[olug] replacing Windows Server 2003 with Linux distro

[Curtis LaMasters]

But we are talking about a basic file server for a small business. And I
have extended a fair amount of volumes with great success on Windows.  I'm
not being a fanboy here but it's there is no compelling reason to jump ship,
then why?

To the original poster; I prefer Ubuntu or Centos.  I have both running on
2800 series Dell's.

Curtis LaMasters
http://www.curtis-lamasters.com
http://www.builtnetworks.com


On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 7:38 AM, Hurley Rod <RHurley at tenaska.com> wrote:

> Other than NTFS (on server 2003) won't let you extend a volume without
> corruption?  Or the amazing intermittent functionality of Microsoft's MPIO?
>  Or perhaps just the $250 per incident (call India, get transferred to
> Bangladesh, then to a page turner, then finally {after sending every
> possible dump log known to man} getting to work with a developer?
>
> I'm just saying...and this was just this week.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olug-bounces at olug.org [mailto:olug-bounces at olug.org] On Behalf Of
> Curtis LaMasters
> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 7:33 AM
> To: dstaehr at neb.rr.com; Omaha Linux User Group
> Subject: Re: [olug] replacing Windows Server 2003 with Linux distro
>
> I know this is a Linux users group but what's the need to get rid of Server
> 2003?
>
> Curtis LaMasters
> http://www.curtis-lamasters.com
> http://www.builtnetworks.com
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>
> On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 11:22 PM, Dan Staehr <dstaehr at neb.rr.com> wrote:
>
> > What Linux distro would work well as a replacement of Windows on a Dell
> > PowerEdge 2800  server?
> >
> > This is currently being used as a mail and file server for a small
> > business.
> >
> > Dan Staehr
> >
> >
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