Timothy Wilson <wilson at visi.com> writes: > On 15 Feb 2001, David Dyer-Bennet wrote: > > > Timothy Wilson <wilson at visi.com> writes: > > > > > This will be my first "real" server install that will be providing Internet > > > services on a large scale. I really want to do things right. > > > > > > I think I'd like to give LVM a try on this beast. > > > > I don't know anything about LVM; this isn't a slam at LVM. But I see > > a problem with "real server install", "do things right", and "give LVM > > try" in connection with the SAME server. You shouldn't be "giving > > things a try" on a critical production server that you want to do > > right. > > I was kidding a bit. I maintain several Web and file servers now, but this > will be the first server that cost more than both of my cars are worth put > together. :-) My hope is that we're reaching a critical mass of sorts in our > school district and use of the Web resources that have been developed so far > will really grow over the next few months. Ah, sticker shock. It's amazing what full-blown commercial servers can cost. I'd *like* to get things like hot-swap power supplies and hot-swap drives, but not enough to actually pay for them. > In general, I'd say that many of us who aren't professional sysadmins worry > a bit when undertaking large projects. Like many other hobbyists or > amateurs, I'm essentially a team of one when it comes to taking care of this > machine. The TCLUG has been an invaluable resource for me whenever > I've stuck my neck out in the past and I'll continue to count on the advice > of the list in the future. Besides, I know that for free beer I could > probably have any number of the pros on the list over to help me out in > person in a matter of minutes. :-) The "gift economy" in action; where what confers status is doing things, including helping people, and hoarding information to onesself gains no status at all. I love it. (I should point out that I'm a software developer professionally, though I've been responsible for a few systems as an adjunct to my main responsibility from time to time. I have been running a server of my own on the Internet since sometime or other around 1993, which has been overall extremely enjoyable.) -- David Dyer-Bennet / Welcome to the future! / dd-b at dd-b.net SF: http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/ Minicon: http://www.mnstf.org/minicon/ Photos: http://dd-b.lighthunters.net/