[dba-Tech] Latest Linux kernel

Jim Lawrence accessd at shaw.ca
Tue May 14 13:00:34 CDT 2013


The latest Linux kernel is here, 3.10 but it will be a few months before it
appears in a Distro near you.

As of this post all the major core distributors, like Debian, Suse, Redhat
and so on are working on incorporating this new kernel in their variants and
then, once the cores go on line we should expect upgrades to ripple through
to the user GUIs like Ubuntu, Mint, Arch etc. 

The one major improvement is in virtualization, which will allow multiple
systems and servers to run on a single computer, with greater reliability
and better performance. Then the virtual servers can be migrated straight
into the Cloud.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/14/linux_kernel_310_rc1_released/

For those of you who want to see some of the improvements now, download the
latest Hyper-V server from Microsoft. (There has been some real benefits
from Microsoft's financial support and development collation between Linux
development and itself.)

https://login.live.com/login.srf?wa=wsignin1.0&rpsnv=11&ct=1368553756&rver=6
.0.5276.0&wp=MCMBI&wreply=https%3a%2f%2fprofile.microsoft.com%2fRegSysProfil
eCenter%2fwizard.aspx%3fwizid%3d5e91c6ca-a0fe-464a-8c04-83c1336c254e%26lcid%
3d1033%26ci%3d393&lc=1033&cb=LCID%3d1033%26WizID%3d5e91c6ca-a0fe-464a-8c04-8
3c1336c254e%26brand%3dmicrosoft%26subbrand%3dprofile%2bcenter&id=74335&cbid=
50861&mkt=en-us

(What a link!!!) 

So just sign in and download. It is worth noting, that just like Linux
Cores, this server has no default GUI but you can use the below link to
download a OSS basic GUI management tool but be willing to get your hands
dirty...this is definitely not something your Aunt will figure out any time
soon.

http://blogs.technet.com/b/keithmayer/archive/2013/03/20/managing-free-hyper
-v-server-2012-with-a-local-gui-console-tool.aspx#.UZEn2aLbPDo

A good friend is using these two products to manage his website hosting
company and is very pleased with the stability and isolation.

Jim   



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