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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 Released
An anonymous reader writes "The fourth update in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 family is released. From the press release — this version includes kernel-based virtual machine (KVM) virtualization, alongside of Xen virtualization technology. The scalability of the Red Hat virtualization solution has been incremented to support 192 CPUs and 1GB hugepages. Other updates including GCC 4.4 and a new malloc(), clustered, high-availability filesystem to support Microsoft Windows storage needs on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. This article covers the upgrade procedure for RHEL 5.4 from the previous version."
Well actually 2-4 weeks it seems:
https://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=22004&forum=37
Assuming no devs disappear or go on honeymoon ;-)
#include <sig.h>
Disclaimer:I love Debian's way of doing things; but wonder whether it (Debian) has any answer to what this Redhat release has to offer. Does it?
Debian offers a far wider selection of software backed up by the same reliability level as redhat. But, Redhat is able to feature enterprisey features earlier than other distros because it employs a large number of linux developers.
Start seeding those torrents!
No, wait...
Save your wrists today - switch to Dvorak
Since it may not be obious to everyone what hugepages are, here's a link that may work out for you:
http://lwn.net/Articles/188056/
Save your wrists today - switch to Dvorak
They're trying not to break API/ABI. They will with RHEL 6.
As a coaster?
you could just store everything on /dev/null. It's faster than xfs and only slightly less reliable.
Do you even lift?
These aren't the 'roids you're looking for.