RE: [cobalt-users] Why I'll Never do business with Sun Cobalt AGA IN!

[Bradley Caricofe <bcaricofe@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- Robert Fitzpatrick <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> You know, this kind of crap worries me. I am a brand new user trying to
> start using this Cobalt RaQ3 as a dedicated machine after using a
> FreeBSD
> virtual server for a long while. The RaQ3 has crashed a couple of times
> since I brought it online a week ago, but I believe the crashes to be my
> error. I am planning to have this Cobalt run DNS, e-mail and web
> servers.
> Some friends told me the Cobalt was great, but they never owned one. I
> plan
> to install web-based e-mail and run popular programs like PHP, MySQL,
> etc. I
> don't want to get 100 customers on it and deal with crashes, I plan
> install
> everything and get it running smooth to start and then transfer all the
> customers over. Then minimal system changes after that.
> 
> Can someone be honest with me and tell me the RaQ is a good machine that
> should be able to do these things well? If I make reliable backups using
> the
> *.raq backup to another server, can it be put back relatively easy? I
> mean,
> how much can you trust the restore for server config files? After the
> last
> crash, I just did a sysreset and restored data. I didn't restore config
> files because the machine was new and didn't have any configuration that
> couldn't be put back in quickly. But when I get 100 customers on there,
> how
> well does this work if the server crashes. Has anyone had that
> experience?
> I'm sure:(
> 
> Thanks for the heads up :)
> --
> Robert Fitzpatrick

I've worked on RaQ's for the last two years in different capacities within
the scope of my employment with two agencies.  I thought they were a
perfect solution for someone with entry level Linux knowledge who needs to
host.  I've had my own RaQ 3 for just 2 months now and have been impressed
by how reliable it has been so far.  

Sometimes it takes only a single bad experience to sour someones opinion
for life.  This is somewhat undestandable however in a situation where
someone has built a nice collection of 100 or more sites, each with their
own quirks.  I can tell you this much from my limited experience, servers
will go down and frustrate you regardless of brand or $ amount spent on
them.  Backup your files and have a disaster plan.  When in doubt, seek
advice before applying changes to a production environment.

~Brad

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