Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 23:32:39 -0500 From: "Jimi Thompson" <jimit@prodigy.net> To: "Matthew Dillon" <dillon@apollo.backplane.com>, "John Chang" <johnec@umich.edu> Cc: <current@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Barebone system rackmount Message-ID: <017d01c24b27$48349ad0$60f33c04@win1> References: <20020823225907.970A32A7D6@canning.wemm.org> <4.3.2.7.2.20020823203246.02406df0@j.imap.itd.umich.edu> <4.3.2.7.2.20020823220711.02345070@j.imap.itd.umich.edu>
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Mac XServers ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Chang" <johnec@umich.edu> To: "Matthew Dillon" <dillon@apollo.backplane.com> Cc: <current@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 9:38 PM Subject: Re: Barebone system rackmount > I am a system administrator for Win2k/NT and Apple servers but have very > little experience with linux/freeBSD and Apache. > > At 06:21 PM 8/23/2002 -0700, Matthew Dillon wrote: > > >:Do you know where I could get a good server rackmount barebones system or a > >:rackmount server with FreeBSD installed? > >: > >:I am looking to use it for a Web server using Apache. And would you know > >:where I can buy Apache that is more secure out of the box? > >: > >:I basically have very little experience with FreeBSD and Apache but since > >:it is one of the most secure OSs I thought I would use it. The alternative > >:is using Win2k Adv. Server and IIS or Apache. > >: > >:Do you think it is possible to be able to manage a webserver with very > >:little experience with FreeBSD and Apache? > >: > >:Anyone in Ann Arbor/Detroit Michigan with experience who can help me set > >it up? > >: > >:Thank you. > > > > Well, FreeBSD is like other open source OSs (for example, Linux) in that > > it will run on just about any PC. I can't help you in regards to > > finding a rackmount system but I can give you some hints in regards to > > FreeBSD and Apache. It's hard to find a good starting point because > > I don't know what experience you *do* have... for example, have you > > played with Linux at all? Have you ever installed Windows on a machine? > > > > Generally speaking a person exposed to an open-source system for the > > first time, such as FreeBSD (or Linux, or NetBSD, or OpenBSD, or > > whatever) has a small hurdle to leap over which is the fact that > > the installation sequence presumes a certain degree of knowledge about > > UNIX. For example even the best GUI installer gives you the chance > > to 'partition the hard drive'. But if you don't know what that means > > you can wind up stuck and confused even if the installer gives you a > > default way of doing things. Only so much can be hidden by a GUI > > installer and the more software you install and manage, the more you > > are exposed to the innards of the operating system. > > > > What I recommend more then anything else is: > > > > (1) Get or burn the CDs and just start playing with FreeBSD on a > > box you can afford to blow away (the disk) on. > > > > (2) Locate a friend or associate who already has some experience > > with open-source operating systems and ask him to help you get > > things going. Having someone show you the ropes in-person is a > > thousand times more effective then over a mailing list. > > > > With that all said you basically install FreeBSD from the CDRom set. > > http://www.freebsd.org is a good starting point. You don't have to > > purcahse the CDs, you can locate the ISO images, download, and burn > > the CDs yourself. Then install and you are on your way! Once you > > have the system operational you can install various ports and packages > > using the FreeBSD ports system. It's not really possible to go into > > full detail because that would take days to explain. > > > > For someone just starting out, be sure to install a -stable release of > > FreeBSD. Do not try to install the -current development version. > > > > -Matt > > Matthew Dillon > > <dillon@backplane.com> > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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