Hi, I as well would like to know more about these Linux stabilization patches.
Thanks in advance, Richard Houston R.L.H. Consulting www.rlhc.net Andrew Brink said: > Perhaps you could tell me more about the linux stabilization patches? > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 12:13 PM >> To: Andrew Brink >> Cc: Cyrus Info list >> Subject: Re: Cyrus Server Migration >> >> >> On Thu, 04 Sep 2003, Andrew Brink wrote: >> > 1. ext2 or ext3, we are also considering a cluster >> solution using a >> > shared File system (GFS) Any experiences with these? >> >> You're using Linux, then. Definately go with xfs or >> reiserfs. xfs is probably better for large sites, it is >> extremely fast and reliable especially if you tell it that >> yes, it can hog a lot of memory. Even in its standard >> settings, it is much faster than ext3. >> >> You really, really should apply the linux stabilization >> patches in Cyrus. Solaris doesn't appear to need them, but if >> you experienced hangs, you are a top candidate to apply the patches. >> >> The debian packaged version has them all. I believe most >> high-quality RPMs of Cyrus do as well (I am sure the Cyrus >> RPM maintainer(s) will reply to you as well). If you want to >> apply them by hand, be my guest. They are scattered in CMU Bugzilla... >> >> > 2. db3 or db4? The previous server we have has some of the famous >> > locker problems and other db4 problems (we believe). Rob, >> maybe you >> > can bless the "official" db version to use. I am fine using db4, >> > provided that people are successfully using it in production. >> >> Well, in my experience, db4 gives you nothing over (a very >> well patched and >> stabilized) db3.2. So, I will continue to ship cyrus linked >> against Debian's db3.2 for a while more. So far, I have had >> exactly zero problems with db 3.2.9 in Debian... >> >> -- >> "One disk to rule them all, One disk to find them. One disk to bring >> them all and in the darkness grind them. In the Land of Redmond >> where the shadows lie." -- The Silicon Valley Tarot >> Henrique Holschuh >> > > > >
