Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 14:25:48 -0700 From: fquest <fquest@ccstores.com> To: Grant Peel <gpeel@thenetnow.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: 6.x -> 7.1 Message-ID: <49CFE75C.1080404@ccstores.com> In-Reply-To: <C2A1D7DCE754443C86A7EAEEF1A7AB57@GRANTLAPTOP> References: <C2A1D7DCE754443C86A7EAEEF1A7AB57@GRANTLAPTOP>
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Grant Peel wrote: > Hi all, > > We have (finally) made the decision to move our server (10 -Dell) from > Toronto to a newer data center closer to our office in London. > > Before I ask this question, I would like to ensure everyone I will be > reading all the docs I can find, but since the upgrade will be much > work, I thought I would ask the question here anyways :-) > > Question: given the items below, should I expext the make and build of > FreeBSD and the software below, to go pretty much as it did in 6.x? > (Does anyone know of any showstoppers)? > > All software below has/will be built from ports. > > Synopsis: > > 10 Dell 1U Rack servers (Intel Based, SCSI) more or less standard entry > level servers) > All running > -FreeBSD 6.x, > -Apache 2.2.x > -Mysql Server 4.x > -PHP 4.x > -Perl 5.x > -Exim 4.6x > -Spamassassin etc etc > > TIA, > > -Grant I did much similar with NO issues. HOWEVER. I 'upgraded' to MySQL 5.x BIG MISTAKE. 5 is considerably slower than 4. Do not move to 5 unless/until you need the journaling features (and other features) of 5. Otherwise, your transition should be seamless. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > -- Jim Pazarena fquest@ccstores.com
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