[mapserver-users] mapserver & windoze NT 4 vs. 2000 question

[Puneet Kishor]

Just a quick response (based on very limited Mapserver specific 
experience) -- there is no inherent advantage in a server as opposed to 
a workstation (other than paying M$ more dollars). Apache works 
flawlessly on workstation, while IIS requires the use of server. In my 
opinion (empirical evidence), the workstation is faster because it is 
installed with barebones services -- nothing not essential to web 
serving is on it.

I would recommend Win2k over WinNT... seems more stable... save money on 
os license by getting a workstation instead of the server, use the saved 
money to give it gobs of ram, and/or get a dual cpu machine if you can...

pk/

On Thursday, August 30, 2001, at 06:25  PM, TCHaddad wrote:

>
> So....
>
> we may be getting a new box in our office that our mapserver app.s will 
> be moving to. I'm fishing for possible migration issues that might be 
> significant enough to sway what we actually buy:
>
> Right now we have a Mapserver app. running on an NT 4.0 SP 6 
> workstation (not server), with Apache 1.3.20 as a service. Everything 
> works great.
>
> In spec-ing out what our choices are for something new, we're being 
> given the choice of a box with NT 4.0 again (server version this time) 
> or with Windows 2000 (server version), for the same price. I guess both 
> come with IIS 5.0, so Apache would no longer be mandatory.
>
> My questions are: do I care which of these 2 Operating systems we 
> choose? Are there any significant issues as far as Mapserver or Mapplet 
> are concerned? What about if we get into more XML/ the WMS stuff in 
> 3.5? I've never had a complaint with Apache... are there Mapserver 
> issues with IIS?
>
> Apologies in advance if these are dumb/moot questions, I just know 
> nothing about Win 2k server and saw from the archive that a few people 
> may have had issues. As long as I hear that none are major obstacles, 
> I'm confident we can work out any minor kinks.
>
> Thanks to all,
>
> Tanya

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Puneet Kishor
pkishor at eidesis.org