel), need Enterprise linux, like RHEL 2.4

Ted M Johnson_1 — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 13:39:17 GMT

Of course there is Debian, which you can get support for (depending on the ProLiant model).

Also, since its not mentioned here yet - get a distro that is supported by the application you wish to run. HW support is nice, but in reality I haven't seen a problem with hw compatibility among the major Linux distros (Debian, RH, Suse, Gentoo, LFS). Application compatibility is much more important that HW compatibility for newer server calss Intel boxes, since you'll be hard pressed to find a distro that wont support your CPU, chipset, network card, or I/O card on a newer PorLiant.