I've had cfmx6.1 on windows 2003 for over a year. Seems pretty stable to me. 0 problems installing, 0 problems running. Maybe we're lucky. Don't do a lot of java stuff or much in the way of "non-mainstream"
John On Fri, 1 Apr 2005 09:26:10 -0500, Ben Rogers wrote: >�We do a lot of work with third party developers. So, the problems >�we run into are not usually of our own making, which can make >�troubleshooting issues much more difficult than it needs to be. > >�In fact, one customer in particular inherited a lot of very large, >�poorly designed sites from a failing host. Though the sites >�performed fine on ColdFusion 5/Windows 2000 at the old host, they >�generally didn't do so well on ColdFusion MX/Windows Server 2003. >�Most of the issues can be attributed to iffy coding practices. > >�However, it wasn't always the developer's fault. Many of pages were >�hit hard by the performance issue documented in the following >�TechNote: > >�http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_19588 > >�That TechNote was only published a few months ago. > >�We've also had problems with the default JVM heap size settings, >�case sensitivy issues, and a host of other things. For sites >�developed on Linux, the case sensitivity issues are generally a >�moot point. But, for Windows developers, they can cause a good deal >�of head scratching. > >�Anyway, like I said, I'm not trying to push all of our customers to >�Linux. I'm just pointing out that, if you're familiar with the Unix >�environment and/or J2EE, Linux is probably a good choice. I feel >�that ColdFusion MX on Windows is not as comfortable a fit as >�ColdFusion 5 on Windows was. > >�As far as the claims that Linux has better >�manageability/stability/reliability/whatever, well, I think each >�person's mileage may vary. The RHEL 3 box we tore down a few months >�back was by far the most troublesome server we've ever hosted. Just >�trying to get a JVM up and running on it took an act of God. >�Actually, it took disabling NPTL via the LD_ASSUME_KERNEL setting. >�But finding that little bit of knowledge on the IBM site took days >�of my life. > >�Once the box was up and running (on 2 year old hardware because it >�didn't support any recent motherboard chipsets or SATA RAID), it >�required far more attention and patching than any Windows box I've >�ever hosted. I'm certainly not sorry to see it go. > >�I realize that you folks are probably not talking about using a >�RedHat or Suse distribution. If you're willing to go with a more >�community supported distribution, you'll probably have better luck >�with hardware support. But that wasn't a choice for us on this >�particular box (which was hosting the SAP J2EE Engine and Portal >�Server). > >�In general, I'd say that commercial products -- software and >�hardware -- are more likely to support RHEL and Suse. So, you >�better be willing to do a lot of extra work installing and >�configuring software if you choose a community supported >�distribution. Your best bet is probably to choose one of the RH >�knock offs. > >�Ben Rogers >�http://www.c4.net >�v.508.240.0051 >�f.508.240.0057 > >>�-----Original Message----- >>�From: Gerald "Coz" Guido [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>�Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 11:28 PM >>�To: CF-Server >>�Subject: Re: Linux vs Windows for CF Server? >> >>�Huh, I have not had any of the problems that Ben Rogers >>�experienced. CFMX has been running glitch free on my 2003 web >>�edition production box for about a year now. Wait, CF hung with a >>�Jrun error yesterday. That has been the only issue so far. >> >>�I have been contemplating running CF on a Linux platform for >>�quite some time. I am particularly interested in running it on >>�Centos Linux http://www.centos.org/. >> >>�The main issue that I have with Linux is my use of C++ CFX tags. >>�I have so many site/apps running C++ CFX tags that It would be >>�cost prohibitive to go find the java equivalents and rewrite the >>�apps. I havent been shopping for CFX's in a while so I cant tell >>�you what is avalible. >> >>�Another issue you should consider is security, server maintenance >>�and TOC. Being a small shop with limited time and resources, time >>�is at a premium. Unless you have a lot of experience and/or you >>�have someone who can lock it down and maintain it properly, the >>�learning curve is pretty steep. >> >>�Another issue to be aware of is that Linux can be a real time >>�bandit. I have been using Linux (Redhat) for about 3-4 years now >>�and experience has taught me that one of the major pains in the >>�butt for Linux is adding software. Not being a big fan of >>�prepackaged binaries, I found that hunting down dependencies in >>�order to install an app can be a nightmare. I have spent days at >>�a time hunting down dependencies so I could use this or that >>�function/Mod in PHP/Apache. >> >>�As far as performance goes, I read a long time ago that CF 5 on >>�Linux out performed Windows. In general, Linux has lot less >>�overhead than Windows and be configured/built to be very >>�streamline and resource efficient. This too is also a matter of >>�knowing �what you are doing. >> >>�Another non CF issue to consider is that there are a LOT more >>�open source apps available for *nix servers than there are for >>�Windows. I was trying to hunt down a decent Web Mail app to run >>�on my Windows server and found that there were dozens of apps for >>�*nix and all the *good* ones were written for *nix. It was real >>�slim pickings for windows and the *nix apps had more features >>�accross the board. >> >>�The one thing I learned is that since linux is built from >>�thousands of (interdependant) components it is a lot more >>�configurable and powerfull than windows. You can build linux to >>�run from a floppy or have an install base of several gigs. >>�Howerver, with that many options/componants there is a LOT more >>�to learn. >> >>�That is my 2 cents. >> >>�thanx, >>�Coz >> >>�================================ >>�Gerald "Coz" Guido � � � � � � � � � [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>�Coztech Communications � �http://www.coztech.com >>�3765 Maria Circle Tallahassee, Fl 32303 >>�phone: 850.443.8277 � fax: �904-685-2211 >>�================================ >> >>�----- Original Message ----- >>�From: Britta Bennett >>�To: CF-Server >>�Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 2:03 PM >>�Subject: Linux vs Windows for CF Server? >> >> >>�My small company needs to start running its own CF server, and >>�I'm trying to figure out: >> >>�Is there is ANY reason to go with the costly windows platform >>�rather than just run the CF server on Linux... Any advice re * >>�stability, performance, other considerations* re Linux VS Windows >>�for running CF? >> >>�Any advice would be greatly apprciated.. >>�Thanks very much! >> >>�Sincerely, >>�Britta Bennett >>�West Coast Web >> >> >� ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Sams Teach Yourself Regular Expressions in 10 Minutes by Ben Forta http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=40 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:10:5316 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/10 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:10 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.10 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
