Re: Best suiting OS

For example i mentioned few linux name only, if any one linux other then
this also u can prescribe. Our servers needs to be more stable one, as Jean
told we cant upgrade our OS often. For the Postgres8.3 can u tell me the
best one. Factor is purely performance and i/o since our storage server
seprate .

Thanks,
Arvind S

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On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 3:34 PM, Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8(at)verizon(dot)net>wrote:

> S Arvind wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>> What is the best Linux flavor for server which runs postgres alone.
>> The postgres must handle greater number of database around 200+. Performance
>> on speed is the vital factor.
>> Is it FreeBSD, CentOS, Fedora, Redhat xxx??
>>
>> -Arvind S
>>
>> I do not know the others, and doubt it makes much difference.
>
> My feelings are that if you are running a server, you want a stable one,
> not
> one that is continuously updated for latest and greatest features. Hence I
> would rule out Fedora and its ilk.
>
> If you run Redhat, I would advise the most recent; i.e., Red Hat Enterprise
> Linux 5, since they do not add any new features and only correct errors.
> CentOS is the same as Red Hat, but you probably get better support from Red
> Hat if you need it -- though you pay for it.
>
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