RE: Adaptec SCSI RAID 2000S

From: Sorin Srbu <sorin.srbu(at)orgfarm.uu.se> Date: Mon Oct 22 2007 - 05:25:19 EDT · >> Matt,

> I don't think management over here will go for CentOS.  Besides, if
> CentOS is the same as Red Hat, I assume that it too will not have the
> driver I need..?
> 
> Thanks for the suggestion, though!
> 
> Johan
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@redhat.com] On Behalf Of Sorin Srbu
> Sent: 22 October 2007 07:51
> To: 'General Red Hat Linux discussion list'
> Subject: RE: Adaptec SCSI RAID 2000S
> 
> Johan Booysen <> scribbled on Friday, October 19, 2007 6:28 PM:
> 
> You should do fine with CentOS5 as a replacement for RHEL5. CentOS is
> binary compatible, a clone if you want, of RHEL. Only real difference
> (and the one I can care slightly about) is that CentOS has had all the
> RHEL-logos etc stripped and that it uses yum for updating instead of
> RHEL's up2date and the RHN.
> 
> I use CentOS myself for trying out stuff before deploying to our RHEL3/4
> machines. So far so good. I also like the fact that CentOS is supported
> as long as RHEL is. Redhat will support v5 until 2011?), and since
> CentOS is basically the same thing as RHEL, the same will be true for
> support and updates for CentOS.
> 
> See this thread on the CentOS forums, it might help you decide:
> 
http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=3107&forum=35
> . 8-)
> 
> [off-track]
> I used Fedora before to try out stuff before, but thought the fast
> update-cycle was a bit too bleeding edge. I searched around a while and
> came across CentOS and haven't looked back since.
> [on-track]
> 
> HTH.
> 
> 
>