Need suggestions?

[opensky]

I am thinking to install Redhat 7.1 at one of my server with following configuration:

IBM NetFinity 5000 450Mhz dual processor
9x4 GB SCSI HDD
512MB RAM

Please suggest. Is Redhat 7.1 will work fine on this server and what else I should need to know prior to install?

I do install Redhat 7.1 at my desktop PC which is working fine

 

[DanNedelcu]

Hi,
I guess will work fine.
See RH 7.2 , has new options, ext3 and others.

dan@digisoft.ro

 

[TheRAt]

We have RH7.1 installed on a netfinity 7100, and installed and is working without any hassles... give it a try...

the netfinity 5000 was being sold from the RH online store... seems strange that they would sell hardware that did not work with their distro... give it a try I say... AV
tnedor@yahoo.com

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[ifincham]

Hi,

Redhat's official hardware compatibility list is at -->

http://hardware.redhat.com/

. As hinted in DanNedelcu's post, it might be a better choice to use 7.2 because of the ext3 support. Being a journalled filesystem, (ext2 + journal really) you do not need the fsck on boot which can be a big pain if it decides to force a fsck due to the mount count. See -->

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-7.2-Manual/release-notes/x86/kernel-notes.html

.

Regards

 

[opensky]

Thanks all of you.
Your reply boost my confidence. I will try this in a few days

Thank you again