Thanks so much for the help! I¹ll put it to good use. -Adam
On 1/23/07 7:23 AM, "John Haley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I will not say much about 1 or 2 other than we are using a G4 without issues > and we did no upgrades to the hardrive. > > But for 3, DON'T use OS X Server. If I am remembering right there were/are > issue with FM Server 5.5 and Mac OS X Server. > > > On Jan 22, 2007, at 5:15 PM, Adam Georgieff wrote: > >> After years of smooth sailing, my company¹s dedicated FileMaker server has >> become unstable. It¹s a Toshiba self-contained unit that has been very >> invisible in terms of administrationit just works... until now. >> >> I was going to install Server 5.5 on a Mac G4 1.25 GHz with 768 MB ram >> running OSX 10.4.4 We have about 20 users in a mixed PC and Mac environment. >> I have some questions-- >> >> >> 1. Will this G4 be okay or should I get an Xserve? >> 2. If I use this G4, should I install a SCSI UltraWide hard drive and >> controller in the computer? (The ³FileMaker Server Best Practices² document >> recommends at least a SCSI UltraWide drive and to partition the drive) >> 3. On the G4, should I be running OSX 10.4 server instead of just regular >> 10.4? >> 4. >> >> Any advice would be greatly appreciated. >> >> -Adam >> >> >> -- > > > > > > > ________________________________________________ > > > John Haley, Information Technology Supervisor > > > Always In Season > > > 713/681-1414 (Office) > > > > > > Visit our website www.AlwaysInSeason.com > > >
