Tested Linux Distributions

[Frento Burton <fb...@scs.howard.edu>]

Hi All,

This is my first time mailing to the vcl-dev mailing list. I am brand
spanking new to VCL and I basically would like to install it on a couple of
machines at my university. I pulled the install documentation from the
apache respitory and it appears to be straight forward (However, working
with linux, nothing is a guarantee). I noticed that the documentation
referenced Red-hat and Cent OS. Are these the only distros that have been
tested with VCL? I'm more of an Ubuntu guy and I was wondering if VCL would
also work with Ubuntu or Fedora. Thanks for your help.

Re: Tested Linux Distributions

[Aaron Peeler <aa...@ncsu.edu>]

Sorry, I'm not aware of any. Most likely it will work fine. VCL depends 
on apache httpd, php, mysql, perl, and openssh-client, and all seem to 
be pretty stable on these distros.

Aaron

On 1/26/11 1:19 PM, Frento Burton wrote:
> Thanks Aaron,
>
> Ok, I have used Fedora before and value its ease of use. Do you know if
> there are any known VCL compatibility issues with specific Fedora releases?
> As of right now it looks like we will be provisioning a mixture of
> standalone machines, and vmware images. This VCL implementation should serve
> as a prototype for our university (Howard University) as we are currently
> working with IBM to receive a new lab filled with IBM blade servers. Our VCL
> implementation will serve as somewhat of a demo to IBM as to what we could
> do in the future with dedicated IBM blades.
>


-- 

Aaron Peeler
Program Manager
Virtual Computing Lab
NC State University
aaron_peeler@ncsu.edu
919-513-4571

Re: Tested Linux Distributions

[Frento Burton <fb...@scs.howard.edu>]

Thanks Aaron,

Ok, I have used Fedora before and value its ease of use. Do you know if
there are any known VCL compatibility issues with specific Fedora releases?
As of right now it looks like we will be provisioning a mixture of
standalone machines, and vmware images. This VCL implementation should serve
as a prototype for our university (Howard University) as we are currently
working with IBM to receive a new lab filled with IBM blade servers. Our VCL
implementation will serve as somewhat of a demo to IBM as to what we could
do in the future with dedicated IBM blades.

Re: Tested Linux Distributions

[Aaron Peeler <aa...@ncsu.edu>]

Hello Frento,

Welcome.

VCL itself should work fine on Fedora. I've not tested it on Ubuntu, but 
others on the list may have.

What are you planning provisioning? vmware, standalone machines, 
bare-metal with xCAT?

Aaron

On 1/26/11 11:32 AM, Frento Burton wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> This is my first time mailing to the vcl-dev mailing list. I am brand
> spanking new to VCL and I basically would like to install it on a couple of
> machines at my university. I pulled the install documentation from the
> apache respitory and it appears to be straight forward (However, working
> with linux, nothing is a guarantee). I noticed that the documentation
> referenced Red-hat and Cent OS. Are these the only distros that have been
> tested with VCL? I'm more of an Ubuntu guy and I was wondering if VCL would
> also work with Ubuntu or Fedora. Thanks for your help.
>


-- 

Aaron Peeler
Program Manager
Virtual Computing Lab
NC State University
aaron_peeler@ncsu.edu
919-513-4571