Re: SuSE Professional 8 vs SLES / Standard Server... what am I missing here?

> Just as a matter of interest with regards to the pricing difference to 
SLES8 and 9, you can see for yourself here: 
> http://www.novell.com/products/linuxenterpriseserver8/pricing.html at 
$919  (there is no 2 CPU option for x86) 
> http://www.novell.com/products/linuxenterpriseserver/pricing.html at 
$349 

Keep in mind there are several different types of purchases...

1.)  Purchase just the media.
2.)  Purchase yearly or bi-yearly maintenance.
etc

Tim Rainier
Information Services, Kalsec, INC




Adeleida Bingham <[email protected]> 
09/13/2005 02:40 PM

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Re: [suse-domino] SuSE Professional 8 vs SLES / Standard Server... what am 
I missing here?







A million thanks to the great input everyone is providing - it is exactly 
the type of info I have been looking for. 

I appreciate that Professional can unoficially do the job, but all things 
considered, SLES it should and will be. The question is... SLES 8 or 9? 
SLES 8 is a bit old, isn't it. The environment we are looking at will 
consist of two servers: a server hosting a reasonably busy (5 or 6 
Gb's/month) and business critical real estate website as well as an 
application for 200 users or so; and the second server will be an email 
server. Access from users are usually via dial-up, so we are looking at 
them mostly accessing from local, replicating every now and again. The 
webserver is the only one I really care about, it really should not ever 
be down for more than a minute or so before I'll be in hot water. 

Is there perhaps a "best install practices" beyond the redbook(s) for 
those that have put their Domino 6 server on a SuSE 9 platform? Is there a 
chance that I can take this opportunity and perhaps compile those lessons 
learned out there? We are getting in an übergeek to assist us with the 
Linux installation anyway, which we will document in detail, so it would 
be really nice if I could combine that with some practical experiences of 
those of you who have been running on SuSE 9 servers for a while. These 
installations will take place in the next week, so I could post a document 
in a week or so after that, given enough input. You can also just mail me 
individually if you don't want to spam the list and I'll include your 
comments in the final doc. I promise everyone will get credit where credit 
is due! This would be such an excellent reference, especially since I'm 
sure it will become the platform of CHOICE for Domino 7! 

Just as a matter of interest with regards to the pricing difference to 
SLES8 and 9, you can see for yourself here: 
http://www.novell.com/products/linuxenterpriseserver8/pricing.html at $919 
 (there is no 2 CPU option for x86) 
http://www.novell.com/products/linuxenterpriseserver/pricing.html at $349 

Makes no sense to me?... 

Kind regards,

Adeleida Bingham
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