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quoth the Momesso Andrea: |
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> Here are my questions: |
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> - Is gentoo pcc stable enough to work on a server? |
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I used an old G4 for a server for a while. I think I used a hardened profile. |
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The machine's specs were a little higher than yours I believe, but it wasnt a |
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speed demon or anything 433Mhz I think. |
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> - What kind of checks should I do to verify that the hardware |
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> (expecially the disk) is fine? |
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smartmontools? |
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> - Is it possible to use the other server (x86) to build packages for the |
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> ppc? |
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Yes, see the cross-compile gentoo docs. |
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> - Due to my limited space I'd like to mount some non-vital stuff on nfs |
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> shares. Is it aviceable to mount /usp/portage on nfs? or maybe just |
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> the distfiles? |
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I have both on NFS shares on my home network shared between 4 machines. Works |
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great... |
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> - What would you suggest for automatic daily backups? |
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Amanda, bacula? |
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> - I use gentoo as the only os on all my machines and it is the distro I |
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> fell confortable with, but is it really a good choiche in this case? |
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> Would a compiled distro better fit my needs? |
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It would certainly make things easier. My G4 was a headless server but it |
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still took a _very_ long time to build larger packages such as glibc etc. If |
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you set up cross-compile it may help with this. |
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> Thank yo in advance for your answers. |
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So: I did get PPC to work as a server, but it did have a few problems here and |
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there. This was just for hosting my personal website/server so it wasn't a |
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big deal. If your server is any sort of important you may want to look at |
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finding an old x86 box. |
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2cents, |
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-d |
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darren kirby :: Part of the problem since 1976 :: http://badcomputer.org |
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"...the number of UNIX installations has grown to 10, with more expected..." |
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- Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson, June 1972 |
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