RE: [cciug] Advice on choosing a UNIX server for Clearcase

From: navjeet swatch (nswatch@hotmail.com)
Date: Thu Jan 20 2000 - 08:48:24 EST


My replies embedded below:

>You can even keep your old server if you go the Linux route,
>it will be faster and more reliable

Actually, the old server will have to remain NT as we need SQL Server on it
for TestDirector and Clearquest.

> > I Also would not forget about linux. If All you need is a VOB
> > server you can do
> > that with CC 4.0 and for the price of the sun you can get
> > quite a nice PC and
> > add a disk array. The only thing thats missing from the
> > production linux at the
> > moment is a journaled filesystem but that should be released
> > soon.

I thought Linux didn't supported dymanic views either.

> >The pentium
> > linux machine on my desk is much faster than the 2 CPU sgi
> > octanes i work with
> > for CPU intensive tasks.

I'm all in favour of Linux but I'm still a bit worried about using it for
something like CC. Our CC setup has gone very well and I only want to use
tried and tested methods for now.

Navjeet
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