Sun, or Linux 2.4.x As An NFS Server?

Posted by Cliff on Saturday February 24, 2001 @11:29PM from the this-gets-asked-every-time-a-new-kernel-comes-out dept.

Quixote asks: "Time was, that the only choice for a stable, interoperable NFS server was a Sun box. Now, things seem to be changing. Linux Kernel 2.4.2 is out, and with this come more choices. If I'm putting together a central NFS fileserver to serve a moderate amount of space (say 200GB) to a mainly Sun/Solaris clientele; should I go with a Sun box with a A1000 h/w RAID (at 3x-5x the cost of the other choice), or should I look at Linux with kernel 2.4.x + a journalling filesystem like ReiserFS/XFS/JFS, built on top of a dual-processor P-III with 2GB memory, a Mylex RAID controller and a Gbit NIC?" Are the issues which were raised in last discussion on NFS and Free OSes still a concern? Are there any Linux 2.4 NFS boxes out in production anywhere, and if so, how have they been holding up?

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Reisefs + NFS by mbyte · 2001-02-24 19:38 · Score: 4

They have still some troubles .. there's some patch on the reisefs homepage agains 2.4.2, that makes them work together nicely.

If you want a stable NFS box, don't go for linux 2.4.2. (see above ! I bet there are more problems like this)

don't get me wrong, 2.4.x NFS is quite nice, but its NEW, and UNTESTED ... so don't use it in your production enviroment !