On 04/16/2014 11:12 PM, Ian Malone wrote:
On 16 April 2014 05:45, Ralf Corsepius <rc040203@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 04/16/2014 05:40 AM, Digimer wrote:
On 15/04/14 09:43 PM, Rachmayanto Surjadi wrote:
Hi all:
We are developing internal software using MySql dB and are planning to
use Fedora for the server.
Please don't do that. Fedora is awesome, but it's a desktop OS, not a
server OS.
I do not agree with this statement. Fedora is a good choice for development
purposes, both on servers and on clients.
The life cycle is way to short and it's not hardened like a
server-focused distro.
Well, Fedora's short life cycle and update rate imposes more admin work on
both clients and servers, but this doesn't mean the situation is not
manageable.
I would not choose Fedora on install-and-forget client nor server
installations - But if staff can manage the updates/upgrades, I do not see
much reasons for not using Fedora.
For development, fine. For hosting some application? Probably not.
Like I said, if staff/admins can manage it, why not?
With Fedora you are looking at updating at least once a year, which
means planning around doing that as well as potentially dealing with
porting your setup to a newer infrastructure every time you do.
Correct.
It can
be done.
Correct - How much effort this means, depends upon your setup. I've been
running Fedora servers for several years, without many problems, with
upgrading efforts varying in large degree.
Eg. the effort of upgrading from f16->f17 was such kind of unbearable, I
migrated some machine from Fedora to CentOS. However, but f19->f20 was
3-4 hours per machine with actual labor time being ca. 1/2 hour (the
rest went unattended).
Meanwhile, I turned these CentOS machines back to Fedora, because the
effects of age of CentOS gradually showed and were causing additional work.
And ... wrt. client vs. servers setup: From my experience, setting up
Fedora on servers often is easier than on clients, with routine
maintenance being the same as on Fedora. The only real difference is the
1/2-1 year upgrade cycle.
There are even some advantages, but it requires you to know
what you're signing up for.
Correct. Both Fedora and CentOS have their pros and cons. One needs to
find a balance/compromise, depending upon your demands, skills, staff,
time, etc.
Ralf
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