can anybody give me an idea about the "s390" & "s390x" versions? Debian doesn't have s390x version but CentOS has...
Thanks --Mehdi On 31/01/2008, John Summerfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Rob van der Heij wrote: > > On Jan 30, 2008 12:28 AM, John Summerfield > > > > >> What happens when one updates high-impact software such as the kernel > or > >> glibc? or worse, requires a non-standard kernel (it might not happen on > >> Zeds, but it does on intellishware)? > > > > Yes. So you will have to wait for your middleware vendor to bless that > > kernel level or take your risk otherwise. > > To avoid the endless combinations, the Enterprise Linux distributions > > (not just s390) use Service Pack or Upgrade Levels rather than a > > per-package upgrades. Large installations may also have their own > > RH & CentOS do both; I get the RH enterprise notices, and the CentOS > ones are pretty close behind (within the day for my systems). > > Debian does upgraded ISOs from time to time (but almost never with > technology updates; it may have decided to accept, for example, newer > firefox etc rather than try to backport fixes and create its own fixes > for old releases). > > There's also a group of Fedora folk (I think the association with Fedora > Project is there, but it's weak) that creates updated Fedora DVDs from > time to time. > > So it's not just Enterprise Linux, and it's not just to keep third-party > vendors happy. > > > > internal change management and ITIL-based deployment process. In such > > an environment, ad-hoc upgrade of glibc for some servers on monday > > morning is frowned upon. People with a background in "consumer type" > > Linux distributions sometimes show different objectives regarding > > installation of maintenance. > > I used to work for an Australian Government department with a large > budget; I have some idea of what might go on. > > > > I found it really helps to go to a minimal installation, removing all > > software that you don't really need on the server. That tends to > > reduce the need for urgent maintenance a lot. > > I don't need vendor support on my toys, so that's a reason I might > prefer Debian at times. A basic install is pretty bare. > > > > > > Given a fair amount of different applications, you may have a hard > > time finding a common supported platform. Fortunately with > > virtualization you can at least run different levels next to each > > other, even though it's a pain. That's one of the reasons why we don't > > use a proprietary agent for data collection. > > Xen and kvm are fairly rudimentary at present, but I'm looking forward > to their use in coming years. > > -- > > Cheers > John > > -- spambait > [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Advice > http://webfoot.com/advice/email.top.php > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 > > You cannot reply off-list:-) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > -- Yours Sincerely, Mehdi ---------------------------------------------------------------------- /* Of one Essence is the human race, Thusly has Creation put the Base; One Limb impacted is sufficient, For all Others to feel the Mace. ~Saadi (persian poet) -1258 */ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
