[TriLUG] Speeding up the boot process of a Linux box

[jonc at nc.rr.com]

----- Original Message -----
From: sholton at mindspring.com
Date: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 3:36 pm
Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Speeding up the boot process of a Linux box
To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list <trilug at trilug.org>

> Next step? For carrier-grade reliability (better than 5-9's)
> you really need embedded equipment: not only software 
> targeted for specific needs, but stuff that rarely needs to
> be upgraded or patched. 
> 
> Linux can beat Windows in this market without a doubt.
> The real question in my mind is: who needs carrier-grade
> service when, thanks to internet protocol, every failure
> you /do/ have can be blamed on someone else?
>
With Linux (and BSD) running carrier grade services across multiple
boxen, there really is no need for down time... Unless your colo has a
massive power outage that throws all the breakers on your power strips :-)

And now with the evolution of the virtual machine running on a cluster
of boxen that don't even have to be in the same proximity, down time
should almost vanish as a carrier concept.

Still, I find myself at clients every now and then and I need a tiny
laptop that lets me explore their network. It's nice if I only have to
wait 30 seconds for that laptop to boot - 10 seconds for the bios, 20
seconds for the kernel and services.  People watching it boot think it
has a very speedy processor :-)

Jon Carnes
FeatureTel