[hibbelig]

I don't get this. If there are many servers, sure. But if it's something that runs on a single box without problem, why on earth should I tear it down?

Also, "running a server for ten years" does not need to mean that it has ten years of uptime. I think that wasn't meant.

[moonbug]

Ten years of uptime seems neither an unreasonable nor unattainable requirement. There's more to computers than mayfly web startups.

[hibbelig]

If it's not connected to the Internet, okay.

If it is connected to the Internet, then I guess the kernel needs to be hot-patched need to be applied to avoid security issues.

Were hot kernel patches available ten years ago? I remember some company who did this (for Linux), and it was quite a while back, so it's possible. But I doubt it was mainstream.

I recall long ago that SunOS boxes had to be rebooted for kernel patches.

I don't remember about Solaris.

I'm not familiar with other Unices.

[moonbug]

ksplice, and it's an Oracle product