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Further to my last post. I am quite determined to use Xen on this new |
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coloco box. It may solve some issues going forward |
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With that in mind, and considering the box is a remote headless server, |
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and that I don't have much hardened experience, what would be the most |
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secure gentoo install path that I should consider right now? I'm happy |
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to be told that the default 2005.1 build is probably going to be the |
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best option if for example I am treading the less tested path by trying |
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to use Xen? |
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At the moment I am downloading the stage1 piessp experimental stages |
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with a view to starting with these and upgrading to the new gcc compiler |
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right away. I was going to get that booting, then add in the patches to |
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allow the root partition to sit on EVMS, then finally trying to get Xen |
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kernel built and running. |
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Am I on a hiding to nothing here? Is there a compromise path that would |
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be more suitable bearing in mind I don't have much time to admin this |
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box and workaround issues? |
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The box will be used primarily as a commercial mailserver + webserver + |
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ecommerce apps + some customised inhouse applications (I think you can |
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see the obvious reason to consider Xen and partition some of these |
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applications) |
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Grateful for your thoughts |
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Ed W |
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