Actually here we're using a turnkey solution for Oracle RAC so it is theoretically supported by Oracle on Dell (in fact they've been the most helpful when I had Linux questions). Dell theoretically supports Linux on their PowerEdge line but in my not so humble opinion their Linux support sucks wind. They usually recommend booting from a Windows or DOS CD to try to resolve issues and couldn't even figure out what was wrong with a script they themselves wrote to do a recommended update in Linux. So far as I can tell they have exactly 2 people in that department and based on their input so far it appears they were moved from Windows support rather than having a background in Unix or Linux. We're planning on going to RedHat for Linux support of RedHat. I'd still recommend Dell hardware but would urge anyone looking at it with Linux to get their OS support from a source other than Dell.
At a prior job it was RedHat all the way for Linux support. We were running on the HP PCs at that job and that hardware seemed to do fine as well. Another downside to moving from Unix on RISC to Linux on Intel is that you have to occasionally get into the OS vs Hardware finger pointing. Since the RISC systems are usually made by the same people making the Unix that runs on it this discussion is usually internal to the vendor. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 1:32 PM To: Jeff Lightner; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Symantec and Linux support Just curiously, which support vendor do you guys use for Linux OS? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff Lightner Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 9:58 AM To: Greenberg, Katherine A; Paul Keating; Dhotre, Shekhar; List Veritas List Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Symantec and Linux support As compared to Windows or Unix? In the Unix app environments I'm running we see several opportunities for cost savings just on the hardware alone. The support is significantly cheaper as well. On the flip side there ARE things (large DBs for example) that we aren't going to move to Linux any time soon because at scale its complexity is worse than the RISC based systems AND a lot of what we want to run isn't supported on Linux at such scales in any event. -----Original Message----- From: Greenberg, Katherine A [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 12:53 PM To: Jeff Lightner; Paul Keating; Dhotre, Shekhar; List Veritas List Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Symantec and Linux support Interesting, since every vendor I've spoken to who manages any kind of costing group for customers has had to work REALLY hard to justify the costing for using Linux in the enterprise.... -----Original Message----- From: Jeff Lightner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 12:49 PM To: Paul Keating; Greenberg, Katherine A; Dhotre, Shekhar; List Veritas List Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Symantec and Linux support There IS dollar savings even if you go the commercial Linux variants and pay for support as compared to commercial Unix (especially the RISC based solutions). -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Keating Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 12:06 PM To: Greenberg, Katherine A; Dhotre, Shekhar; List Veritas List Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Symantec and Linux support Honestly though, that smacks of management thinking Linux is free (as in beer) rather than free (as in speech.) Any question like that coming from mgmt is usually related to percieved dollar savings. Paul -- > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Greenberg, Katherine A > Sent: May 10, 2006 1:28 PM > To: Dhotre, Shekhar; List Veritas List > Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Symantec and Linux support > > > I don't honestly know of a single company these days that > isn't looking > at Linux for one reason or another... > > Unless you aren't. And then I'll know of one :) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dhotre, > Shekhar > Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 1:23 PM > To: Scott Jacobson; Ed Wilts; List Veritas List > Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Symantec and Linux support > > > >>I've been asked by my management why we're not using Linux for > NetBackup > > > Any particular reason -your management is interested in Linux ? ----------------------------------------- This e-mail may contain confidential or privileged information. If you think you have received this e-mail in error, please advise the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this e-mail immediately. Thank you. Aetna _______________________________________________ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu _______________________________________________ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu