[olug] RH Linux Enterprise version 3 now available

[Nick Walter]

I use the enterprise version of RH for databases (Advanced Server 2.1)
and it is worth every penny.  When you plan to spend over $150k on
server hardware + database licenses the cost of Enterprise RH is
trivial.  Keep in mind that high cost comes with excellent 24/7 tech
support.  

Also the RH enterprise kernels are awesome for database use.  Just be
changing a few kernel config items and patching in better BIGMEM and
asynch I/O, the enterprise kernel will double the performance of an
Oracle database over a stock kernel.  It even quadruples performance in
some i/o intense tests.

Nick Walter 

On Thu, 2003-10-30 at 08:53, Dave Hull wrote:
> On Thu, 30 Oct 2003, Craig Wolf wrote:
> 
> > My only problem with this is that I would be paying MORE than I do with a 
> > M$ OS, substantially more.  Mind you, I FULLY believe in Linux as the server 
> > solution that answers 95% of the problems we would have but I have a HARD 
> > time swallowing that cost!  Just a devil's advocate here but humor me...  
> 
> You're not obligated to use the Enterprise version of Red Hat. We certainly 
> don't yet our environment is rock solid and exceeds our needs. We're using RH 
> for LAMP for several thousand users and a handful are using it as a file 
> server.