Hello, Is this distribution also available by download ? I've checked their ftp server, but I only see the SRPMS. I would like to test it before choosing or not to pay for it. Thanks for any responses, Christophe >|-----Original Message----- >|From: Michael French [mailto:mfrench@ashevillemail.com] >|Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 8:34 AM >|To: security-discuss@linuxsecurity.com >|Subject: Re: difference on linux advanced server... >| >| >| >| I have a copy at work, haven't installed it yet. It has >|some added >|functions and kernel modifications. It also has a much >|longer release cycle >|so there are fewer patches and updates and they are more >|thoroughly tested >|when there are releases. Here is some info from Redhat's site: >| >|http://www.redhat.com/software/advancedserver/ >|Performance and scalability enhancements >|Red Hat Linux Advanced Server kernel enhancements provide dramatic new >|"scale-up" capabilities--allowing you to realize full performance from >|today's modern servers: >| >| a.. Asynchronous I/O support: Applications no longer need >|to pause after >|issuing read I/Os until they are complete. >| >| >| b.. Increased SMP granularity: Particularly in the SCSI I/O >|subsystem, >|permitting increased I/O throughput in SMP systems with multiple I/O >|adapters. >| >| >| c.. SMP Scheduler enhancements: Support process-CPU affinity, which >|improves performance by increasing the CPU cache hit-rate and greatly >|reducing spinlock contention in SMP systems. >| >| >| d.. Bounce Buffer Elimination: Greatly reduces I/O-related >|memory copy >|operations in large memory systems (>1GB memory). >| >|High availability enhancements >|Red Hat Linux Advanced Server features a sophisticated high >|availability >|clustering technology called Cluster Manager. Cluster Manager >|provides an >|application failover infrastructure that can be used by a >|wide range of >|applications, including: >| >| a.. Most custom and mainstream commercial applications >| b.. File and print serving >| c.. Databases and database applications >| d.. Messaging applications >| e.. Internet and Open Source application >| >|With Cluster Manager, these applications can be deployed in high >|availability configurations so that they are always >|operational; bringing >|"scale-out" capabilities to enterprise Linux deployments. >| >|For high-volume open-source applications, such as NFS, Samba >|and Apache, >|Cluster Manager provides a complete ready-to-use failover >|solution. For most >|other applications customers create custom failover scripts >|using provided >|templates. Red Hat Professional Services can provide custom >|Cluster Manager >|deployment services where required - please contact Sales for >|additional >|details. >| >|Cluster Manager features >| a.. NFS/CIFS Failover: Supports highly available file >|serving in Unix and >|Windows environments. >| >| >| b.. Fully Shared Storage Subsystem: All cluster members >|have access to the >|same storage. >| >| >| c.. Comprehensive Data Integrity guarantees: Using the >|latest I/O barrier >|technology, such as programmable power switches and watchdog timers. >| >| >| d.. SCSI and Fibre Channel support: Cluster Manager >|configurations can be >|deployed using latest SCSI and Fibre Channel technology. >|Multi-terabyte >|configurations can readily be made highly available. >| >| >| e.. Service failover: Cluster Manager not only ensures >|hardware shutdowns >|or failures are detected and recovered from automatically, >|but will also >|monitor your applications to ensure they are running >|correctly, and will >|restart them automatically if they fail. >|Michael French >| >|----- Original Message ----- >|From: "aeab" <aeab@iiu.edu.my> >|To: <security-discuss@linuxsecurity.com> >|Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 11:13 PM >|Subject: difference on linux advanced server... >| >| >|> >|> hi there.... >|> our co's need to buy a new server....as usual what i did >|was just give the >|> server specs and the installation is done by our team...linux OS... >|> however my management heard of this R.H linux advanced >|server and wanted >|> this ...hmmm what i learnt is this advanced server is for >|mission critical >|> systems i.e. millitary or tasks that needed real time..critical... >|> >|> er any of u guys have any experience in dealing with this? >|big difference >|> with the ordinary linux? >|> >|> >|> ----- Original Message ----- >|> From: "many Lists.." <many_lists@yahoo.com> >|> To: <security-discuss@linuxsecurity.com> >|> Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 2:07 PM >|> Subject: Banners through Apache and Squid >|> >|> >|> > >|> > A lot of free webpage hosting sites like tripod >|> > geocities etc display their banner on visiting the >|> > website although the source code uploaded or even >|> > after downloading from those servers does not contain >|> > any source code for banners links. >|> > >|> > It has to be done through webserver so any pointers to >|> > how do we do it in apache? >|> > and if a user is browsing through our proxy servers >|> > can we also embedd any html source code on every site >|> > it is visited through proxy server. banners like top >|> > bar or bottom or side bars or a redirecting banner or >|> > anything through both of them Apache and Squid. >|> > >|> > Thank you in advance >|> > >|> > __________________________________________________ >|> > Do You Yahoo!? >|> > HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs >|> > http://www.hotjobs.com >|> > >|-------------------------------------------------------------- >|---------- >|> > To unsubscribe email >|security-discuss-request@linuxsecurity.com >|> > with "unsubscribe" in the subject of the message. >|> > >|> > >|> >|> >|-------------------------------------------------------------- >|---------- >|> To unsubscribe email security-discuss-request@linuxsecurity.com >|> with "unsubscribe" in the subject of the message. >|> >|> >| >|-------------------------------------------------------------- >|---------- >| To unsubscribe email security-discuss-request@linuxsecurity.com >| with "unsubscribe" in the subject of the message. >| ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe email security-discuss-request@linuxsecurity.com with "unsubscribe" in the subject of the message.
