I had a general question about the use of Fedora as a server on a AMD64 platform (chip spec is on subject line). Could you please let me know how to install Fedora as a server as there are no links on the Fedora page for a server edition. Also, kindly confirm that I will be able to use this on a AMD64 platform. This is for home computing use and learning Fedora server. So, I don't need it to be ultra stable. I can compromise stability with having access to the new features. Thanks,Braja
On Mon, 2011-05-09 at 13:10 -0700, Braja Kishore Chattaraj wrote:
I had a general question about the use of Fedora as a server on a AMD64 platform (chip spec is on subject line). Could you please let me know how to install Fedora as a server as there are no links on the Fedora page for a server edition. Also, kindly confirm that I will be able to use this on a AMD64 platform. This is for home computing use and learning Fedora server. So, I don't need it to be ultra stable. I can compromise stability with having access to the new features.
Braja,
You should have no trouble installing Fedora with any and all of the services you want. As long as you have enough RAM and fast enough disks, any connecting clients should not be able to tell the difference. There aren't separate server and workstation versions of Fedora. There's only Fedora.
Any differences between the AMD Phenom and true Opteron server CPUs is not usually noticeable until you really begin loading it with heavy I/O like a large Oracle database or a high-volume secure web site. True server machines optimize I/O at the expense of things like 3D video and simple disks.
Fedora is an excellent learning tool. After a few months, if you feel like standing up a true server, there are more stable releases such as CentOS and Scientific Linux you can migrate to very easily on a real server platform with a real server motherboard.
Good luck. --Doc Savage Fairview Heights, IL
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