[WBEL-users] RHEL

[Johnny Hughes]

On Fri, 2004-10-22 at 20:55 -0400, Jim Wildman wrote:
> On Fri, 22 Oct 2004, Johnny Hughes wrote:
> 
> > Some other considerations ... mysql-server is NOT provided with RHEL
> > ES/AS (you would need to compile it yourself and there is no support)
> > and if you need to run the kernel-unsupported package for hardware it
> > isn't supported (hence, the name).  I personally see no reason to use
> > RHEL except on production Servers where you need the RedHat support...
> > like an Oracle server...
> 
> mysql-server is in the extras channel on AS.  Though RH hasn't dropped a
> new binary to match the client binaries for this week's updates.  As was
> noted, there are support differences and some of the compile time
> options are different between the kernels.  I personally use CentOS3.x
> for my desktop at work and at home (RHEL3 rebuild like WBEL).  
> 
>From the RedHat website:
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Extra packages
All Red Hat Enterprise Linux media kits include an Extras CD that
provides easy access to a selection of packages that are not supported
by Red Hat. These, and additional packages that will be provided as they
become available, may also be downloaded from the Red Hat Network
"Extras" channel (included as part of all Red Hat Enterprise Linux
subscriptions).

The Extras CD includes IBM Java and BEA JRockit. The RHN Extras channel
also provides MySQL and PostgreSQL server components (client-side
components are included as part of the base Red Hat Enterprise Linux
distribution).
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So, they do have the mysql and postgressql servers as installable, just
not supported by the RHEL service contract.
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> Jim Wildman, CISSP, RHCE       jim@rossberry.com http://www.rossberry.com

I'm not saying that RHEL is bad, and if you need the support (for what
they provide support for) then RHEL AS 3 is great.  If you don't need
the max support provided by AS (or the extra memory or CPUs) then ES is
good.

But, if you need to use Kernel-unsupported or your major business
application is MySQL or one of the other Extras channel (or non
provided) packages, you should evaluate what you will get for your
support payment.

Another thing I want to point out is that for each install of RHEL, you
need to pay the support subscription.  (So you absolutely can't buy one
copy of RHEL AS 3 and install it legally on 10 machines).

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Johnny Hughes
<http://www.HughesJR.com/>