[Casper] 10.4 vs 10.5 server for test environment

[Criss Myers]

I would think that since the JSS uses MYSQL and Tomcat that using 10.4
wouldnt be an issue 

My test and live is very similar so that i can full replicate the live
environment, 

My test lab is a dual core 2.0ghz XServe with 2gb ram and bonded NIC's
with 10.5.6 
My live server (ATM) is a quad core 2.8ghz XServe with 32gb ram and
bonded NIC's with 10.5.6 

But i have 2 new 8 core 3ghz XServe with 32gb of ram and fiber channel
cards and 10.5.6 which i will soon be testing for performance on fiber
over ethernet 

As the JSS uses MYSQL and Tomcat i would think it very difficult to have
2 mysql databases on the 1 server, ud have to make a virtual server then
i guess it would be possible to have as many as you need for different
domains, but im not a mysql expert, the web side would be easy but not
sure about the mysql side 

Criss


Criss Myers
Senior Customer Support Analyst (Mac Services)
Apple Certified Technical Coordinator v10.5
LIS Business Support Team
Library 301
University of Central Lancashire
Preston PR1 2HE
Ex 5054
01772 895054

>>> On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at  2:10 PM, in message
<C5C2D280.75F8%jared.nichols at ll.mit.edu>, "Nichols, Jared"
<jared.nichols at ll.mit.edu> wrote:

Hi-

I’m going to be setting up a test environment on a second xserve. 
Basically, another JSS.  2 questions about this:

The hardware I have available has 10.4 server on it.  Is there that much
of a difference, that I should go with the cost of upgrading to 10.5 on
that box when it comes to the JSS? 

Related, if there is a big enough difference, instead of purchasing
another copy of 10.5 server, is there a way to set up a second instance
of the JSS (the test JSS) on the same box as my prod JSS?  Related note,
my NICs are teamed.  I know this is likely not recommended, but I’m
curious anyway.


Thanks

j
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Jared F. Nichols
Desktop Engineer, Infrastructure and Operations
Information Services Department
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
244 Wood Street
Lexington, Massachusetts 02420
781.981.5436


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