Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:11:35 -0600 From: "Darryl Hoar" <darryl@osborne-ind.com> To: "'Mel'" <fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Next steps Message-ID: <9C06997C9F0547E781FB1197659DA499@Europa> In-Reply-To: <200801292256.15410.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net>
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On Tuesday 29 January 2008 15:41:35 Darryl Hoar wrote: > I have just installed 6.3-Release on brand new hardware. > In the past, I have not done much to a machine after > initial installation. What should be done to a machine > after successful installation of 6.3-release ? Do I need > to compile a custom kernel ? Do I need to apply any > patches ? >>The next thing would be to decide what ya gonna do with it. Then all of the >>above may or may not be necessary. >>Example: >>- Traffic shaping with pf/altq needs custom kernel -> altq(4) Its going to be an internal webserver running apache, mysql,php, and knowledgebase software. >>If you play games or use other apps that make processes grow beyond 512MB, you >>also need to set kern.defdsiz and kern.maxdsiz in /boot/loader.conf to a more >>desirable value (if you can spare the physical ram). I have 2GB RAM in this box, so I'm OK on physical ram. But there will be no game playing on this server. >>There's also freebsd-update, which will apply binary patches, following the >>security advisories. -- >>Mel -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.15/1249 - Release Date: 1/29/2008 9:51 AM
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