On Sat, Jun 27, 2020, 8:08 PM Fred <f...@blakemfg.com> wrote: > On 6/27/20 1:04 PM, Miles Fidelman wrote: > > I've had good luck with Supermicro 1U servers - run two or more of them > > and it's easy to turn them into a high-available cluster. > > https://www.rackmountsetc.com/ has been pretty good to me when it comes > > to configuring & assembling Supermicro components (and suggesting > > specific configurations). You might also look into Ganeti as a cluster > > management package (open source, originated at google for internal > > use). Same horsepower & quality as a Dell or HP server, at a > > considerably lower price. > > > > I've been running Debian this way, in a data center, for at least a > > decade. (Note: I'm seriously considering migrating from Debian for our > > next refresh - I really don't like systemd - might go all the way to BSD > > or an OpenSolaris distro.) > > > > One other alternative: A lot of people seem to swear by Mac Minis as > > servers. They're already BSD under the hood, and I've run all kinds of > > Linux distros on Macs, under virtualization. You should be able to run > > Debian directly, though I've never tried it. > > > > Miles Fidelman > > > > > > On 6/26/2020 1:34 PM, echo test wrote: > >>> Hello, > >>> > >>> First of all, please don't ask me why I simply don't want to use aws > >>> or gcp. > >>> > >>> Then, I want to build a small data center for my company for hosting > >>> a web app and a mail server. It's the first time I'm going to buy > >>> some hardware for this. I tried looking for it on the web in order to > >>> compare them but it seems that hardware vendors never want to talk > >>> about Debian on their websites. > >>> > >>> Seriously, I prefer using my money for donating to the Debian > >>> foundation than having to pay for Ubuntu or Red Hat Enterprise > >>> because I love Debian and ... > >>> > >>> So, I want to know if It's a good idea to try using Debian in an > >>> enterprise context, with hardwares like Dell EMC PowerEdge or Lenovo > >>> ThinkCenter which seems to never mention that they support Debian. > >>> What kind of issues can I encounter with such hardwares except simple > >>> cases like having to install missing drivers with some already > >>> available firmwares. > >>> > >>> Can you give me some alternative hardwares in case this idea may take > >>> me to much time to solve ? > >>> > >>> Note: I will need some RAID solution hard or soft. > >>> > >>> Sorry if my English is bad, it's not my mother language > >>> > >>> Thank you. > > > To Miles Fidelman: > Devuan Linux is Debian with all traces of systemd removed. >
+1 I run, both Devuan and Debian, on my multiple systems in my Apartment, with the idea of being conversant on both Technologies. Best regards, > Fred > Kenneth Parker >
