Here at the Florida Museum of
Natural History, we have been gradually increasing the use of Linux and Open Source Software. At one time we intended to replace our aging NT and 2000 Servers with Linux servers. That project never materialized.
We are deploying Linux servers for virtual infrastructure, web services, and database services. The major features that this Network Administrator enjoys about Linux are the security and stability. We have some Linux machines that have been running in production for over 1 year without a reboot. Our Windows servers must be rebooted every 2 or 3 months (sometimes monthly) after applying security patches.
We have a growing base of researchers who are using Unix-based software
for DNA analysis and other scientific projects. We feel it is
important to increase our knowledge of Unix-like operating systems in order to provide support to
these researchers.
This web site exists because we believe it is important to share our
experiences with the
community. Much of our documentation is centered around CentOS or Fedora Core, but should work with many recent Linux distributions that are based on Red Hat.
