Re: [cobalt-users] IROOT & IMANAGER

[Will DeHaan <will@xxxxxxxxxx>]

"Robert G. Fisher" wrote:
> 
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> I don't have a RaQ3, but from what I've seen it seems a lot of the
> scenarious I had hoped for are now available via the interface.
> 
> A few things that would be nice to include in a new system would be
> say OpenLDAP, OpenSSH, 

OpenSSH installs trivially.  What OpenLDAP integration do you need?

> way to configure the snmpd service via the
> browser, 

What SNMP configuration do you want to have in the UI besides what's
already there?  Mention features and we can add them in.

> GUI support for volume sharing via NFS and Samba, 

Mounts, exports and UID mapping?  I don't think NFS is a common request
on this list.  Anyone else want NFS in the UI?  Adding the feature is
quite trivial, but why we'd need to for the intended purposes of the
RaQs I don't know.

Windows file sharing was thought to be unnecessary on a primarily
collocated server.  Enterprise markets would disagree, I'll pass this
request on to those who choose feature content.

> Sendmail 8.10
> (Come on, being able to establish relay rules based on authenticated
>  smtp sessions is far better than the pop-before-relay scenarious)

SMTP AUTH can't replace pop-before-SMTP relay until 100% of mail clients
support the feature.  I really don't know how supported this is yet,
feedback and pointers would be much appreciated.  Cobalt waits for a
linux distribution, often Red Hat, to start distributing major
application upgrades to ensure that at least the initial bugs are worked
out.  

> and the biggest thing I'd love to see -- better implementation and
> variety in backup volume support and management.  I know they support
> Legato, but why not try for other kinds as well -- Amanda shouldn't
> be too difficult.

The RaQ 3 supports Arkeia as well.  Arkeia is cheaper and many of my
friends have had better experiences dealing with Arkeia's support than
Legato.

> The other big thing I'd like is perhaps a Flash-RAM bootup store
> that would hold the kernel image and mirror a /boot partition from
> the drive -- the Flash-RAM would also be used to store the compressed
> rescue image so that it could be possible to restore a truly trashed
> system without either taking the case apart to attach the drive to
> another server or sending the unit back to Cobalt.
> 
> --
> Robert G. Fisher                     NEOCOM Microspecialists Inc.
> System Administrator/Programmer      (540) 666-9533 x 116

Already there in the RaQ 3.  Hold the select (S) button while turning on
the power to enter the boot selection and defaults menu.  Of course the
flash does not mirror /boot's contents because it would loose all
function if /boot were to be broken on disk.  


	-- Will