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Rob Beard wrote: > > Sounds good. Out of interest, has the old server been running the LUG > mailing list and web site since the beginning? No, the site use to be on Termisoc servers. Alex can tell more no doubt. The server just gone main problem was probably we configured it with User Mode Linux without careful attention to disk access, so creating a dreadful I/O bottleneck. Better network connectivity will also help! Upgrading the UML instance was going to be a pain. We went from Sarge to Etch seamlessly but didn't bother with Lenny because it required 2.6 kernels and other upgrade steps - we've by-passed that by moving servers. Old host server for the virtual instances.... Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 Linux version 2.4.25skas processor : 0 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 8 model name : Pentium III (Coppermine) stepping : 6 cpu MHz : 751.709 cache size : 256 KB fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 2 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse bogomips : 1500.77 512MB of RAM Intel rackmount server. 19:44:43 up 421 days, 1:46, 1 user, load average: 0.21, 0.23, 0.19 It was only rebooted due to power outages, and no panics or other misdemeanour's whilst in service to my knowledge. So not a demanding life for a server, but hardware and software proved their worth. Neil's virtual machine use to lose it's cron daemon occasionally, but I always assumed that was either him or his code ;) It was a second-hand Intel server one of the members sold to Neil. Ran two virtual server, including three websites about the popularity of the DCGLUG site, handled my family's email (IMAP), and a scattering of low traffic websites for Neil and myself including several WordPress instances, and a PHP based forum at one point. Now what to do with the old server, once it is fully decommissioned? -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html