They're taking the field
So with both operating systems taking the field, what do you need to know to make sure they'll work and play well with each other? The answer: a lot.
For starters, both servers' software should be kept up to date. That doesn't, however, mean that you should immediately update to the latest bleeding-edge code. We know that, but we know administrators who think nothing of trying out the latest Linux update or Microsoft Hot Fix on working servers. That's a mistake. A bad mistake.
Instead, unless you have a concrete reason to make a change--you need a specific driver or bug fixâ€"-you never should install the latest and greatest. Hot Fixes are especially dangerous this way.
The same is true for Linux 2.4. While SuSE has a commercial version out of the 2.4 kernel, the other business Linux distributors, Caldera, Red Hat and TurboLinux, have opted to wait until they've thoroughly tested out the newest and best. Unless you're a Linux expert yourself, you'd be well-advised to follow their lead and wait until their distributions are released before moving to 2.4.
