Linux

Setting up new servers can be a pain if you’re not able to clone them from a server that is known to be working.

I’ve tested this Debian etch to lenny upgrade process a few times so far, and it seems to be working well.

Most linux distributions use some type of mechanism to gracefully stop daemons and unmount storage volumes during a reboot or shutdown.

I set up a system at home that has two SATA controllers: one is on the motherboard (nvidia chipset), while the other is on a Silicon Image SATA card that has three eSATA ports.