We are a small company with just 5 users, no Linux experience and therefore trying to make a new Linux installation as simple as possible.
We would like to use SUSE standard server rather than enterprise server for Lotus Domino 6.5 or 6.0.3. Are we likely to run into problems, i.e. should we go for the SUSE enterprise Server?
How about using Red Hat SE instead of AS server for Lotus Domino?
All hints will be much appreciated!
Juerg
Subject: Lotus Domino on Linux Standard Server?
With 5 users you could get by without any problems running any non-enterprise Linux versions i.e. Redhat 8 or 9, and it saves your organization some money. Domino 6.5 runs fine on Redhat 9 with a little configuration. You can search it in this forum.
Problem? Come back here and we could help you set your box up and running.
Subject: RE: Lotus Domino on Linux Standard Server?
If you choose to set up Linux as Server, Red Hat is a good option. Unfortunatelly I read that Red Hat is going to target big Business and is discontinuing their free version (Version 9 or 10 will be the last).SUSe is not easy to understand / configure, I still prefer Red Hat but it is more robust for high demand. I planned to make a Domino Installation on Mandrake, which I will be starting in the following months. Any suggestion will be appreciated.
Subject: RE: Lotus Domino on Linux Standard Server?
Be wary of installing onto RedHat Enterprise servers. They are supported only with the Uni-Processor Kernel, and it looks like they’ll never be supported by Domino in the future…
I recieved this answer from an IBM Business Partner this morning on this very subject…
Question:
When will Redhat Linux Enterprise Server 3 be supported by Domino 6.5?
Answer:
It seems that the answer is that it won’t be supported, the technical reasons for this are detailed below.
In Domino 7 development is taking the work done for Domino 6.5 for Linux on zSeries and moving it over to Intel. Specifically, this work is based on the epoll kernel API that allows Lotus to use Domino “Thread Pools” to support clients instead of the “Thread per Connection” model used on Linux today. The “Thread per Connection” model is the fundamental bottleneck for Linux scalability. Internally, “Thread Pools” are handled differently to “Thread per Connection” model in Domino. As a result, Lotus can only develop one connection model for Domino 7. That model will be “Thread Pools” based on the epoll API.
United Linux:
UL 1.0 SP2 supports epoll today
Domino 7 will support UL 1.0 (and likely UL 2.0 post GA)
This solution will scale comparable to other platforms
RedHat:
RedHat AS 2.1 and EL 3.0 do NOT support epoll
Domino 7 will NOT support RH AS 2.1
Domino 7 will NOT support RH EL 3.0
RedHat EL 4.0 will support epoll
RedHat GA Date is TDB (projected -> 4Q04-1Q05)
Lotus will plan to pick up RedHat EL4.0 support in a 7.0.1 / 7.0.2
depending on GA date of D7 and Redhat 4.0.
Subject: RE: Lotus Domino on Linux Standard Server?
Thank you to all of you!
Juerg
Subject: Lotus Domino on Linux Standard Server?
We have sites running on RedHat 7.3 and 9 - instead of Enterprise, with no problems.
We also use samba file sharing, plus NT domain control in samba in one of these sites.
Jon Johnston
Creative Business Solutions
IBM Partner