[gentoo-server] Servers running gentoo

[Justin Lambert]

I have tried searching the forums and mailing list archives for an 
answer to this question, but I obviously cannot word it correctly since 
all I get are things about various service servers on gentoo boxes.

I currently have about 30 linux servers deployed around my location, all 
running rh9.  I am to the point that I need to update some major 
components and am not looking forward to the rpmhell that comes with 
this.  I have been running gentoo on my workstations for a few years and 
  really like the upgradability that it provides with the least ammount 
of work and was wanting to look at switching my server base to this.

I envision having my own rsync server that I push packages I want from 
the master gentoo rsync servers so I can control what packages are 
passed to the production servers.  I also will want to compile binaries 
for each class of server on some non-production boxes (identical to the 
production boxes in hardware, use flags, and packages installed) and 
install those since I don't want to use the cpu time on my production boxes.

I know I can run my own rsync server and have gentoo sync from that and 
I remember seeing you can emerge binary packages made with the buildpkg 
flag.  Is there anything inherantly wrong with what I am doing or major 
problems that will arise?  Is there any documentation (or posts I 
couldn't find) for this sort of thing that will help me out? 
Tips/tricks/advice?

Thanks,
Justin
computility